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    Centenarians Deadpool 2020

    Give it a try. Ruthie Thompson Roberta McCain Boris Pahor S. Prestley Blake Bernardino Pinera Ronald Atkins Dame Vera Lynn Hutton Gibson Vittore Bocchetta Lawrence Ferlinghetti Anne Buydens James Lovelock Nehemiah Persoff Aldo Mongiano Annie Glenn
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Actually negative. Never had it, he was just trying to simulate symptoms to be released.
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    Queen Elizabeth II

    She is probably addressing the nation on the reason why Camilla didn't get corona from Charles.
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    Political Frailty

    Botswana has two former cranky old Foreign Ministers: Archibald Mogwe (1921) and his successor Gaositwe Chiepe (1922). Life expectancy in the country is 66 years.
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    Death By Jazz

    'Twas COVID even for him
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    William Frankland

    First comments suggested he didn't. Other Twitter users have confirmed, but a formal obit still has to be issued.
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Radio Clyde founder (or co-founder) Lord James Gordon of Strathblane has died of COVID at 83. The late Hamish Wilson often worked for Radio Clyde.
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    William Frankland

    Yes, I know he is, but better keep the dead tag until an obit appears.
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    The 100 Club

    Fauja Singh turns 109 today! He probably does not, but is one year older anyway.
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Roman Catholic cardinal Angelo De Donatis hospitalized for COVID.
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    The great John Astin turns 90 today!
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    Coronavirus death toll 2020

    Italy's new cases today have been 50% lower than yesterday. Measures giving their fruit and probably a big reservoir of ill people not tested is finally running out of steam. Hope this goes on; government is already discussing reopening for mid-April.
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    Political Frailty

    Lee Teng-hui won't be informed of Hau Pei-tsun's death. Bleak....
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    Oldest Living State Leaders DP

    Luis Echeverria
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    Oldest Living State Leaders DP

    Twenty-first round masterlist: ThereWillBeDeaths7: Lee Teng-hui Bibliogryphon: Josip Manolic SusanStoHelit: Francisco Morales Bermudez Lafaucheuse: Hyun Soong-jong Ulitzer95: Jules Sedney The Quim Reaper: Tun Tin Newjack: Arnaldo Forlani chilean way: Giorgio Napolitano theoldlady: Jimmy Carter drol: Luis Echeverria
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    Oldest Living State Leaders DP

    Twenty-first round: 1)Hyun Soong-jong (1919), Prime Minister of South Korea 2)Josip Manolic (1920), Prime Minister of Croatia 3)Kim Yong-ju (1920), vacancy Head of State of North Korea 4)Tun Tin (1920), Prime Minister of Burma 5)Mustafa ben Halim (1921), Prime Minister of Lybia 6)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921), President of PerĂ¹ 7)Luis Echeverria (1922), President of Mexico 8)Milos Jakes (1922), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 9)Jules Sedney (1922), Prime Minister of Suriname 10)Branislav Soskic (1922) President of Communist Montenegro 11) Lee Teng-hui (1923), President of Taiwan 12)Francesc Badia Batalla (1923), Episcopal Veguer of Andorra 13)Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Prime Minister and President of Laos 14)Tomiichi Murayama (1924) Prime Minister of Japan 15)Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924) Prime Minister of Morocco 16)Kenneth Kaunda (1924) President of Zambia 17)Jimmy Carter (1924), President of United States of America 18)Lubomir Strougal (1924), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 19)Guillermo Rodriguez Lara (1924), President of Ecuador 20)Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prime Minister of Jordan 21)Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), President of Tanzania 22)Giorgio Napolitano (1925), President of Italy 23)Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia 24)Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925), Chairman of Council of Ministers of Afghanistan 25)Ali Bozer (1925), Prime Minister of Turkey 26)Yang Hyong-sop (1925), Chairman of the Presidium of North Korea 27)Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Prime Minister of Italy 28)Tran Thiem Khiem (1925), Prime Minister of South Vietnam 29)Valery Giscard d'Estaing (1926), President of France 30)Ema Derossi-Bjelajac (1926), President of Socialist Croatia So Hau Pei-tsun has died just a year after suffering a serious stroke. Being the chosen one to replace beloved Leah Bracknell, I give @The Quim Reaper my most heartfelt condolences. As a consolation, you are now at the joint top of the scoreboard. New entry is obscure President of Socialist Croatia Ema Derossi-Bjelajac, who held the Presidency for a year before being succedeed by Ante Markovic. Choose your picks!
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Yes, I already reported it in his own thread. Seems he will be discharged in a few days, anyway.
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    Political Frailty

    Lee Teng-hui's condition likely deteriorated according to this tribute from a close friend.
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    Time Added

    Ugh, considering what is happening around he might want to go back and try another time!
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Gavazzi was better today, though still in ICU.
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Italian Milano-Sanremo winner Pierino Gavazzi in ICU with COVID-19. Dominican merengue singer and former Santo Domingo Mayor Johnny Ventura positive to COVID and in ICU. Was being treated for a fall and chronic bronchitis. Argentine football legend "El Loco" Hugo Gatti in ICU in Madrid with a very serious COVID pneumonia. Explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, critically ill with COVID.
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    A classical underlying issue.
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    Notable Coronavirus Victims

    Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Bennie G. Adkins critically ill with COVID. The outcome does not look too promising...
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