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I've just finished scrutinising all teams for irregularities. @The Unknown Man, there's a couple of errors on your team – you've got Michael J. Fox, who isn't (quite) one of the 50 playable names, at #12, and duplicate Rhod Gilberts at #18 and #23 – but fortunately, you have two eligible substitutes, so you don't need to do anything. I've removed Michael and the lower Rhod from your team on my spreadsheet, and your subs, Tony Bennett and Randy Jackson, will compete at #24 and #25. Everything else looks fine, and we've got a nice round 50 players, so time to crack out the bold red text: SUBMISSIONS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

Cindy Williams being reported dead. Link to follow. Edit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11694395/Laverne--Shirley-actor-Cindy-Williams-dies-75.html

Daniela Bianchi, the attractive Italian actress, the first runner-up and Miss Photogenic in the 1960 Miss Universe contest, whose film career started in 1958, and best known for her iconic role as Tatiana Romanova, her voice was dubbed by Barbara Jefford due to Bianchi's heavy accent, in "From Russia with Love", is 81 today. Kenzaburō Ōe, the intellectual and notable Japanese novelist, one of the most important authors of his generation, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994, and whose works express the disillusionment and rebellion of his post-World War II generation, is 88 today.

John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten, punk pioneer with The Sex Pistols who went on to form the excellent post-punk band Public Image Limited (PIL) is 67 today

Bit rude.

Bataan Death March survivor Paul Kerchum died at the age of 102 last month according to https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3277537/famed-airman-cmsgt-paul-kerchum-laid-to-rest-with-full-military-honors/. Considering around 75,000 American and Filipino troops were in the Bataan Death March and around 20,000 were killed. I think it's quite reasonable to say that Paul Kerchum was one of the last if not the last American survivor of the Bataan Death March. Not sure if any Filipino survivors are still alive.

Félix Sienra is a hit for @diego, @DoorSlammer and me CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DEAD

Brian Murphy (George and Mildred) Richard Sherman (Sherman Brothers) John Kander (Kander and Ebb)

Never hurts to make sure.

Peter McCann, songwriter whose best known work is probably his solo writing effort Right Time Of The Night for Jennifer Warnes, reportedly dead: https://www.yourgeorgiacountry.com/news/nashville-notes/LVCDTWCAUYEDMW7SCENW4EG7JU/ Contrary to the report he did not write Crystal Gayle's "Brown Eyes Blue" number.

Li Jieshou dead at 98.

The 100 Club thread makes it to 100 pages

Zhou Xiangping dead at 94. Down to 46 survivors.

Heddy Lester (wiki), Dutch singer and actress, dead at 72. Represented The Netherlands in 1977 with "De mallemolen" ("The Merry-Go-Round"). Finished 12th out of 18 entries.

I'm totally sure she'll forgive you, @Gooseberry Crumble. She knows that you're a good person.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who abdicated several years ago as monarch, celebrates her 85th birthday today. I am sure she is relieved that this time she hasn't been posted in the Death anniversary thread!!

Kevin O'Neal, younger brother of Ryan who starred on the 1960s comedy No Time for Sergeants, dead at 77.

Seems like he's not in grave danger.

I am once again posting a team on behalf of my mother. We had to go for a drive, so I printed the list off and sat in the passenger seat talking a ranking out of her. In text form: My own team coming shortly.

AA Milne died on this day 67 years ago, aged 74. Milne was a playwright and novelist early in his career. When his son Christopher was born in 1920, he began to make children's books for him to read. One of these was 1924's When We Were Very Young, a collection of poems- one of them, "Teddy Bear", featured a teddy bear called Edward. In 1926, Milne took the character, and renamed him Winnie-the-Pooh, after a black bear in the London Zoo and a friend's pet swan. Supporting characters consisted of Christopher's other plushies, such as a tiger (Tigger), a donkey (Eeyore) and a kangaroo (Kanga), and the only human character, Christopher Robin- obviously an insertion of Christopher himself. Disney would buy film rights to the books in 1961. Christopher would eventually grow up to believe that his father exploited his childhood for money, and became estranged from his parents.

There is a group for oldest olympians ? What do they do apart from reporting every death ? A very restrictive topic indeed

No, not Bernie!

24 George Michael – Careless Whisper 24 Eurythmics – There must be an angel (playing with my heart) 22 Whitney Houston – Saving all my love for you 22 Nena – 99 red balloons +1 21 David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Dancing in the street 21 Wham – Wake me up before you go go 21 Dead or Alive – You spin me round (like a record) 21 Feargal Sharkey – A good heart +1 21 Duran Duran – The Reflex +1 20 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax 20 Lionel Richie – Hello 20 Frankie goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 20 Stevie Wonder – I just called to say I love you 20 Wham – Freedom 20 Chaka Khan – I feel for you 20 Jim Diamond – I should have known better 20 Frankie goes to Hollywood – The power of love 20 Foreigner – I want to know what love is 20 Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson – I know him so well 20 Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover 20 Phyllis Nelson – Move closer 20 Sister Sledge – Frankie 20 Madonna – Into the groove 20 UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I got you babe 20 Midge Ure – If I was 20 Jennifer Rush – The power of love 20 Shakin´ Stevens – Merry Christmas everyone 20 Wham – I´m your man +1 17 Crowd – You´ll never walk alone 15 Band Aid – Do they know it´s Christmas? 14 Paul Hardcastle – 19 14 Paul McCartney – Pipes of peace -6 13 USA for Africa – We are the world

We know, the thing is that most users here find it annoying that you constantly create useless threads to talk about that passion that you have.