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Keijo Virtamo (1919-2021, Finnish wiki page and imdb) Finnish tv show contestant and encyclopedist died on 19th of November, 9 days after this picture was taken. Can't find an online obituary anywhere (yet) but apparently there was one in Helsingin Sanomat (the obits seem to be behind a paywall) yesterday. Last survivor of a lot of things including many of the 60s tv shows he was in, was the last living Naapurivisa participant and the last living member of the "Ace Regiment" Jalkaväkirykmentti 11 in the Winter War 1939-1940. He seems to have been bedbound for over two years but was mentally sharp until the end. Edit: Ilta-Sanomat confirmation

Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Lord Maʻafu mentioned in the above post has died at 65 or 66 in Auckland hospital, New Zealand: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/457802/tongan-noble-dies-in-auckland-city-hospital He had served the Tongan royal family for around 40 years and was a parliament member from 2008 and the Minister for Lands, Survey and National Resources from 2011 until his death. He was also the Private Secretary of King Tupou IV from 2001 to 2006.

I think dropping Linda Nolan would be a big mistake tbh, not sure why multiple people think she should be dropped.

Here's my two cents for next year's list: Drop Akihito Loretta Lynn Alan Greenspan Ali Khamenei David Crosby Prunella Scales Imelda Marcos Linda Nolan Willie Nelson Betty Boothroyd Burt Bacharach Vanessa Redgrave Shane MacGowan Shannen Doherty Return Ozzy Osbourne Rex Williams Jerry Lee Lewis Desmond Tutu Sandy Gall Cleo Laine Mikhail Gorbachev David Attenborough New Frank Field Pele Glynis Johns Marion Ross Phil Collins Gene Hackman Tom Lehrer Nichelle Nichols Noam Chomsky Sandra Day O'Connor James Earl Jones Norman Lear Doddie Weir Eva Marie Saint Joan Plowright Buzz Aldrin Bobby Charlton

I can't believe it, such bad luck! Betty White can't be one of my picks here.

I I actually don't know how to spoiler tag BUT the good news is I have posted all the pictures I was going to in this thread so there will be no more!

Sterling work, @Gooseberry Crumble, but any chance you could spoiler tag some of those instagram posts. The thread is struggling to open on my laptop now, let alone my phone!

Not of this thread. No.

Ummm… Or you could’ve just done a quick Google and it would’ve revealed dozens of news sources. Are you drunk Marc?

Ma Shitu

Joshua Kimmich: Bayern Munich player will get Covid vaccination after lung problem - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59629738

Joss Ackland and Peter Cellier may be wise 2022 DL picks.

George Carey former Archbishop of Canterbury. Turned 86 last month

We know. Reported in the Sitcoms thread in June by @markb4. Please use the search function first to see if a death has already been reported. Also, FindAGrave is not a reliable source. I've had to remove 3 memorials for celebrities on there this year, because they were all still alive. Golonka got obituaries from the Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Mirror, and The Sun. Quote news sources instead.

Replace Fernandez with Frank Field

On mobile, so I can just link to the reddit thread which shows him in a striking new photo:

Imprisoned leader of the belarussian opposition Ryhor Kastusyou has cancer, and previously suffered a heart attack and COVID: https://belsat.eu/en/news/12-12-2021-imprisoned-politician-ryhor-kastusiou-has-cancer-doctor-confirms/

Kane Tanaka only 20 days away from her 119th birthday...LOL I hadn't ever thought that she would make it that far.

Completely recovered.

If needed, Vicente Fernandez QO: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56043096 Edited for BBC Obit.

He might be just slllllightly more well known as a wrestler

Entry already acknowledged by Grim Up North, thanks! Wonder how many subs I'll use up before NYD.

Edit: Errm, this is definitely one of those "good idea poorly executed" jokes, lol.

Still looking at dat ass... We've kind of known that he's a wasted pick, and we've known it each time he was picked in the past years. But he's going to stay on the list until the end, thanks to Ed Asner. The committee does not want to miss the next big name from the Mary Tyler Moore orbit, and Ed Asner shows how quickly things can deteriorate.