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Hard to believe that the guy from X Factor could be responsible for bringing down Putin!

Frederic Forrest dead at 86.

Frederic Forrest: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12229049/Bette-Midler-reveals-Rose-costar-Frederic-Forrest-died-age-86.html

Grover Cleveland died on this day 115 years ago, aged 71. - Grover was his middle name- his first name was actually Stephen. - While he was the sheriff of Erie County in New York, Cleveland was the executioner of two criminals. - Cleveland owned a gun that he named "Death and Destruction". - Cleveland became the mayor of Buffalo, New York in 1882, and governor of the state in that year's election. Cleveland won the election of 1884 against James G. Blaine, and was the first Democrat elected to the presidency since James Buchanan in 1856. - In 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom at the White House- when he was 49 and she was 21. - Cleveland had an illegitimate son, Oscar, born in 1874 from an affair with a woman named Maria Halpin. - Cleveland is the only US president so far to serve nonconsecutive terms, losing to Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and defeating him in the 1892 rematch. - During his second term, Cleveland was discovered to have mouth cancer. To prevent the media from finding out, his surgery to remove the tumor was done at night while on a boat. - Cleveland's presidencies are best known for the Panic of 1893 economic depression, the admission of Utah to the union, and his tendency to veto bills (due to the Republican-controlled Congress). - Cleveland's last photo was taken in March of 1908: - One of Cleveland's grandchildren was Philippa Foot, known as the creator of the ethical trolley problem.

Jesse McReynolds reportedly dead:

It's VAHgner, Louis.

Frederic Forrest is a hit for a few: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12229049/Bette-Midler-reveals-Rose-costar-Frederic-Forrest-died-age-86.html

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American film and television actor Peter Falk died on this day 12 years ago, aged 83. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running NBC series Columbo (1968-1978, 1989-2003), for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards (1972, 1975, 1976, 1990) and a Golden Globe Award (1973). Falk was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Murder, Inc. (1960) and Pocketful of Miracles (1961), and won his first Emmy Award in 1962 for The Dick Powell Theatre. He was the first actor to be nominated for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, achieving the feat twice (1961 and 1962). In December 2008 it was reported that Falk has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Greek economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996 Andreas Papandreou died on this day 27 years ago, aged 77. The achievements of his first two governments include the official recognition of the leftist and communist resistance groups of the Greek Resistance against the Axis occupation, the establishment of the National Health System and the Supreme Council for Personnel Selection (ASEP), the passage of Law 1264/1982 which secured the right to strike and greatly improved the rights of workers, the constitutional amendment of 1985-1986 which strengthened parliamentarism and reduced the powers of the indirectly-elected president, the conduct of an assertive and independent Greek foreign policy, the expansion in the power of local governments, many progressive reforms in Greek law and the granting of permission to the refugees from the Greek Civil War of Greek ethnicity to return home to Greece. During his tenure as the prime minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989, the public debt of Greece as a function of gross domestic product almost tripped.

Report that actor Willem Nijholt has died: https://www-denhaagcentraal-net.translate.goog/kunst/willem-nijholt-1934-2023-alleskunner-maar-in-den-haag-vooral-groot-acteur/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Look, I'm posting this because @DoorSlammer has him on a shadowlist, alright?

Little bastards

Do they serve Hart-y meals?

Patricia Prior dead.

Just wish I could track down the statement from PRH, that's all. At the moment, I'm in denial, ha! And he's only reportedly dead.

That means that Anneke Wills is the last surviving actor from Power of the Daleks. Bringing the number of episodes with only one survivor to two (the other being The Deadly Assassin having just Tom Baker)

The new Equity magazine appears to be out, however not on the Equity website as yet. Anyway, Hadoke reports the deaths of Jim McManus (IMDB) and Richard Kane, both of whom are only mentioned here. Derek Smith mentioned the Detective thread as dead also appears to be confirmed dead:

Call me when she's in "embalming fluid".

That’s some enlightening shit right there, boy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3718987/England-s-1966-World-Cup-heroes-return-Royal-Garden-Hotel-time-wives-invited-too.html:The reserve Goalie of the 66 squad Peter Bonetti was too ill to attend a reunion of the 66 squad and his children attended on his behalf.Some online forum threads are reporting that he has recently been hospitalized is suffering with dementia and have also expressed concerns over his financial/family circumstances. http://www.theshedend.com/topic/29598-peter-bonetti-not-well/ http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/21217-peter-bonetti/

Three years ago, Paul Bearer got his own pall bearers, aged 58 That was 60 years after Joe Stalin died aged 74

Elizabeth Smart, Canadian author aged 72, stopped weeping by Grand Central Station, 30 years ago today.

Thanks for those updates. You should consider joining DeathList as there are plenty of Whovians and Blake's 7 fans here!

Beatrice Sparks trundled out unannounced in May...then again, given her track record, it might be a hoax! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Sparks