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    Dead Pop Stars

    Who? As long as it's not Klymaxx.... SC Have a certified gold single and 5 top 40 hits, including 2 in the top 5 and be mocked on a forum about death - it's a good job poor Sonny is dead so he can't feel this pain.
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    Places With Silly Names

    There's a Dykes Way near me. I always smirk at Cockfosters on the London Tube as well.
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    Dead Pop Stars

    Sonny Geraci, lead singer of The Outsiders and Climax, has died aged 69.
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    African Leaders - Despots and Democratic

    President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has extended his stay in Great Britain for further tests and treatments of an unknown illness. He often travels to the UK for medical check-ups and treatments, however recently he has been the victim of death hoaxes, which has led to the Nigerian Government officially denying his death.
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    Baseball

    Mark Brownson, MLB player for the Colorado Rockies (1998-1999) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2000), has died aged 41.
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    Radio 4

    Howard Philpott, a BBC newsreader, most known for doing the 6 o'clock news on Radio 4, has died. Edit: Here is a BBC obituary.
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    Minimalists (and other classical composers/musicians)

    Gervase de Peyer, principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra (1956-1973), and conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra, has died aged 90.
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    Journalists

    Mark Spitz, an American music journalist, author and playwright, has died aged 47. He contributed to Spin, The New York Times, New York Post and Vanity Fair, amongst others.
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    Political Frailty

    I found this curious too, because at first I thought he was just referring to Gerald Kaufman. But then when I checked, Gerald Kaufman didn't actually vote - which in itself I think means he's really near the end as MPs have been taken out of hospital and on life support machines to vote when it's so important. In which case it seems there are some new deathly figures haunting the Labour benches and I don't just mean the ghost of Lenin whispering in Corbyn's ear. The practice of wheeling MPs in on life-support machines ended decades ago, and the parliamentary convention of having someone on the opposing side abstaining with you (so the vote reflected the vote if everybody attended) was brought in. Correct - however pairing only applies to 1 or 2 line whips. This was a 3 line whip and therefore didn't apply.
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    Political Frailty

    Democratic US Congressman Alvin Baldus, representing Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives (1975-1981), has died aged 90.
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    Minimalists (and other classical composers/musicians)

    Max Wilcox, a classical record producer and winner of 5 Grammys, who worked closely with Arthur Rubinstein, has died aged 88.
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    Dead Pop Stars

    Robert Dahlqvist, guitarist and vocalist for Swedish rock band The Hellacopters, has died aged 40.
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    Rugby Players

    Colin Hutton, player for Hull in the 1950s and coach representative for Great Britain in the 1960s, has died aged 90. Edit: Here is a BBC obituary.
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    The 100 Club

    Ruline Steininger, a rather sweet old lady who was determined to live to see America's first female President, has unfortunately died aged 103 without her dream being fulfilled.
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    Cricket Thread. Only Mad Dogs And Englishmen

    Stuart Pollock, the last surviving Irish cricketer to play before WWII, has died aged 96. After retiring from playing, he went on to be President of the Irish Cricket Union.
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    Only Famous For Being Ill And Dying

    Gordon Aikman, motor neurone disease campaigner and former director of communications for the Better Together campaign has died aged 31. A hit in some of the pools I think.
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    Ice Hockey Players

    Jeff Sauer, coach of the Wisconsin Badgers, assistant coach to the US National Team (1985, 1992), and coach of the US Paralympic Sled Hockey Team (2010 - Gold, 2014 - Gold), has died aged 73.
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    American Football Players

    John Hilton, NFL Tight End for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1965-1969), Green Bay Packers (1970), Minnesota Vikings (1971) and Detroit Lions (1972-1973), has died aged 74.
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    Political Frailty

    I found this curious too, because at first I thought he was just referring to Gerald Kaufman. But then when I checked, Gerald Kaufman didn't actually vote - which in itself I think means he's really near the end as MPs have been taken out of hospital and on life support machines to vote when it's so important. In which case it seems there are some new deathly figures haunting the Labour benches and I don't just mean the ghost of Lenin whispering in Corbyn's ear. Did Grahame Morris or Ronnie Campbell vote? Nick Boles didn't vote as at the hospital. Good shout!
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    Political Frailty

    I found this curious too, because at first I thought he was just referring to Gerald Kaufman. But then when I checked, Gerald Kaufman didn't actually vote - which in itself I think means he's really near the end as MPs have been taken out of hospital and on life support machines to vote when it's so important. In which case it seems there are some new deathly figures haunting the Labour benches and I don't just mean the ghost of Lenin whispering in Corbyn's ear.
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    Hospitalised!

    Almost two years after being poisoned falling ill, Vladimir Kara-Murza is hospitalised once again.
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    World War II Veterans

    Flight Lieutenant Bernard Brown, the last surviving New Zealander to fight in the Battle of Britain, has died aged 99. RIP.
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    Political Frailty

    José Antonio Alonso, Spanish Interior Minister (2004-2006) and Defence Minister (2006-2008), has died aged 56.
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Bill Craig, an American swimmer who was part of the 4x100m Men's Medley Relay Team which won Gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died aged 71.
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    African Leaders - Despots and Democratic

    Étienne Tshisekedi, Prime Minister of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) on 3 brief occasions in 1991, 1992-1993 and 1997, and opposition leader has died aged 84. Edit: Here is a BBC obituary.
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