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Daniel J. Evans is now the last surviving U.S. senator born in the 1920's. At the start of the year, there were still five of them left (Buckley, Evans, Broyhill, Faircloth as well as Clark) . Top 5 oldest U.S. senators at the moment: Daniel J. Evans (1925) (R-Washington, 1983-1989) Nicholas F. Brady (1930) (R-New Jersey, 1982) Rudy Boschwitz (1930) (R-Minnesota, 1978-1991) Fred R. Harris (1930) (D-Oklahoma, 1964-1973) Mack Mattingly (1931) (R-Georgia ,1981-1987)

Former US Senator Dick Clark of Iowa reportedly dead aged 95: https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2023/09/20/dick-clark-us-senator-iowa-dies-at-95-at-home-washington-dc-obituary/70912585007/ Seems to be a pick in the Hartlepool and ABC Deadpools, haven't yet checked the DDP. Edit: Not picked it seems.

Hollywood Reporter obit. Born in 1925, and she was 97 at the time of her death. Interestingly had a Tony Award nomination. Would've been on our radar for years had she not been presumed born in 1934.

Abdul Taib Mahmud back in Malaysia following a 3-month hospitalisation in Turkey for treatment of a serious bowel obstruction (and possibly cancer). On the others, Musa Hitam had a brain surgery in April. Michael Chen made an appearance in January and looked like a corpse. Also, Badawi's dementia has worsened a lot during the last year and he's slowly starting to look like those very old Japanese women. A very frail list. Edit: Sirajuddin of Perlis (not on the list) has also had a multiple-month hospitalisation recently.

Belgian Odilon Polleunis, who played 2 games at the 1970 WC, has died aged 80.

Though filing paperwork to run for re-election doesn't necessarily mean he really will run for re-election. Members of Congress often do this as a formality to keep fundraising for their party, so if they do end up retiring, the money can be transferred. Dianne Feinstein also filed paperwork for re-election before her retirement was announced, and her staff absolutely scrambled to clarify to the press that this didn't actually mean she was running again, since this was around the time that the public reporting about her decline was really starting to pick up.

King Edward II of England died on this day 696 years ago, aged 43. - Edward was born at Caernarfon Castle in Wales, less than a year after his father Edward I conquered it. The senior Edward and his wife Eleanor likely went there to impose English power over the Welsh. - Initially second in line to the throne upon birth, Edward became the heir to the throne when his 10-year old brother Alphonso died when he was four months old. Edward would act as regent to his father in 1297 when he fought against king Philip IV of France. - Edward's reign, which began in 1307, is known for the Scottish War of Independence (which lasted his entire reign), the Ordinances of 1311 (in which parliament limited royal power), a famine which lasted from 1315 to 1317, a civil war which broke out in 1321, and the War of Saint-Sardos against France, beginning in 1324. - Edward was known for his relationship with Piers Gaveston, whom he effectively left as regent in 1308 when he went to France to marry. Edward's detractors often claimed that the two were gay for each other, but considering both had regular sexual relationships with their wives, it was more likely just a bromance. - Edward married 12-year old Isabella of France (when he was 24... yikes), and during the War of Saint-Sardos, her lands back home were seized by the English. This enraged her, and she cheated on him with Roger Mortimer, who invaded England in 1326. Edward was captured by Mortimer's troops, and was forced to abdicate in January of 1327 in favor of his son Edward III. Edward died in captivity- a rumor persists he was murdered via someone putting a burning fire iron up his butt, but historians usually dismiss this as propaganda invented by Mortimer's supporters.

Due to very few deaths during this period and some validations, Quiros is now 43rd.

Chuck Grassley is now the sixth ever nonagenarian to sit in the US Senate. The first five were: Theodore F. Green (D-RI. Retired in 1961 at 93) Carl Hayden (D-AZ. Retired in 1969 at 91) Strom Thurmond (R-SC. Retired in 2003 at 100) Robert F. Byrd (D-WV. Died in 2010 at 92) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA. Died in 2023 at 90)

21st Sept 80 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 80 Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl 46 La Roux - Bulletproof 46 Estelle ft. Kanye West - American Boy 42 Pink - So What +4 35 Lady Gaga - Poker Face 34 Lily Allen - The Fear -6 30 Duffy - Mercy 28 The Ting Tings - That’s Not My Name  24 Girls Aloud - The Promise 13 Calvin Harris - I’m Not Alone 10 Rihanna - Take a Bow

Dick Clark, Iowa senator from 1973 to 1979, has died at 95. Was the second-oldest living US senator after the death of Lauch Faircloth earlier this week.

Jewis Austrian Holocaust Survivor, Nazi hunter and writer Simon Wiesenthal died on this day 18 years ago, aged 96. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Janowska concentration camp, the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, a death march to Chemnitz, Buchenwald, and the Mauthausen concentration camp. He appeared in DeathList 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

I follow Mark and his health updates. He is literally allergic to alcohol and doesn't drink because it could end up with him in hospital. He does a video and twitter updates every time he becomes unwell "I did a poop". December 2020 video July 2023 video 2015 hospital video He filmed his Wisdom Teeth getting removed and it's affect on him around 2019 Video just called "Pain" Broke foot in 2021 Fans have even made playlists of when he's talked about being in hospital - 12 videos.

Must be quite serious as Man Utd have just announced they’ve signed Russell Brand on a season long loan.

Curtis Fowlkes, founding member of the Jazz Passengers, has died from heart failure in Brooklyn, New York, on August 31, 2023, at the age of 73. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/arts/music/curtis-fowlkes-dead.html?ref=oembed

John Savident - I thought he had died I say, I say I thought he had died.

Ramesh's ailing wife, actress Seema Deo, dead at 83.

Yes this thread has lost it's way a bit, slipping from LSD and psilocybin through to cannabis right down to "horse manure and bus tickets", to quote Harold Steptoe.

I always think of this SNL skit (link could be blocked in other countries):

As a millennial, this was the centrepiece of nearly every school disco I went to. And it an a definite floor filler at parties. He was a big fan of this guy I think. Rest in Peace, thanks for the memories.

The King seems to be quite disliked, I guess making the estranged son (who might've lived a somewhat normal life) his heir would be an attempt to save the monarchy? Prince Dipangkorn (the youngest son) is said to have an intellectual disability. There's going to be a lot of Thai royals dying the next few years. Half of them seem very ill...

She is still alive, now known as Sylvia Boyd. https://m.facebook.com/groups/378452735822780/permalink/1123543391313707/ https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.boyd.96

I'm expecting a lot more Bollywood folks to be infected in next few months considering India can't control the virus.

Former Carlisle manager Ian MacFarlane Arguably managed our best team (including Stan Bowles) - failed, to get promoted (only two up in those days) but got more points than the team two seasons later who did earn a place in the top flight: https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/17722980.tributes-paid-to-former-carlisle-utd-manager-ian-macfarlane-who-has-died-at-86/?ref=fbshr