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Operatic countertenor James Bowman reportedly dead: https://twitter.com/ashleygoodall/status/1640477626908262405 Edit: Report: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/countertenor-james-bowman-dies/

I just discovered something interesting! A Brazilian actress Nelma Costa (Wiki) turned 101 this February. She started her career at the age of 3 in 1925 in the theater and is the only surviving actress of the silent era in Brazil and last protagonist of Cineida

Geraldine Ferraro died on this day 12 years ago, aged 75. - Ferraro was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1978, and quickly rose among the Democratic Party's ranks. Among the committees she served on included the House Budget Committee and the Steering and Policy Committee. - In 1984, Democratic nominee for president Walter Mondale selected her to be his running mate (other considerations included then-San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein and Kentucky governor Martha Collins); she was the first woman to be chosen as a VP for a major party ticket (and only until Sarah Palin was picked in 2008). The Mondale-Ferraro ticket only won 13 electoral votes. - Ferraro gave up her seat in Congress to run for VP- she would attempt to run for the Senate in 1992 and 1998, but came second in both primaries (losing to Chuck Schumer in the latter). - Ferraro would join the CNN show Crossfire in 1996, and become a political commentator for Fox News in 1999. - In 1998, Ferraro was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, surviving for over twelve years with the disease.

Back in harness today after a week's holiday in Canaries. The hotel ran a music quiz night last Friday Effectively the deciding question (as GAB and I triumphed over international opposition) was 'how old is Tina Turner?', which no one else knew. Moral of the story - deadpooling can win you free booze.

The thing with the Kill or Save game is that each round gives a new earworm. This round’s earworm for me:

British singer, songwriter and actor Ian Dury died on this day 23 years ago, aged 57.

In the case of both the football and the song, that is not accurate in the slightest.

That's not the Jules Rimet trophy though

Sirkka Nieminen was the oldest known person living in Finland since 18/Jul/22, she died on 13/Jan/23 in Uusimaa born in Turku, Southwestern Finland, on 28 April 1912, the oldest known person born in the country is Gunborg Hancock born in the same city,but living in Sweden He was born on 20/Apr/1912, The oldest person living in Finland now is Helvi Kissala born in Pirkanmaa on Oct 26, 1913 and lives in the same place still Sirkka Nieminen (FIN, 1912-2023) – 2023 – Fórum Supercentenário Global (globalsupercentenarianforum.com)living at

American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021 Taylor Hawkins died on this day a year ago, aged 50.

Mario Omar Mendez has died aged 82 on 01/07/2020 according to this facebook post

The only trans woman of Italy to have survived the concentration camp, Lucy Salani (wiki) has died at 98 in Bologna.

Update after Cruz’s death 1958 –34 survivors

Osvaldo Hector Cruz, who was in Argentina’s squad at the 1958 World Cup, has died aged 91 He played the first and last match of Argentina. The last match of Argentina in the tournament against Czechoslovakia was also his last cap. He was also in Argentina’s squads which won the Copa America in 1955 and 1957. In the latter, he scored two goals, including one in the decisive match for the title against Brazil

English actor Paul Grant, who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, has died aged 56

To Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (10 March 1907 – 29 October 1969) who was the 34th President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. Camacho Quirós made several trips abroad with her husband as First Lady. They met with Pope John XXIII, Francisco Franco, and American presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

To which president? I had no idea any of their spouses had lived that long

List of dead finalists players : 1930-1958 : all dead 1962 : Only Amarildo for Brazil and Josef Jelinek for Czechoslovakia are alive 1966 : Only Geoff Hurst is alive for England, 6 dead for Germany 1970 : 4 dead for Brazil, 5 dead for Italy 1974 : 4 dead for Germany, 5 dead for Netherlands 1978 : 2 dead for Argentina, 5 dead for Netherlands 1982 : 2 dead for Italy, all German are alive 1986 : 3 dead for Argentina, 1 dead for Germany 1990 : Only Andreas Brehme for Germany and Diego Maradona for Argentina are dead 1994-2022 : all finalists are alive

Documentary about his current life is coming out in the fall. No real difference from the Ed Markey clip from 2020 in this brief snippet (sounds very frail but seems mentally sharp).

His death will be a somber event,and a reminder of the classic films people used to be able to make before the world got offended by everything.The PC Police of 2018 would protest most of the jokes in Dracula: Dead and Loving It

When I tried clicking on the link, it leads to a dead end...

French striker from 66 Philippe Gondet dead at 75 according to Lequipe. https://m.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Philippe-gondet-est-mort-a-75-ans/868757

RIP, Monsieur Bocuse.

Ex-German S.S. Commando Otto Skorzeny carked it today in 1975 aged 67. Jazz musician George Melly died on this day in 2007 aged 80.

Jazz musician Duke Ellington carked it on this day in 1974.