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Ross Perot dead.

Dead. Finally. Fernando De La Rua.

Weaker sex...

Iraqi Shi'a Marja' Mohammad Hussaini Sharhoudi has died at 94. Maraji are the Supreme legal authority for Shi'a Muslims. They are a limited number and many of them are very ancient. Let's begin. Afghanistan: *Asif Mohseni (1935), the only one left in the Country after the recent death of Mohaqiq Kabuli (11 June). Iran: *Hossein Waheed Khorasani (1921): very ancient and powerful. *Sadeq Rohani (1926) *Naser Makarem Shirazi (1927): an incredible bigot and a dick. *Hossein Noori Hamedani (1925): another hard-liner, which basically means asshole. *Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani (1919): centenarian, still very active. *Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi (1942): so young! *Mohammad Alavi Gorgani (1940) *Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (1928) *Ja'far Sobhani (1929) *Mohammad Ebrahim Jannaati (1933): the progressive one of the bunch. *Abdollah Javadi-Amoli (1933) *Hossein Mazaheri (1934): forgot his right eye somewhere. *Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi (1935) *Yousef Saanei (1937): was also Chairman of the Guardian Council *Kazem al-Haeri (1938) *Mohammad Ali Gerami Qomi (1938) *Asadollah Bayat-Zanjani (1941): another youngster *Reza Hosseini Nassab (1960): will get bored with all that broth *Ali Khamenei (1939): well.... Iraq: *Ali al-Sistani (1930) *Mohammad Yaqoobi (1960): looks 90. Congrats. *Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (1945) *Muhammad Saeed al-Hakim (1934) *Muhammad al-Fayadh (1930) Pakistan: *Muhammad Hussain Najafi (1932) *Bashir al-Najafi (1942)

11 days later... 1)Andrea Camilleri: condition unchanged. Nothing has been released about him. 2)Gigi Simoni: condition unchanged. Nothing has been released about him. 3)Balbir Singh: still at Chandigarh PGI, but recovering and expected to be discharged very soon, according to his daughter. 3)Ershad: now breathing on his own and "well" according to his brother. Full recovery expected. 5)Beji Caid Essebsi: discharged from hospital and resumed his duties. Really had nothing to worry about. 6)Sir Everton Weekes: was never in critical conditions and only suffered a "minor" heart attack and fully recovered. 7)Zaheen Tahira: Taken off life support and shifted to a regular ward from ICU, now expected to make a full recovery. Fuck you, medical science.

Hospitalised fro ultra-minor ailments (a swollen toe). Probably no one out of your list will die in 2019.

Yes, she looks awful and will be a miracle if she makes it to 2020. She is 102 so it won't be a sad day.

Mironov got his obit. Another one who is less likely to get it is Armenian-Russian painter Valerik Apinian, dead back in June (28th June) at 69.

Yes.

Today.

Ershad's condition has improved, he will be removed from life support soon and doctors expect he'll make a full recovery.

Well, 13 left and half year gone. Time for a mid-term check-up: 1)Samu: I don't think it is so bad as it seemed. He could easily see the year out, but no actual updates. 30% 2)Kathleen Blanco: Dead Cert. 100% 3)Leah Bracknell: She is faking it and everyone knows. I will probably die before her. 10% 4)Johnny Clegg: Now terminally ill for good, not much time left. 70% 5)Barry Du Bois: He seems to have everything under control right now. One for 2020. 20% 6)Bill Freehan: Ethernal dementia sufferer who has spent months in hospice care. Could go tomorrow, could pull a Nobby Stiles and last years. 50% 7)Greg Gilbert: Too active on Twitter to be going. He is another Leah Bracknell, a wasted pick. 10% 8)Richard Hadlee: Silent pick. Never have updates, but he has been ill for so much time. 40% 9)Lee Kerslake: Another one who should have died months ago, but somehow is still here. Still, terminally ill. 70% 10)Kerri Parker: Has not posted on social media since April. Could not be a good sign. 50% 11)Harry Reid: Terminally ill at the start of the year, then "in remission". Dork. 50% 12)Fernando Ricksen: How the heill is he still alive? 90% 13)Pat Smullen: Smart pick which did not pay. Congrats, man, you are healed. 2%

Don't jinx it!

Ershad is now on life support (this was denied the first time) and can not be flown to Singapore for treatment.

Eva Marie Saint is 95 today!

92 today!

Arseny Mironov, Russian aeronautical engineer, dead at 101.

0*0.1 = 0. So no increase.

BTW Amalia Aguilar is 95 today!

Yes. Gladly Hollywood Reporter listens to tips, unlike those dorks of Deadline. All well that ends well.

It's been removed from Wiki because "Wordpress" is not a reliable source.... Fuck, dead, he's fucking dead, do you want fucking Times to write an obit? Because it won't happen. This source is a sort of Italian Cartoon Brew and they are always very reliable when it comes to deaths. But some people can be real dickheads, even if they are not.

That was true. Essebsi discharged in excellent health.

That's what I was talking about. Only Ruthie Thompson officially left now.

Ershad is now on life support, overall condition is critical and he can not be send abroad for treatment. That's what his Party says. Anyway they also say he is improving and if the trend of improvement continues he will make a full recovery. Like saying "Your football team is losing 25-0 and there's two minutes left, but if it keeps the ball it will probably win".

Don't worry. Someone promised me we'll have a Milton Quon obit soon.