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Labour politician, Army officer and ex-Times correspondent Lord Alun Gwynn Jones turns 100 today! He was ennobled by Harold Wilson in 1964 to serve as the worlds only Minister of Disarmament. After he retired from thr Lords in 2015, he said "I told Wilson that I would take the job if I was not expected to support every aspect of Labour policy. Wilson puffed on his pipe and said "not many of us do". Happy Birthday and welcome to the 100 Club

Canadian Novelist and short story writer Andrew Weiner, whose works of science fiction include Among the Missing and This is the Year Zero, dead at 70 years: https://www.benjaminsparkmemorialchapel.ca/ServiceDetails.aspx?snum=136089&fg=0&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

American Sculptor and painter John Henry Waddell dead at 98 years: https://eu.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/12/02/john-henry-waddell-arizona-artist-known-for-nude-sculptures-phoenix-herberger-theater/2586919001/ He was famous and perhaps best known for his nude sculptures. Over the course of his artistic career, he taught at both the Illinois Institute of Technology and Arizona State University.

American writer Andrew Clements whose debut children's novel, Frindle, won the Christopher Award and fifteen other literary prizes, dead at 70 years: https://b985.fm/maine-author-behind-childrens-classic-frindle-has-passed-away/ His other works include the Pets to the Rescue series, the Jake Drake books, and stand-alone novels entitled Lunch Money, Lost and Found, and We the Children.

Egyptian icon of Pop music Shaaban Abdel Rahim dead at 62 years: https://www.cairoscene.com/Buzz/National-Icon-Shaaban-Abdel-Reheem-Dies-at-Age-62 He caused controversy with his 2000 song "I Hate Israel."

George Atkinson III passed away at 27 years: https://schooltips.com.ng/george-atkinson-iii-passed-away-obituary-cause-of-death/ He played for Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets.

Mutaib bin Abdulaziz al Saud, brother of Saudi King Salman dead at 88 years: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/saudi-arabia/20191202/saudi-king-salmans-brother-passes-away

Former Football player and Manager Pat Sullivan dead at 69 years: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/pat-sullivan-auburn-quarterback-heisman-dies/12k5s3r53836i11k8xtkhs6ded He was TCU's head coach from 1992 to 1997; formerly played quarterback in the NFL for the Falcons and Redskins and won the Heisman Trophy in 1971 at Auburn University.

American priest Harold Rahm, well known for his work with gangs in El Paso, dead at 100 years: https://correio.rac.com.br/_conteudo/2019/11/campinas_e_rmc/885147-padre-haroldo-morre-aos-100-anos.html

Sir Michael Howard dead at 97 years: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/30/sir-michael-howard-distinguished-historian-dies-aged-97 The Financial Times described him at "Britains greatest living historian"

Korean-American philosopher Jaegwon Kim, best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem, dead at 85 years. https://www.apaonline.org/news/479908/In-Memoriam-Jaegwon-Kim.htm He served as the president of the American Philosophical Association during the late 1980s.

Tony Karalius dead at 76 years: https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/ex-wigan-player-tony-karalius-passes-away-1-10128905

de Havilland is dead https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/nov/29/terry-de-havilland-the-rocknroll-cobbler-dies-aged-81

Voted for Alan Greenspan

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50578512

No suggestion is needed for Dick van dyke and Tony Bennett, as both are already included in the official Deathlist for years. Christopher Plummer and Ennio Morricone, both of whom I think are good recommendations. Big, well-known names, but at the moment both are still active and in good health.

Internationally-acclaimed chef, cookbook author, and restaurant owner who appeared on MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen Gary Rhodes dead at 59 years: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10431598/gary-rhodes-dead-masterchef-star/

American navy admiral James L. Holloway dead at 97 years: https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/people/chiefs-of-naval-operations/admiral-james-l--holloway-iii/lifetime-service.html

American Cartoonist Gahan Wilson dead at 89 years. He was known for his macabre sense of humor. He created cartoons for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and National Lampoon and also worked as a film critic for The Twilight Zone Magazine. http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/11/22/gahan-wilson-1930-2019/

Not sure if he is "famous enough" to become an UK-Obit....?

Placekicker Fred Cox, who was selected to the 1970 Pro Bowl and played in the NFL from 1963-1977 for the Minnesota Vikings, died at 80 years: https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-mourn-passing-of-legendary-kicker-nerf-football-inventor-fred-cox

Liberian politician and attorney Charles Brumskine who was the Political Leader of the Liberty Party, dead at 68 years: https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/cllr-charles-walker-brumskine-dies/ He came in third place in the 2005 presidential election, receiving nearly 14% of the vote.

DEAD https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/walter-freiwald-ist-tot-medienbericht-66170828.bild.html

Former Prime Minister (2010-2015) of Sri Lanka DM Jayaratne dead at 88 years: http://www.hirunews.lk/228574/former-prime-minister-d-m-jayaratne-passes-away

Breaking news: Sweden drops preliminary investigation alleged rape by Julian Assange: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50473792