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Hettie Simons Love (Wiki), the first African-American woman who earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from any Ivy League University dead at 100

Bob Harrison who played for the Baltimore Orioles died on January 11th at 92 according this https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=harribo02

The Chinese cadres are so old that Kissinger was introduced to them as "a young guy from Hollywood".

Brian May is 76.

Robert Lieberman, whose directing credits included D3: The Mighty Ducks and episodes of TV series such as Thirtysomething, The X-Files and Dexter, has died. He was 75. Lieberman died July 1st. His death was being reported July 17th. https://people.com/director-robert-lieberman-dead-75-7562339

I assume he's there for China's "ministerial-level medical treatment" that has managed to keep Song Ping, Zhang Lixiong, Ma Shitu and others alive to 105+.

English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century Jane Austen died on this day 206 years ago, aged 41. gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3228152/us-blame-poor-relations-sanctioned-chinese-defence-minister-tells-diplomatic-veteran-henry-kissinger This is a picture from the meeting.

Visits Beijing. I could not find a photograph of the meeting. A farewell tour with all the greatest hits apparently. Next stop Hanoi?

Richard Barancik reportedly dead: https://www.monumentsmenandwomenfnd.org/post/the-last-remaining-monuments-man-dies-at-98 All gone.

Garry Marshall died on this day 7 years ago, aged 81. - Garry's younger sister was Penny Marshall of Laverne and Shirley fame. - Marshall started work writing jokes for comedians such as Joey Bishop, and would move to Hollywood in 1961 to work on sitcoms that included The Dick Van Dyke Show. - Marshall would then become a producer, and created or co-created The Odd Couple (adapted from Neil Simon's play), the aforementioned Laverne and Shirley, Mork and Mindy, and most famously Happy Days. - Marshall also directed several films, which included 1984's The Flamingo Kid- the first film to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA during its production. - Besides producing, Marshall also acted- most notably, he guest starred in two episodes of The Simpsons, and voiced the titular character's awful father in Disney's Chicken Little. - Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.

July 18 72 Kylie Minogue — Can’t Get You Out Of My Head 69 All Saints — Pure Shores 60 Eminem ft. Dido — Stan 56 Spiller — Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 45 Shaggy/RikRok — It Wasn't Me 45 LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight the Moonlight +2 40 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight) 39 Manic Street Preachers — The Masses Against the Classes 34 Britney Spears — Oops!.. I Did It Again +2 33 Melanie C ft. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — Never Be The Same Again 30 Roger Sanchez — Another Chance 29 S Club 7 — Don’t Stop Movin’  26 Madison Avenue — Don’t Call Me Baby 22 Rui da Silva ft. Cassandra — Touch Me -2 22 Daniel Bedingfield — Gotta Get Thru This 20 Destiny’s Child — Survivor 00 Afroman — Because I Got High -4 Well, this was an unexpected bonus. I was planning to downvote this as and when the time came as it was far too highly ranked - turns out I can put it out of its misery! Nothing personal Afroman, catchy enough tune, but a novelty and not one of the 6 best songs of 2000/2001.

Oof. “Fuck around and find out” in graph form:

mort https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-sport/mort-de-l-ancien-international-francais-robert-budzynski-20230717

American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010 John Paul Stevens died on this day 4 years ago, aged 99. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-oldest justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and the third-longest-serving justice. At the time of his death in 2019 at age 99, he was the longest-lived Supreme Court justice ever. His long tenure saw him write for the Court on most issues of American law, including civil liberties, the death penalty, government action, and intellectual property. Despite being a registered Republican who throughout his life identified as a conservative, Stevens was considered to have been on the liberal side of the Court at the time of his retirement.

This must be something for you @gcreptile Nice funky synth beat. Play it loud.

Your extreme intelligence is only eclipsed by your good looks and posting savvy.

Grace Helbig has announced she has stage 2 breast cancer.

Dodie Heath (Wiki), another American actress from Golden Age of Hollywood, mentioned here sometimes dead at 96 She played in movies and TV series such as Brigadoon, Seconds, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, Lawman and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But two of the mos memorable role for me are Terri Richards in Ask Any Girl (1959) and Miep Gies in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

RIP to a genuine hero. Glad he left this world in peace.

Sexy Spanish actress Soledad Miranda joined the 27 club by way of a car accident 46 years ago today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_Miranda

Judith Malina, revolutionary American theater director, is dead at 88. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/theater/judith-malina-founder-of-the-living-theater-dies-at-88.html Her death was caused by lung problems related to smoking. She also played occasionally in films and on TV, like on The Sopranos and on Dog Day Afternoon.

I like it in here! Can I take everyone on, right here & right now, while they've all got hangovers & I'm feeling fresh as a daisy? I wouldn't come in here at night though, cos I actually fight a bit like a daisy.

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