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First real notable death of the 2020s in my book.

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Terry Jones by the end of the month.

The 12 dropped at a glance June Brown Barbara Walters Ed Asner Vanessa Redgrave Jimmy Greaves Sidney Poitier Cleo Laine Loretta Lynn Mikhail Gorbechev Little Richard Larry King Tina Turner

My first thoughts on this year's list is we are heading for a record! Duke of Edinburgh deservedly top, Dick Van Dyke surprisingly way high up, interesting newbies.

What if a 2019 candidate carks it before midnight?

Now confined to a care home although she loves it, now 92 and a 70s comedy great so deserves her own thread. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/ab-fab-star-june-whitfield-11706481

John Shuker, Oxford United's all time appearance record holder has died aged 77. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/18128129.warm-tributes-paid-oxford-united-gentleman-john-shuker/

Really?

Doris Day then Robert Mugabe in terms of notability but Jeffrey Epstein then Keith Flint in terms of coverage.

My 2020 team George Maharis Pearl Carr Frank O'Farrell Betty White Pete Murray Gerd Muller (joker) Peter Oosterhuis Earl Cameron Sidney Poitier Lindsay Lohan Kenneth Cope Liza Minelli Don Larsen Darlene Love Jack Nicholson Alan Rothwell Billy Bingham Ernie Moss Sandy Gall Brian Blessed Substitutes Bill Cosby Prince Andrew George Alagiah

2020: Duke of Edinburgh 2021: David Attenborough 2022: Pele 2023: Mick Jagger 2024: OJ Simpson 2025: Queen Elizabeth II 2026: Bobby Charlton 2027: Bill Clinton 2028: Elton John 2029: Justin Bieber

Rolf Harris is long overdue for his DL debut, 90 next year and now has to use a walking stick per recent pictures.

My final alterations Keep: Tutu and Lynn in, Poitier demoted to sub, Britton already dead. New and returning : Dick Cheney and Julie Goodyear in, Charlton out, Bellamy already dead, sub: Desmond Morris.

Canadian rapper Bvlly shot dead in street on Christmas Eve aged 24. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/canadian-rapper-bvlly-24-dead-21159756

Still have a gut feeling Stiles won't even make 2020 never mind 2021.

Stiles to make two boys of '66 gone within a week then that's your lot.

This means we've now beaten last year's total of 12.

Looks like 2020 is set to be a really big hurdle for him.

Too late to make this year's Sports Personality of the Year obituary section.

Next year's top 10 as it stands should be. 1. Kirk Douglas 2. Vera Lynn 3. Jimmy Carter 4. Duke Of Edinburgh 5. Olivia De Havilland 6. Bob Dole 7. Alex Trebek 8. Javier Perez De Cuellar 9. Henry Kissinger 10. Bob Barker

Petr Malek, Czech shooter who won silver in skeet at the Sydney 2000 Olympics has died at the age of 58. https://www.idnes.cz/sport/ostatni/zemrel-petr-malek-olympijsky-medailista-ve-skeetu.A191130_174535_sporty_ten

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My 2020 list Keep Kirk Douglas Olivia De Havilland Duke of Edinburgh Vera Lynn Jimmy Carter Pierre Cardin Bob Dole Henry Kissinger Javier Perez De Cuellar Bob Barker Murray Walker Emperor Akihito Betty White Stirling Moss Nobby Stiles Barbara Walters Honor Blackman Harry Belafonte Jimmy Greaves Sidney Poitier Mikhail Gorbachev Tony Britton Prunella Scales Little Richard Larry King New and returning Pope Benedict Olivia Newton John Jill Gascoine Leslie Phillips Mel Brooks Sean Connery Stanley Baxter Rolf Harris Ennio Morricone Tom Baker Barbara Windsor Nicholas Parsons Kenneth Cope Sandy Gall John Hume Terry Jones Angela Lansbury David Bellamy David Prowse David Attenborough Tony Bennett George Alagiah Jack Charlton Desmond Morris Alex Trebek

Godfrey Gao makes five.