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George Armstrong, Grange Hill original who played Alan Humphries has reportedly died (Wiki states leukaemia): Leaves Todd Carty as Tucker Jenkins as the last survivor of the terrible trio. RIP George, we loved you. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035706/

Tom Kenny (bottom left/Patchy the Pirate) is 61.

Alan Bennett on BBC4 tonight looking and sounding ready for his DL debut. I've seen healthier hands on skeletons. Still mumbling along but I had to put subtitles on to make him out. About two years left tops imo, reminds me of my grandfather in his last year.

A good, worthy pick in all senses of the word. Well done DeathList.

Russian general Sergei Surovikin hasnt been seen since the Wagner rebellion and is said to be "resting": https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-general-surovikin-is-currently-resting-lawmaker-says-2023-07-12/ Depending on how final the rest is, he might become a DDP hit for my theme team.

Rashi died on this day 918 years ago, aged 65. - Rashi is actually an acronym of his real name- rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac. - Born in France, Rashi went to Germany at the age of 17 to receive tutelage from rabbi Yaakov ben Yakar. He completed his studies after eight years, and returned to his hometown of Troyes. - Rashi was influential due to being one of the first scholars to offer commentary on the Old Testament. He would annotate words the average eleventh-century reader may have been unfamiliar with- often translating it into Old French, rather than the standard Latin of the time- and would offer both the literal and rabbinic interpretations of Biblical canon. Rashi would also write a commentary on the Talmud (Jewish religious law). - Rashi's commentary would influence Christians as well, and many medieval monks relied on his commentary to translate the Bible into other languages. - Rashi had three daughters (named Yocheved, Miriam, and Rachel)- many Jews around the world are descendants of him (then again, it's a given someone who lived 1000 years ago has many descendants alive today). Some believe that Rashi is a distant direct descendant of the legendary King David. - Rashi was a survivor of the People's Crusade- crusaders murdered several of his friends. He would write poems mourning the loss of his comrades, as well as the destruction of his local yeshivot (Torah study center).

Is being angry at being threatened with blackmail a criminal offence?

Posting my 2024 suggestions (I expect 10-15 to be dead by 2024) list as I'm recovering from an infection and had a bit more time than usual on my hands. This time with less images. Notes: Not included any of those names I suggested in June or last year (see page 12, includes the spoiler - for example Manmohan Singh, Josip Manolic, BM Ezrachi, Oscar Wyatt, Juhani Palmu, Than Shwe, Pasqual Maragall, Terekhova...) or those who've already been "promised" a spot on the list (Rabbi Kamenetsky, Joseph Lagu, Big Jiew, that Indian politician with a brain tumor and who else) 1. Shi Ping Chinese local politician who survived serious conditions with covid, 40 degree celsius fever and bilateral pneumonia...at 110 (December to January) and later made a decent recovery, no longer needing oxygen or a feeding tube. He's been hospitalised for around 8 years and suffers from quite advanced dementia. 2. Ivan Krasko Legendary Russian actor and "People's Artist" who survived serious conditions with covid and 45% damage of his lungs in 2020, has been hospitalised atleast ten times in the last two years, suffered two strokes after 90 (Sept 2021 and Jan 2023) and was on his deathbed with health complications twice last year. Now 92, nothing, not even death will stop him from finding another 20-year-old golddigger girlfriend. 3. Feng Zigen (1918-2024) Zhu De's bodyguard, least notable person on this list but deserves a mention due to his impressive health. Around new year he was hospitalised with covid, double pneumonia, bilateral pleural effusion, anemia, abnormal kidney and liver function, bacterial infection and hypoalbuminemia. He has had brain atrophy (dementia) and "intestine failure" for years now and looks healthy as shown in that image from this week. Also, he's 105. 4. Shigeo Nagashima Long health history includes a massive stroke in 2004, aphasia, multiple hospitalisations since, another stroke in 2022 and again ill this year. Has looked very frail for years. 5. Jayanta Mahapatra (1928-2023) Nearly died from an undisclosed very serious illness in 2006, hospitalised with covid in 2021, in ICU with intestinal problems in 2022 and on IV meds in 2023. DL Cup pick atleast three times as he always seems to get ill during the Cup. 6. Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar - Last Sultan of Zanzibar, a relic. He was reportedly near the end in 2020. 7. Gaston Flosse - French Polynesia's own version of Mahathir Mohamad, but a bit less controversial. Cardiac problems in 2009, emergency surgery in 2012, broken hip and surgery in 2013 and other hospitalisations. Again quite ill in 2023. 8. Raul Gil - Brazilian television presenter. Ill in 2012, in and out of ICU with hemothorax, lung problems, UTI and broken ribs following a fall in April-May 2020, again hospitalised in November 2020 with diverticulitis, oesophagus surgery in February 2023 and prostate surgery in May. 9. Françoise Hardy 1944-2024 - French singer-songwriter. Lymphatic cancer in 2004, in coma in 2015, laryngeal cancer for years now and apparently had a major internal hemorrhage last year. 10. Aira Samulin 1927-2023 - Finnish entrepreneur, dance teacher and media personality. Cancer survivor, severe stroke in 2018 at 91 and missing events due to illness last year. Bounces back every time. 11. John Tembo 1932-2023 - Malawian politician during Hastings Banda's times and later Malawi Congress Party head until his retirement due to old age in 2013. Rumored dead in 2018 and very ill with a "prolonged illness" in 2019. 12. Akihiro Miwa - Japanese singer, actor, director, composer and drag queen. Survived Nagasaki, has suffered ailments related to radiation exposure since - retired multiple times due to ill health already over 30 years ago, tuberculosis, diffuse panbronchiolitis, chronic bronchitis in the 1970s, given three months to live in 1984, ill with "chronic illness" multiple times in the 1990s, fall in 2009. Also had a severe stroke in 2019 and has suffered from leukemia. 13. Tep Vong - Cambodian leading monk who survived Pol Pot's times and became an unconditional supporter of dictator Hun Sen. Critically ill with fall complications (and a series of strokes) in 2020 and his health has been very bad for years now. Looks like a corpse. 14. Maung Aye - Former Myanmar/Burma dictator Than Shwe's number two, suffered from cancer and alcoholism in the 2000s, stroke around 2005, massive stroke in 2012 that required treatment in Singapore and again very ill in 2018. 15. Princess Elizabeth of Tooro (Elizabeth Bagaaya Akiiki) - Ugandan royal, model and politician during Idi Amin's times. Critically ill with cancer complications in 2019, very ill again in 2021 apparently again with cancer complications. 16. Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa - Indian activist who was on hunger strike for 8 years, tubefed and hospitalised that whole time. Again went on a hunger strike to death early this year. How much does it take to kill a 90-year-old who wants to die? 17. Farouk Kaddoumi 1931-2024 - Palestinian old guard politician, PLO political department head for decades who has been ill multiple times, most recently survived a serious illness and surgery in April. 18. Jayapataka Swami - ISKCON leader, only 74 and therefore the youngest on this list, but his health history is very impressive. Critically ill and unstable for months following a brain stem stroke and two brain bleeds (given a 1% survival) in 2008, underwent tracheotomy, UTI in 2010, leg infection in 2011, severe pneumonia + liver failure (possibly caused by Hepatitis C) in 2015, in ICU with fever in 2016, liver and kidney failure (and transplanted new liver, new kidneys) in 2018, surgery in 2019, covid and leg infection in 2021, blood clot in 2022, skin cancer in 2023. 19. Vil Mirzayanov - Russian Tatar chemist who was one of the creators of Novichok. Suffering from terminal cancer in...2018. 20. Keith Richards - Half of the world already calls him an immortal. Massive user of heroin, cocaine, mescaline, LSD, tuinal, alcohol, weed and whatever else. Has had health issues too including a subdural hematoma and brain surgery in 2006. Oh, and he'll be 80 in December. 21. Sajida Talfa - Saddam's widow, age somewhere between 85 and 88. Rumored dead in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2022. Suffering from a long-term illness for a very long time now. 22. M Daud Kilau 1938-2023 - Malaysian crooner, very ill in 2020, survived critical conditions on ventilator due to pneumonia, pleural effusion, diabetes complications in 2022 and again very ill this year. 23. Abdel Rahman Abou Zahra - Egyptian actor. Yo-yoed in and out of hospital and ICU/critical conditions for months in 2022. 24. Abdullah the Butcher - Sudanese Canadian wrestler. Over 205kg (450lbs) at his largest, diabetes, alcohol use and chainsmoking, heart and kidney problems and of course being a show wrestler, how is he still alive at 82? 25. Enver Mamedov 1923-2023 - Azerbaijani/Soviet -Russian TV boss. Decrepit for ages and was on oxygen and bedbound at a Moscow presidential hospital in 2020. 26. Kim Yong-nam - North Korean politician who has been rumored ill multiple times and looked dead last year. 27. Ray Reardon 1932-2024 - Pulmonary embolism, can't remember what else health conditions but he was very ill in the 2000s and rumored very ill last year. At 90 seems very old for a snooker player. 28. Yael Dayan 1939-2024 - Israeli politician COPD diagnosed in 2007, lung surgery around 2009, critically ill with complications and underwent tracheotomy in 2020, rumored dead this year. 29. Vic Seixas 1923-2024 - Tennis player, US, in 24/7 care for years now and almost 100. 30. Shibu Soren - Indian Jharkland CM...Ailing already in 2009, CKD, on oxygen with covid in 2020, kidney infection, pneumonia and pulmonary edema in 2023. (Others I thought of but didn't make this list - Mani Kumar Chetri, Stênio Garcia, Shecky Greene 1926-2023, Cardinals Kelvin Felix 1933-2024, do Nascimento 1925-2024, and Darmaatmadja, Ayatollahs Hamedani and Shubairi Zanjani and age frauds Swami Sivananda and Pappammal "1914"-2024)

Wilfred Grove, one of those character actors who appeared in lots but generally smaller roles, reported dead aged 92 here: https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2023/06/15/thursday-hili-dialogue-440/#comment-2050013 Of course, the role that caught my eye was Male Nun in The Avengers story Dead On Course.

https://www.ladbible.com/originals/jeremy-clarkson-62-death-prediction-367889-20230131

Given it's now looking like The Sun falsely accused him a fairly serious offence I don't doubt the statement at all particularly given his mental health issues have been well documented previously this isn't some new card he's played

13/Jul/2023 59 David Bowie — The Jean Genie 59 Elton John — Rocket Man 55 Sweet — Ballroom Blitz 52 The Carpenters — Yesterday Once More 49 T. Rex — Children Of The Revolution 35 Don McLean — American Pie +4 29 Sweet — Hell Raiser -6 12 Strawbs — Part Of The Union

"He was selected at number 26 on this year’s list, being his second appearance." ... 23. Milan Kundera Edit: Thank you, whoever fixed the typo.

Should we call Gerard Depardieu Russian?

A 98 yo man in hospice care and brain cancer survivor only gets 15% of the votes… I went with Delors

12/7/23 14:18 hrs 58 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan -6 57 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 55 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 47 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 45 All Saints — Pure Shores 36 S Club 7 — Don’t Stop Movin’ 34 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Never Be The Same Again 34 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra — Touch Me 34 Madison Avenue — Don’t Call Me Baby 34 Daniel Bedingfield — Gotta Get Thru This 34 Roger Sanchez — Another Chance  33 Fragma — Toca’s Miracle 32 So Solid Crew — 21 Seconds 32 Afroman — Because I Got High 32 Shaggy/RikRok — It Wasn't Me 32 Destiny’s Child — Survivor +3 28 LeAnn Rimes — Can't Fight the Moonlight 26 All Saints — Black Coffee 26 Britney Spears - Oops!.. I Did It Again 26 Manic Street Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes +1 24 The Corrs — Breathless 24 Gabrielle — Rise 23 Chicane ft. Bryan Adams — Don’t Give Up  22 Kylie Minogue — Spinning Around 22 Jennifer Lopez — Love Don’t Cost A Thing 21 Oxide & Neutrino — Bound 4 da Reload (Casualty) 20 Craig David — 7 Days 19 Shaggy ft. Rayvon — Angel 18 Emma Bunton — What Took You So Long? 12 S Club 7 — Have You Ever I think I’ve corrected Diego’s mistake.

The most shocking thing about this death is that no-one on the forum seems to care.

Actor S (Last Name) Politician/World Leader 1935 Amanda Barrie Try Sutrisno Jose Mujica P (First Name) Phyllida Law Prunella Scales Paul Biya 1930 Joanne Woodward George Soros Douglas Hurd

Well, electoral death counts.

I reckon this is what you're after.

Vito Kapo (Wiki) is the first person in Albania to be cremated after her death. The wish was for her ashes to be buried next to her husband Hysni Kapo (Wiki) in the cemetery of the village of Terbac in Vlora. (Source)

Happy 67th birthday to Rodger Bumpass! Yes, you heard me right. Rodger Bumpass.

Not many people die of apoplexy these days, but Stamford Raffles did this day 190 years ago aged 44. He was also the founder of Singapore.