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Arnold Yarrow is 104 today.

Surely he should have used boxing?

Deanna Durbin died on this day 11 years ago, aged 91. - Durbin's first name was actually Edna. When she was 10, her parents would enroll her in a singing academy, and she would soon be singing at clubs and churches. - In 1935, Durbin would be called to audition for the role of a young Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Her performance of the opera "Il Bacio" was so impressive that MGM would sign her to a contract. The following year, she made her film debut opposite Judy Garland in Every Sunday. - Also in 1936, Durbin would audition to be the singing voice of Snow White in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but Walt Disney rejected her for sounding 'too old'- she was 15 at the time. - Durbin would have a string of leading roles in the late '30s, such as Three Smart Girls, Mad About Music, That Certain Age, and First Love. In the 1940s, she would move from musical films to try establishing herself as a serious actress, particularly in comedy movies, but also in dramatic movies that included Christmas Holiday and Lady on a Train. By 1946, she was the second-highest paid US actress, behind Bette Davis. - After her contract with Universal expired in 1948, and then moved to France where she married the director of the aforementioned Lady on a Train, Charles Henri David. The two would be married until Charles' death in 1999. - Durbin was known for her reclusiveness, often denying 'where are they now' interviewers from interviewing her. She would grant a rare interview in 1983, referring to her stage name in the third person due to it being manufactured by Hollywood- at the time, she had gone back to calling herself by her birth name. She would remain in a private life for the rest of her life, with her death being announced about two weeks after it had actually happened.

Former Florida Senator and Governor Bob Graham being reported dead

Donald Lee Stewart died on January 24, 2024, aged 84, according to an unsourced edit to his Wiki page. I can't find anything on Google or Facebook. He was usually known as "Apostle Stewart". I can find an old page on Facebook that hasn't been updated since the early 2010s. All of his websites are long down.

A big Thanks to @drol for managing this game! If you decide to do a new one later on, I will join. Congrats to @TQR for winning this game! Wow!

Palitha Thewarapperuma, Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament (most known for starting two major fights in Sri Lanka's parliament, bringing a blunt knife there and trying to stab other MPs, attempting suicide by hanging while demanding the authorities to admit 9 children into a public school, chaining himself to a truck while fasting...) expectedly dies from electrocution in his own home or garden.

17/Apr/2024 67 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 39 Adele — Chasing Pavements 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 La Roux — In For The Kill 33 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody +4 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 19 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror -3 17 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite -1 16 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 11 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me -2 09 Leona Lewis — Happy

We Whiteyless yet?

Jeffrey Joseph was born on 20 July 1916 and died on 6 Mar 2024 he was born in Saint Lucia and died in Cayenne and was the oldest person in French Guiana, a position now held by Louise Chailloux born in Suriname on 30 Sept 1916 and living in Cayenne, Louise and the second person born in Suriname to be considered the oldest in French Guiana since 2010, which is when more reliable data began to be available in that country. It is not yet known who is the oldest person born in French Guiana alive nor who the man is older there B- Óbitos e homenagens (107 anos) (forumactif.org)

This makes the legendary Sandy Koufax the last Brooklyn Dodger of the 1955 World Series winning team. I believe there are other Dodgers from earlier years but I’ll have to confirm. Remaining Dodgers: Jim Gentile (57) Fred Kipp (57) Sandy Koufax (55-57) Robert Aspromonte (56) Thomas Brown (44-45, 47-51)

From the FT describing Truss: "Unfortunately, her approach worked a bit like this: imagine a bunch of people are stuck in a warm, stuffy room together. Everyone wants the windows to be opened, but they are fastened shut by complicated locks. While people try to work out how the locks operate, one of them, Liz, attempts to throw a chair through the window. The chair bounces off and hits her in the face."

Thinking about it now, I think it's just attempts to get in. More than likely a banned member, so may be no real need to change passwords. The Spanish ip address is banned along with the member.

17/4/24 67 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 39 Adele — Chasing Pavements 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 La Roux — In For The Kill 33 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 27 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 22 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 18 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite 16 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough  13 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me +4 09 Leona Lewis — Happy -6

Turns out he actually died in October.

17/04/24 63 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah 35 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 33 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody +3 33 La Roux — In For The Kill 32 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 31 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Adele — Chasing Pavements +1 28 Taylor Swift — Love Story 28 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 28 Michael Jackson — Man In The Mirror 27 The Script — The Man Who Can’t Be Moved 16 The Saturdays — Just Can’t Get Enough 15 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me 15 Leona Lewis — Happy 14 Kid Cudi vs. Crookers — Day ’n’ Nite -6 11 T.I. ft. Rihanna — Live Your Life

1924 - Russel M. Nelson/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Roy Haynes/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Jill Gladwell 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Frank O. Gehry/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Stephen Smale/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Paul R. Ehrlich/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively

Tennant would also be a Guardian man, or maybe the New European. He's become pretty politically active in recent years.

Josip "Joza" Manolic was the last one of the original state leaders, and that means the game has now ended. It's been almost seven years and we saw them falling one by one: Bush snr, General Anh, Mugabe, Tun Tin, Kim Yong-ju, Echeverria, The Queen, Comrade Jiang, Benedict XVI, Napolitano and finally Manolic. Scoring with the likes of legendary Burmese PM Tun Tin, @TQR has won the game with 8 hits!!! Congrats, well done ! I'll evaluate if a new game should be started, but I won't likely live to see the end of it!

There are no "2024 predictions". Nostradamus's quatrains are not dated and not in order. The one about the King of the Islands has always been interpreted as referring to Edward VIII. Forced to abdicate because it was not acceptable in those days for a King to marry a divorcée. Replaced by a man who was not expected to succeed to the throne, ie his brother George VI.

Manolic for me please !

I will go with Ali bozer