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People's Artist of USSR in 1970. They fall like flies.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!

Former Sudan Prime Minister Babiker Awadalla turns 101 today.

Well, here you go.

As a European Commissioner he'll get it. No doubts.

Carlo Ripa di Meana dead at 88.

Carlo Ripa di Meana dead at 88. Congrats, deadsox.

What is Sree Sree Shivakumara Pneumoniaswamiji obitabilty? Not much I guess.

Drol's perennial pick and favorite Le Duc Anh has been hospitalized in desperate conditions and Vietnam top politicians already bid him farewell. I think his time is finally up.

RIP: Cryne, Elias (J), Falkholt, Miller, Zarin. Locks:Bracknell, Gilbert, Jowell, Vervoort Very Likely: Tapie, José, Francis, McCain 50/50:Cappotelli, Goldberg, Lorimer Not Likely: Nolan, Heine, Lima, Clegg Anyway tomorrow is 50 days of lead. Not bad.

It was astounding.

He's a sick twisted fuck. It seems he's fine now, however.

An IP recently modified Kim Song Ae's (second wife of Kim Il-Sung) wiki page adding her death, which apparently happened in September 2014. The IP does not seem a troll and his other contributions are all legit, plus he cites this as a source, tough I could not verify its reliability using Google Translate. Since 2014 was a suspected date of death which was added some time ago to Korean wiki, I think it may be true overall. Kim Song Ae was 89 and reportedly in poor health. The regime declared her insane many years ago, fearing she would damage the leagacy of Kim Il-Sung. In 2011 she was so ill her son Kim Pyong-Il came back to North Korea while on a diplomatic mission to visit her. As she was rejected by the regime, there will never be official NK confirmation, but this is enough for me.

Loughlin spoilt my team. The rest may be goners.

There's a whole world beside Gord Downie, man!

I was referring to the fact the joke came about a month later.

Yes, those Baptist shootings and bombings throughout Europe have exhausted all of us.

On my B-team, which is doing well. Damn me excluding her and Tsvangirai.

85 today!

1964 People Artist of USSR Tamara Nizhnikova has died aged 92. Not on this list, though.

It's not easy to write headlines. If I have to judge last year: 1)Mary Tyler No Moore: Well, we already knew this. It's good, but largely expected. 6/10 2)Joost Over the Line: Oh, this is genius! Funny and appropriated for rugby. Great. 9/10 3)Rockefeller has given his all: That's not funny and makes me think they tried and tried to come up with something good, but Rockefeller was so boring it was all vane. 3/10 4)No Moors Mr. Nice Guy: Well played and funny, not original, but still not banal though. 8.5/10 5)Gone With Noakes: very very predictable. 6/10 6)Summer Wine corked: I did not like it. Where's the calembour? 4/10 7)Christie out for The Count: Banal headline for a boxer. Could have been better. 4/10 8)Tombstone Cowboy: Now that's pure absolute genius! The perfect headline. 10/10 9)Didn't he do well? So so. I expected it to be better. 5/10 10)Reign ends for the King of Comedy: That's just awful. No jokes here, nothing to see. 3/10 11)Clock runs out for La Motta: Another bad boxer headline. Again. 4/10 12)From Dawn to Dust: Good and funny. 8/10 13)Boothanasia! That's a bit exaggerated to be considered funny. 6/10 14)Hef in Hell?! I remember this was originally "The Playboy man's done" and the former is fairly better In fact Hef in Hell?! has been one of my favourite headlines. 8.5/10 15)Tragically RIP: Another one which was written a long time ago. Too predictable. 6/10 16)Domino's toppled: Short and funny. I liked it. 8/10 17)Taking the Mickey: not so good. Bucharest in Peace was muuuch better. 5/10

It's between Silvio, Renzi and a full blooded Arab called Di Maio. More depressing than this...

Dewar won't get an obit. He's always been an isolated guy. I'll get my coat...

So the survivors are: *Mary Carlisle (1914), very recognizable actress and famous on her own in the 30s. Think she might get decent coverage when she goes. *Don Marion Davis (1917) believed to have died in 2012, resurrected for his 100th birthday. Career ended in 1925. *Fay McKenzie (1918) Indeed had a decent adult career as a character actress. Might sneak an obit. *Diana Serra Cary (1918) The one and only Baby Peggy. The last great star from silent movies. *Dorothy Morrison (1919) Obscure. *Silas Hathaway (1919) Played the Newborn Kid in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. *Louise Watson (1919) of Watson family fame. *Jack C. Edwards (1920) Obscure, but was interviewed bu the Guardian three years ago. Worked with Norman Lloyd. *Billy Watson (1923) of Watson family fame. *Kathleen O'Malley (1924), adult character actress with small child roles. *Donnie Smith (1924) of Our Gang. ????? *Mildred Kornman (1925) of Our Gang. Looks incredibly good despite her age. *Garry Watson (1928) of Watson family fame.

70 today!