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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:

His gofundme said they needed money for the care for roughly half a year, and they were spot-on!

24.06.2023 43 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 37 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 33 The Supremes – Baby Love 31 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 29 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me +4 29 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 26 Del Shannon – Runaway 26 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 23 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 20 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World -6 15 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale

Adam Rich cause of death determined to be accidental fentanyl overdose: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/eight-enough-child-star-adam-rich-died-effects-fentanyl-rcna90915

24th May June I've got @theoldlady 's 00 energy recently. 44 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 37 The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black 31 The Supremes – Baby Love +4 31 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 28 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 26 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 25 The Four Tops – Reach Out I´ll Be There 24 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun -1 22 Del Shannon – Runaway - 22 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 21 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 21 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale 20 The Shadows – Apache  00 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love -5

Genuinely surprised at how well Fire is doing - I mean it's a cool song and all, but the best #1 single of the entire 1960s? Really?

@YoungWillz... It was very kind of you, as always. I appreciate it. Next round: 1923 Yuriko, Princess Mikasa / Bob Barker 1924 Joyce Randolph / Jimmy Carter 1925 Ruth Slenczynska / David Graham 1926 Gudrun Ure / Lawrence Turman 1927 Barbara Rush / Martin Walser 1928 Line Renaud / Harrison Ruffin Tyler 1929 Joan Plowright / Len Deighton 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor / Thomas Patten Stafford 1931 Alice Munro / Edwin Meese III 1932 Elaine May / Dabney Coleman

Report of the death of novelist Bill James (real name James Tucker, aka David Craig and Judith Jones): Best known for his detective fiction series featuring Harpur And Iles. A former journalist might get him obits. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185824/

Did the oracle say when he was going to die?

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

Good point. Let's list everyone who is alive.......!

I had no idea he played for England?? What position did he play?

Oh I have Prefer this slightly er, snappier(?) version. Sends shivers down my spine so it does.

45 years ago Harold Lloyd left us at the age of 77

180 years ago. Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Travis, and James Bonham were killed while fighting at the Alamo

4 March 1193 saw the end of sultan of Egypt Saladin, of a fever, aged 55. On Friday, 2 October 1187 he chucked the crusaders out of Jerusalem.

Cutler was a great, though judging from his thread on here, not very well known outside Scotland. Shoplifters, Is your shop right down on the ground? Then let us lift it for you.

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

At first, this seems like a notaguest posting lifted off WIkipedia - Richard Ben Cramer, American author, has died of lung cancer. But he's someone I've actually heard off - mainly for his book, Joe DiMaggio - A Hero's Life, which I bought about a decade ago looking for 1) a weighty tome - I think it was about 600 pages but also 2) for more insight about someone I'd heard of, but knew nothing about. The book, despite clearly being aimed at Americans and baseball fans in particular achieved both aims but also, remarkably, considering its core audience that it was marketed at, explained a lot to a non-baseball fan about the sport, as well as keeping the rounder-like fans happy. Anyway, link here - http://sports.yahoo....34158--mlb.html