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Syrian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut with the Soviet Interkosmos space program Muhammed Faris, died at 72 years: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041924a-syrian-cosmonaut-muhammed-faris-obituary.html He was the second Arab and the first Syrian citizen to travel to space.

@Ulitzer95 Alfred Hoffman died 18/05/2023 @Gisooo Vivienne Martin, or Vivienne Ann Martin, died 22/01/2023. Bizarrely, she is listed as born on 28/12/1930, not 28/12/1936. Possible she understated her age deliberately. They've done some maintenance so I can now access things registered in October, so if either of you has any names you want checking then tell me who they are and I'll get to it after tennis later. I've had a nice sports massage from a young muscular footballer today, so I'm feeling extremely relaxed and unburdened.

Bit late to this conversation, but yes Portillo was seen as the next leader by most political commentators- on YouTube you can watch the election result and there's a really interesting discussion at the beginning between Portillo and Paxman where it's clear Labour will get a landslide and that Major wouldn't survive. Taxman really presses Portillo on if he expected to be the next leader - the answer he dodges but clearly Portillo is thinking about it. Of course - it all goes belly for Portillo and again after his result he's interviewed. Now he's relaxed, gloves are off and he says "well at least no more questions about becoming leader". We got Hague, a guy I like but was never PM material and it's important to bear in mind the next leader is very unlikely to be PM as the pendulum has swung for at least 2 elections IMHO. Mordant no chance of survival but I want to be up for the Rees- Mogg - that will be the moment hopefully!!!

Hope all is going as well as can be with yours.

The weekend before the election, The Observer did a bunch of constituency polls, one of which showed Enfield Southgate as being only 3 points between Portillo and Twigg. This led to a vast influx of Labour volunteers to the seat on the final week. Anyhow, Portillo says he genuinely expected Paxman to bring this threat to his own seat up in their early discussion but Jeremy refused to. Even so, he thought it would be "worrisomely close" but not an actual defeat until he got to the count. In 2011, Ken Clarke did one of his Ken Clarke interviews (you know, drink in hand, no tact), and said he felt Hague had made the error of going to be elected leader a parliament too early, that he should have let Ken Clarke fail in the role in 97-01 and then take over when the shine fell off Blair. Now, Clarke would say that, and I think Hague had a bit of the Kinnock about him whenever he got elected as Tory leader, but in that same interview, Clarke suggested Ed Miliband had made the exact same error, and would have been better going for the Labour job in 2015-16 when the public would be more amenable to listening. Which also turned out true, though Labour's choice of Jeremy Corbyn somewhat negated any advances! Also, while I don't think WIlliam Hague was PM material, he looked like bloody MacMillan or Disraeli next to Iain Duncan bloody Smith!

Alright, someone own up. Whose autism levels have shattered the glass ceiling?

Elias Chavez Alvarez dead at 95 or 115.

Bram Stoker died on this day 112 years ago, aged 64. - "Bram" was a nickname for his real name, Abraham. His older brother Thornley was the first and only Baron of Hatch Street. - Stoker was initially a theater critic who reviewed plays, and he became known for the quality of his articles. Stoker ended up becoming the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and would often collaborate with the actor Henry Irving. - Stoker's literary career began with short stories that were published in periodicals- among their titles were "Crystal Cup" and "The Chain of Destiny". His first novel was 1875's The Primrose Path, though it was not until 1890 that he became a full-time writer. - Dracula was released in 1897, and Stoker did not name him after Vlad "Dracul" the Impaler- he saw the word in a book while on vacation in Romania, and believed it meant 'devil' (it actually means 'dragon'- his final novel was 1911's The Lair of the White Worm, actually about a dragon). - Stoker died from 'locomotive ataxia' that was likely a result of untreated syphilis. His death, however, was overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic less than a week prior (the inquiry into the sinking began the day he died).

I got confused about Britneys song and for some weird reason confused it with another. I listened to it earlier today and thought it was shite. No more + votes from me for that song.

The year is 2040. AI Trump rules half the world, Clorox is running the msc memorial Deadpool, and James Whale is still saying he's only got one more Christmas this time.

What really gets me about these particular photo ops is none of these privileged bastards would be anywhere near a tank, if you know, other armies were shooting at them.

April 20th at 504am 83 Jeff Buckley — Hallelujah +4 35 Adele — Chasing Pavements 34 Taylor Swift — Love Story 33 James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado — Broken Strings 31 Kings Of Leon — Use Somebody 29 Rihanna — Russian Roulette 26 La Roux — In For The Kill 22 Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys — Empire State Of Mind 13 Sam Sparro — Black & Gold 06 Britney Spears — Piece Of Me -6

Johnny Tillotson is 86.

On this day 3 years ago, American vice president Walter Mondale, who served his term from 1977 to 1981 as well as the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, passed away at the age of 93.

Sigh...right and wrong once again. Anti-war protest votes were likely to go to the Lib Dems, true. But flipping to the Lib Dems is exactly what gave the Tories more seats. Their vote went up by 0.7% compared to 2001. Labour was down 5.5%. The Tories gained 33 seats. And what has George Galloway got to do with anything? If anything, the most prominent anti-war voice was Charles Kennedy, who led the Liberal Democrats to their best ever result in a general election, so was plenty popular enough. It's not about who was making the arguments, it's simply the fact that the public believed we had gone without justification, authorisation or a plan for victory, but simply to back up Bush and the neo-cons. Blair pledging "we're with you" straight after 9/11 put us on a collision course and meant Labour's focus changed. Blair became seen as Bush's 'poodle', the Daily Mirror ran a "Days without WMD being found" that just kept climbing and the bodies kept returning to Wootton Bassett. You're being contrary just for the sake of it now, aren't you?

Next year, he'll be saying this may be his last century.

Here we are. All the notable deaths not covered on here before now featured in the latest Equity magazine. Equity Magazine Autumn/Winter 2023 – In Memoriam with Wiki pages: Bruce Beeby (wiki, 1921–2013) Aussie actor who appeared in British film and television – yes he died over a decade ago, and I don't know why Equity didn't spot it until now, but we never mentioned him on here at the time either! Best known for appearing in the radio serial "Journey into Space", last notable credit was in the 1970 film "Wuthering Heights". Bruce Bould (wiki, 1949–2023) English actor who appeared as David in "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin". Other credits include "Z-Cars", "The Good Life" and "The New Avengers". Jacqueline Dark (wiki, 1968–2023) mezzo-soprano with Opera Australia Shirley Gee (wiki, 1932–2016) English playwright, widower of actor Donald Gee (listed above). I guess her death has come to light because her husband's death was reported last year. Julia Goss (wiki, 1946–2023) soprano and occasional actress from Lanarkshire, Scotland Doktor Haze (wiki, 1956–2023) circus owner and performer, ringmaster at The Circus of Horrors, he was also an independent candidate in Brighton Kemptown, appeared on Britain's Got Talent and even held several Guinness World Records Other worthwhile mentions: Jane Briers (IMDb, 1939–2020) actress, sister of Richard Briers, known for playing Rose in "Close to Home" (no, me neither) Jon Ellison (IMDb, 1930–2023) baritone and actor. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company has a profile for him here. Ruth Goring (IMDb, 1927–2023) actress, appeared in "Yentl", widower of the more famous actor Lee Montague (born 1927), spotted in the GRO by @Master Obit and reported on here by @Gisooo but we couldn't confirm if this was actually her death listing until now Murray Hayne (IMDb, 1931–2023) actor, minor roles in "The Avengers" and "Dixon of Dock Green" Patricia Heneghan (IMDb, 1934–2023) actress, notably the librarian and short-term girlfriend for Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" in 1961 Alfred Hoffman (IMDb, 1924–2023) actor, previously mentioned by @Gisooo on the forum. Him and his wife Leila Hoffman (born 1934, also an actress and still living) were featured in The Express in 2017 as Britain's "oldest working couple". Roz McCutcheon (IMDb, 1947–2023) heavy Irish bit part actress and genealogist Sheena Penson (IMDb, c. 1948–2023) Scottish actress, appeared in 2 episodes of "Taggart" and 3 episodes of "Still Game" as Sandra Christopher Reich (IMDb, 1945–20??) actor, played David Samuels in EastEnders for 54 episodes in the 1980s, and appeared as Number 5 in "Never Say Never Again" Jane Jordan Rogers (IMDb, 1931–20??) American-born actress, widow of the more famous actor Bernard Horsfall (1930–2013). Pictured above with actor Jeremy Child (1944–2022).

As someone currently undergoing chemotherapy, about 80% (if not more) of the patients I see at chemo (including myself) still have their hair. Not all chemo drugs cause hair loss, and even if they do, for some cancers (not leukaemia or lymphoma, I believe) you can opt to wear an ice cap during treatment if maintaining your locks is important to you. The chemo = bald image is outdated. Also, you can be normally mobile/feel fine even with widely metastatic cancer.

Her name sounds like "rigor mortis" !

For the young 'uns who don't recall the TV show Shameless this bizarre kidnapping (which was faked) part of the inspiration was taken from the TV drama set in Manchester and in a bizarre twist much later, during the last series of Shameless there's a discussion between two characters, one of whom is local gangster Shane McGuire about the stupidity and likely lack of success if you fake a kidnapping.

New photo of Ethel Kennedy with her family last week on her 96th birthday: https://people.com/ethel-kennedy-rare-appearance-photo-96th-birthday-celebrations-8630561 Her son RFK Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines did make the event. Enclosed a zoomed-in shot, Ethel's in white.

Interesting that we now know which newspaper he reads. Of the living Doctors I reckon Davison, McCoy, Eccleston and Capaldi would all be Guardian readers. Smith is more likely to be a Times man. C Baker is known to read the Daily Mail. The youngest ones probably don't read newspapers.

NOT DEAD. I'm not Thatcher or tracy. Hackman made a new public appearance and based on the photos he looks to have physically declined in the past 12 months which wouldn't be that surprising. He's 94, after all.

Former governor of Iowa Robert D. Fulton dead at 94. Obit not available for Europe.