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British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch died on this day in 1999 aged 79 .She was critically acclaimed and thought by many to be one of the best british writers of the second half of the 20th century. Arrgh meant to put this on the death anniversary thread!

Oscar night actor Nick Nolte celebrates his 79th birthday today.

According to a randomiser which I used out of curiosity after I had already picked Honor Blackman, Genesis p orridge is the most likely to be the next to die.Came out the most after 50 random shuffle picks. Honor Blackman, Prince Philip, William H Gates and David Crosby amongst others are safe this year as they didnt come out at all. Olivia and Peter Sutcliffe less so... IF randomiser is a reliable guide!

Robert Conrad has passed away aged 84.Star of tv series The Wild Wild west amongst other acting roles. Never sure if American actors and actresses passing should go in this thread, the Hollywood possibilities thread or both?!

American actor Robert Conrad has died aged 84 it has been announced. A DDP pick for some

http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/the-last-of-the-tigers-frank-losonsky.html Frank Losonsky ,the last survivor of the "flying tigers" , otherwise known formally as the first american volunteer group of the chinese air force, has died aged 99. They were a group of volunteers compromised of US pilots from the United States air corps and navy and marine corps, tasked with defending China against Japanese attack during world war two. The end of an era as they say.

https://variety.com/2020/film/features/liza-minnelli-judy-garland-bob-fosse-rehab-1203490846/ Liza has given an interview. Her first in a while.

I suspect for better or worse that we will likely be seeing the end of his political career very soon.

Arguably should or could also go in the journalist thread or another thread I cant find around comics etc but anyway Victor Gorelick, editor in chief of Archie comics has passed away aged 78.

Irish broadcaster Keelin Shanley has died aged just 51 RTE has announced.

I think the BBC tends towards being pro establishment or pro the prevailing wisdom rather than pro any political party . Now being pro establishment can benefit the current government but it is not quite the same as being pro a particular party or left or right.

I choose Honor Blackman but I have just used a randomised website and did it 50 times to see what the rest of the year would bring according to it! IF and it is a big IF the process is an accurate reflection and predictor for the year ahead Then the rest of the year will play out as follows according to the results! The name that came out most was Genesis P orridge 4 times so looks like a goner. The following names then came out the most frequently. According to the randomiser those most likely to die this year are Peter Sutcliffe Vera Lynn Jimmy Carter General Pervez Musharraf Dick Cheney Olivia De Havilland Lester Piggott Leon Spinks Bob Dole Jean Marie Le Pen Imelda Marcos The names that never came out at all and thus are safe if the randomiser is true are... Prince Philip William H Gates Dick Van Dyke Pierre Cardin David Crosby Joanne Woodward Angela Lansbury Bob Barker Alan Greenspan Abdelaziz Bouteflika Honor Blackman Leslie Phillips Tony Bennett Harry Belafonte Jacques Delors Prunella Scales It will be interesting to see how accurate this random process turns out to be! All names not listed were only drawn once.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/obituaries/roger-kahn-who-lifted-sportswriting-with-boys-of-summer-dies-at-92.html American author Roger Kahn has died aged 92.His most famous work 'The boys of summer' ,popular amongst teenage boys, is a sort of coming of age type of novel , is seen as a classic in its genre by some.

Well spotted your hunch is correct.I have just looked it up.

Iconic french singer and actress Juliette Greco turns 93 today. Many happy returns!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10911089/meredith-kercher-dad-dead-hit-run/ The 77 year old father of Meredith kercher, the british victim in an internationally well known murder case in Italy , has been killed as a result of a hit and run accident.

https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/news-and-media/matty-roseberry-peter-brown/ Durham cricket club has announced two separate deaths of colleagues on their website. Matty Roseberry who became one of the clubs directors in 1992 and umpire Peter Brown have both passed away.

Please do not mention the sorepoint of Dallas dreamt season to me!!I loved that season and some of the character development and storyline direction and it was all wiped out at the turn of a shower sprinkler switch! To make it worse most Dallas fans didnt seem to like that season and were glad the slate was wiped clean.Im in a small minority.

Oh dear .YouTube star JayStation gas been arrested after allegedly faking his girlfriends death in order to boost his subscriber numbers.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/10909437/poeti-norac-dead-24-french-surfing-champion-australia/ The world of surfing is in mourning after french surfing champion Poeti Norac died aged just 24 only months after she moved to Australia to start a new life. The circumstances of her death are unknown.

Can we include the deaths of political careers in this broad understanding of death ?Because if we are going then credit were it is due I should be praised for the deaths of the political careers of Jo Swinson, Derek Mackay ,Caroline Flint and after the reshuffle next week Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey!

Trust me you ain't seen nothing yet!!

The grim reaper is only using the best enemas this year that's why!No cheapo Superdrug stuff!

The beautiful Hollywood actress Mamie Van Doren celebrates her 89th birthday today.

Scouse showbiz legend Jimmy Tarbuck celebrates his milestone 80th birthday today. Many happy returns!