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Kosei Kamo has died aged 84. Him and his doubles partner were the first Japanese players to win a Grand Slam tournament, taking the Men's Doubles at the US Open (1955). http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/01/12/more-sports/tennis/kosei-kamo-1955-u-s-open-mens-doubles-champion-dies-84/#.WHfNRLGZNsM

Harry Taylor, who played for Newcastle United (1955-1960), has died aged 81. https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/harry-taylor-1935-2017 Faig Jabbarov, who played on the Azerbaijani national team, has died aged 44. http://www.interpress.az/60760-futbolu-faiq-cabbarov-dnyasn-dyidi.html#.WHfJV7GZNsN

Brian Fletcher, an English jockey who won the Grand National 3 times (1968, 1973, 1974), has died aged 69. He rode Red Rum, and it was on that horse that he achieved record time in 1973 - a record that stood for 17 years. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/12/brian-fletcher-grand-national-winning-jockey-red-rum

Already posted in a tonne of other threads. Not like Thatcher to be wasteful is it? Is everybody else not referring to Tony Booth the actor? I can't find anyone referring to Tony Booth the Beatles Poster Artist.

One of those Whatever Happened to....he was everywhere at one point. RIP. I agree, quite a shame really. Here's a BBC obit if anyone is interested.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-38596584

Are you referring to Tony Booth the artist of The Beatles posters instead of Antony Booth the actor? He's the only one that has died as far as I'm aware.

Not the Tony Booth we were looking for.

Professor Anthony King, a Canadian-born British psephologist has died aged 82. Those in the UK may well remember him best as a commentator on the BBC's General Election coverage. It's on the live blog here under an entry at 9:34am. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2017/jan/12/gerard-coyne-launches-manifesto-in-unite-leadership-contest-politics-live?page=with:block-58774d39e4b0710de27b8bcf#block-58774d39e4b0710de27b8bcf

Dude -- link or it didn't happen. This isn't goddamn school, you don't get to assign homework. SC http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/sporty-walki/szermierka,nie-zyje-ryszard-parulski-zmarl-mistrz-swiata-we-florecie,artykul,749144,1,990.html Apologies - Hopefully your Polish is stronger than your Italian.

Making Songs of Praise Great Again

Tony Rosato, an Italian/Canadian actor, has died aged 62. He appeared on Saturday Night Live for one season, and he also did lots of voice work, including voicing Luigi from Mario Bros. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/01/11/tony-rosato-veteran-of-sctv-and-saturday-night-live-dead-at-62.html

Charles Lyell, 3rd Baron Lyell, has died aged 77. He served in The House of Lords, as a Conservative Whip from 1979-1984, followed by working in The Northern Ireland Office 1984-1989. The Barony has become extinct on his death. http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lyell/1865

Manlio Rocchetti, Italian makeup artist, has died aged 73. He won an Academy Award in 1989 for his makeup work in Driving Miss Daisy. http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2017/01/10/news/addio_al_premio_oscar_manlio_rocchetti_il_truccatore_delle_star-155779984/

Leonard French OBE, an award-winning Australian artist, has died aged 88. He's most notable for his stained glass works. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/leonard-french-remembered-as-craftsman-behind-ngvs-kaleidoscopic-stained-glass-ceiling/news-story/9eb0bb72f116e6d3ce2ff21d7f06247a

Unlikely. The Danes seem to treat it the way we do, job for life. She'd be breaking tradition if she abdicated. I personally agree, I don't think she will abdicate, although if she does then I think she'd be one to watch. Then again, if Prince Henrik goes first (keeping in mind he's 82) then I think she could potentially follow soon after him.

Now that it's morning in America Trump is tweeting again. There's a news conference scheduled for 4:00pm GMT.

Adenan Satem, incumbent Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (2014-2017), has died aged 72 of a heart attack. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/sarawak-chief-minister-dies-of-heart-attack

Lucinda da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws, the first woman Prime Minister of The Netherlands Antilles (1977), has died aged 87.* http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/first-female-prime-minister-of-the-netherlands-antilles-has-died/ *Article refers to her as Lucina, although almost everywhere else she is mentioned as Lucinda.

http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/danish-royal-family/danish-royal-expert-predict-that-queen-margrethe-will-abdicate-74750 Rumours she is preparing to abdicate. Maybe not for health reasons, but perhaps one to watch?

Where'd you read that?? Or is it just a guess? But I've read that Carl Bernstein piece about him tonight if that's what you mean. It's building up nicely... Here

Ryszard Parulski, a Polish Fencer, has died aged 78. He won Silver at the 1964 Olympics and Bronze at the 1968 Olympics.

TK Whitaker - Irish Economist and Public Servant dies aged 100. http://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0109/843778-whitaker-death/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/martin-mcguinness-declines-to-disclose-details-of-his-illness-1.2930719 A more recent article mentioning rumoured heart issues.

DJ Crazy Toones has died aged 45 from a heart attack. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7648014/dj-crazy-toones-wc-maad-circle-death-reactions

Have you got a link? https://twitter.com/theveteranparty/status/817142953093300225 Only tweet I can find for anyone suggesting pancreatic cancer. http://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/01/05/news/sinn-fein-refuses-to-clarify-mcguinness-health-problems-865742/