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John Burke Shelley, guitarist and vocalist for Budgie, has died aged 71. He suffered an aortic aneurysm in 2010 and further refused treatment in 2020. Obituaries: The Guardian, Daily Mail

Maria Ewing, American opera singer and actress, has died aged 71. Also the ex-wife of Sir Peter Hall. Obituary: Daily Mail, The Guardian, BBC

18 January

Don Maynard, Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants (1958), New York Jets (1960-1972) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973) amongst others, has died aged 86. Played with the New York Jets when they won the Super Bowl in 1969. Obituary: Daily Mail

Dead. Obituaries: The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Independent, BBC

Confirmed by the family and quickly receives obituaries from Daily Star, Metro, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Express and The Independent.

Andrew Jennings, investigative journalist who worked to expose the corruption at the IOC and FIFA, has died aged 78. Contributed pieces to BBC Radio 4, World in Action and Panorama.

Bob Saget, comedian and actor, dead aged 65. Starred in Full House, Fuller House and provided the voice of Ted in How I Met Your Mother. Local police note no foul play or drugs involved, although TMZ reporting cause unclear. Obituaries: The Sun, Daily Mail, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mirror, BBC

Dee Booher, aka Matilda the Hun, reportedly dead aged 70. Also did some acting work, including Spaceballs.

Again I’ll go with January 9th

Jack Dromey, Labour MP for Birmingham Erdington, dead aged 73. Obituaries: BBC, Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror I think that may qualify as the first ‘shock’ death of the year.

Bernadette Chirac again

Quite literally full of shit.

And now Igor also dead.

S. H. Sarma reportedly dead.

Here is some further updates and information. An intestinal obstruction with possible surgery required.

Jan 9th

Bernadette Chirac

The other was Charles Njonjo, former Attorney General of Kenya who was the first post holder after Kenya gained independence. Before you start arguing about notability a quick search of Njonjo and you’ll see he was discussed in the 100 Club, African Despots, Immortals and Political Frailty threads, as well as being chosen in numerous pools over the years. Read the threads, do your own research and fuck off.

Richard Leakey, Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist and politician, has died aged 77. 2 notable Kenyans in one day. Obituaries: The Independent, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, BBC

Charles Njonjo dead aged 101.

I’ll take 24 please

1. Pelé 2. Vic Elford 3. Leslie Phillips 4. George Perez 5. Shannen Doherty 6. Frank Field 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Linda Nolan 9. Frankie Valli 10. Mikhail Gorbachev Subs: Jacques Delors and Queen Sirkit of Thailand

Guilty on five of the six counts with which she was charged.

1. Henry Danton 2. Luis Echeverria 3. Betty White 4. Leonor Oyarzún 5. Marthe Cohn 6. Arnold Yarrow 7. Nathaniel Fiennes, 21st Baron of Saye and Sele 8. Franca Pilla 9. Al Jaffee 10. Nikolai Lebedev 11. Johnny Johnson 12. Patrick Duffy 13. Yuri Averbakh 14. Alexander Jefferson 15. Lloyd Geering Subs: George Boscawen (9th Viscount Falmouth), Robert Cardenas and Norman Lear.