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    World's Oldest

    Oldest man in Benelux Eelke Bakker died at 107 years: https://www.waldnet.nl/wn/nieuws/64560/Oudste_inwoner_Benelux_Eelke_Bakker_overleden.html
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    British rapper Ben Chijoke known by the mononym Ty, died at 47 years: https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/music/2020/05/07/ty-chijioke-has-died/ He gained fame for his albums Upwards and Closer as well as his collaborations and guest appearances with a wide variety of artists.
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    Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

    Former left arm medium bowler for England Brian Bolus, who won the Priestley Cup in 1983, and became a Test selector for England in the 1990's, died at 86 years: https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/52580857
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    Songwriters

    Jamaican singer-songwriter Millie Small, known for her 1964 cover of The Cadillacs' song "My Boy Lollipop," and popularized the "bluebeat" style, died at 73 years: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/millie-small-dies-blackwell-remembers-her-as-a-special-person-_193596?profile=1373
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    (C)Rappers

    Kiing Shooter dead at 24 years: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nas-and-jungles-artist-kiing-shooter-dies-from-covid-19-report-news.109826.html
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    US-Rapper Kiing Shooter dies of Corona at age 24: https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nas-and-jungles-artist-kiing-shooter-dies-from-covid-19-report-news.109826.html
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    Author, Journalist and rock critic/broadcaster Mark Beech, who authored the rock music origin books The A-Z of Names in Rock, The Dictionary of Rock, died at 60 years after road accident: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/regional-journalist-who-became-rock-music-critic-dies-aged-60/ He became the editor of DANTE magazine.
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    American Football Players

    FOX News is reporting: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/don-shula-legendary-nfl-head-coach-dies
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    World War II Veterans

    American Army General and Frederick James Kriesen Jr. died at 97 years: https://www.ausa.org/news/former-vice-chief-gen-frederick-kroesen-dies
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    Foreign Personalities, From Stage, Screen, Politics And Life

    Songwriter and bassist of Indonesian rock band Dewa 19 Erwin Prasetya, died at 48 years: https://www.kompas.com/hype/read/2020/05/02/110855566/eks-basis-dewa-19-erwin-prasetya-meninggal-dunia-karena-pendarahan-lambung
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    Dead Poets Society

    Danish poet and politician Yahya Hasan, most well known for his bestselling eponymous poetry collection released in 2013, died at only 24 years. https://www.bt.dk/samfund/yahya-hassan-er-doed He was a former member of the political party "Nationalpartiet" and was recognized for his outspoken criticism of Islam.
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    Time Added

    Retired Indian football striker who played for Mohun Bagan his entire career and won the Ranji Trophy title with Bengal, died at 82 years: https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/chuni-goswami-indian-football-legend-passes-away-at-82-years-1.1588250484421 He received the Best Striker of Asia Award in 1962.
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Latvian athlete Janis Lüsis, who competed in the javelin throw in four Summer Olympics for the USSR, winning three Olympic medals., died at 80 years: https://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/other_kinds/atlethics/miris-legendarais-latvijas-skepmetejs-janis-lusis.d?id=52100455
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    The 100 Club

    Indian independence activist and social worker Hema Bharali dead at 101 years: https://www.guwahatiplus.com/daily-news/freedom-fighter-hema-bharali-passes-away-in-guwahati
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    Survivors

    1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Alliss, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (6/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37)  1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50)  1995: Holly Johnson, Sean Connery (2/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: (0/50)  1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50)  2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Desmond Tutu, Liza Minnelli (2/50)  2002: (0/50)  2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf (1/50)  2005: Hamed Karzai, Diego Maradona, Olivia de Havilland (3/50) 2006: Vera Lynn, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Louis Farrakhan (4/50)  2008: Vera Lynn, Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (4/50)  2009: Pierre Cardin (1/50)  2010: Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Frank Bough, Angela Lansbury (4/50)  2011: Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Pierre Cardin, Vera Lynn, Michael Douglas (8/50) 2012: Olivia de Havilland, Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, James Randi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (6 /50) 2013: Prince Philip, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger (5/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Lynn, James Randi, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (8/50)  2015: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts, Vera Lynn (7/50) 2016: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Phillip, James Randi, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Vera Lynn, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne (16/50)  2017: Vera Lynn, Prince Phillip, Pierre Cardin, Olivia de Haviland, Bob Dole, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Betty White, Nobby Stiles, Queen Elizabeth ll, Jill Gascoine, Bob Barker, Ian St. John, David Prowse, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito (17/50)  2018: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Pierre Cardin, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Jill Gascoine, Vera Lynn, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Sean Connery, Louis Farrakhan, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (26/50) 2019: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Vera Lynn, Jimmy Carter, Pierre Cardin, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Jerry Stiller, Bob Barker, Murray Walker, Emperor Akihito, Betty White, June Brown, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Nobby Stiles, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte, Desmond Tutu, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Ed Asner, Vanessa Redgrave, Jimmy Greaves, Sidney Poitier, Cleo Laine, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prunella Scales, Little Richard, Larry King, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (32/50) Updated for Jill Gascoine
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    Rag Traders

    Clothing designer and stylist Nur Yerlitas, who is known to Turkish television audiences for her appearances on such fashion-related reality and competition shows, dead at 64 years. https://www.ahaber.com.tr/galeri/magazin/nur-yerlitasin-vasiyeti-ortaya-cikti Her tastes have made her massively popular on Instagram, where she has over 1.3 million followers.
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    how long till' the next hit ?

    so far, there have been a maximum of 22 days between the deaths this year 1st death Terry Jones on 22th January and then again exactly 22 days between death of P-Orridge and Honor Blackman. So from a mathematical point of view, the next hit could happen soon, on 4th May at the latest.
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    Dead Poets Society

    Irish poet Eavan Boland, known for In a Time of Violence, In Her Own Image, Night Feed, and other works focusing on the lives of women, died at 75 years: https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/poet-eavan-boland-passes-away-aged-75-996378.html Her numerous literary honors include the 1976 Jacob's Award and the 2007 James Boatwright III Prize.
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    Authors Last A Long Time, But....

    Swedish Author and Playwright Per Olov Enquist died at 85 years: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/forfatteren-po-enquist-er-doed He wrote the 1999 novel The Visit of the Royal Physician, and won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature.
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    Death By Jazz

    Free jazz pioneer Henry Grimes. who has collaborated with the likes of Anita O'Day and Pharao Sanders, died at 84 years: http://www.brooklynvegan.com/jazz-great-henry-grimes-rip/
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    Political Frailty

    Former Republican Arizona Governor Jane Dee Hull died at 84 years: https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/04/17/former-arizona-governor-jane-dee-hull-and-her-husband-terry-hull-have-died/5152662002/ She became the second woman in history to serve as Governor of Arizona, an office she held from 1997 to 2003. She also served as the 16th Secretary of State of Arizona from 1995 to 1997.
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    Cartoonists And Animators

    he also won the Academy Award in 1981 for Best Animated Short for his work on the film Munro
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    Journalists

    One of the greatest german journalists and publisher Ulrich Kienzle died at 83 years: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/zum-tod-des-fernsehjournalisten-ulrich-kienzle-16729316.html He was one of the most notable experts on politics and coulture of the near and middle east. I really enjoyed listening to his statements about political situations in the world. sad loss
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    The 100 Club

    Roman-Catholic Bishop Aldo Mongiano dead at 100 years: https://www.ilmonferrato.it/articolo/p_mI9Oy_u0CHKr9ZuyuGKQ/e-morto-mons-aldo-mongiano
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    The 9th Death of 2020

    Harry Belafonte again!
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