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Photo from Shi Ping's 111th birthday. Back on oxygen but looks always the same.

Dwamena recently had his permanent defibrillator removed as he thought it was the cause of his problems. Not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Tajik 60s commie leader Nizoramo Zaripova turns 100. Although she says she is in good health, she has been hospitalised mutiple times this year due to heart disease.

Israel just announced they "killed Hamas commander". Pretty sure it 's not Sinwar.

Advent Avalanche Form Guide #11 Zhang Lixiong Long March veteran, founding major general of PLA, deputy in the 70s, moderate political dissident, supercentenarian. Zhang Lixiong had an out-of-ordinary life and his death is being even more extraordinary. Suffering from dementia, in ICU for months in 2021, on nasal cannula for years, in ICU six months in 2023 from which he bounced back. Now only him and his nemesis Wang Fuzhi (doing an ICU stunt himself) left among the more than 1000 founding major generals of PLA. How long will this medical miracle carry on?

Masatoshi Wakabayashi and Kosuke Hori both dead at 89. Also Yoshinori Ohno from your list died in July.

Wang Fuzhi appears to be "recovering from an illness" in ICU. Tough battle between him and Zhang Lixiong.

Hamas chief in Gaza Yahya Sinwar surrounded by Israeli forces as he hides in a bunker under Shifa hospital. Don't know if this is true, but in the case he wouldn't get out alive.

Danilo Astori dead at 83.

Padmanabha Acharya dead at 92.

Chinese comfort woman Li Meijin dead at 97. Down to nine living comfort women in Mainland China.

Hiroyuki Hosoda dead at 79.

Zheng Zhubo dead at 101.

Wen Jian dead at 105. Only Wang Fuzhi and the invincible Zhang Lixiong left as founding major generals.

Heath of X Japan dead of cancer at 55.

Brazilian actress and presenter Lolita Rodrigues dead at 94.

José Maria Marin in ICU after stroke, but seemingly not in danger.

Welcome Ecuador military dictator Guillermo Rodriguez Lara to the club! A biography will be out soon to celebrate.

Former dictator of Guinea Moussa Dadis Camara kidnapped from prison (or maybe not) and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

Hospitalised after minor fall.

Zhong Tienong dead at 85.

Last survivor of the Great Train Robbery, Bobby Welch, dead at 94 and straight to QO.

China's indiscussed lord for ten years, successor of Jiang Zemin, and most unexpressive man in the history of mankind, Hu Jintao, seems to be doing very bad, expecially for a Chinese cadre. Hu was escorted out of the CPC congress this morning and seemed completely unaware of his surroundings. Rumours of Parkinson's, Alzherimer's and heart disease have been circulating for the last few years and the physical decline since 2019 is evident, as he now needs some assistance walking. 80 in December.

Fails to attend Li Keqiang's funeral.

Wei Wei dead at 101.