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Max Angus, Australian painter, has died at 102.

David Bárcena Ríos, Mexican pentathlete (1964, 1968 Olympics) and equestrian (1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics) has died aged 77. He won bronze in the equestrian Team Three-Day Event during the 1980 Moscow Olympics, his fifth time at the Games.

Johnny McCormack, two-time Stanley Cup champion and player with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Black Hawks, has died aged 91.

Eni Faleomavaega, former delegate to the US House of Representatives from American Samoa, has died at age 75. He was the American Samoan delegate from 1989-2015, and before that was the Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa from 1985-1989.

Sir Cosmo Haskard, ex-governor of the Falkland Islands, has died aged 100.

Nikos Koundouros, Greek film director, has died aged 90.

Antony Mitradas, Indian film director, has died aged 103.

In case anyone's interested, his father entered the list of living centenarians with a claim to fame that doesn't include being old a couple of weeks ago!

Betty White, the Q of E, and Olivia de Havilland

Presidential Medal of Freedom winner and the "queen of carbon science," nanotechnologist Mildred Dresselhaus has died at age 86.

Wasn't sure where to put this one in, but here seemed the most appropriate: Jørgen Kieler, significant member of the Danish resistance movement during World War 2, has died aged 97.

Vladimir Kara-Murza for me, please!

The title? I didn't realise life peers weren't considered aristocrats - my bad!

As mentioned in the Political Frailty thread, Don Dixon, Baron Dixon, has died at age 87.

Andrew Schneider, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize (Specialised Reporting, 1986, with Mary Pat Flaherty and Public Service, 1987, with Matthew Brelis, both with the Pittsburgh Press) and reporter for the Pittsburgh Press and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer died on Feb 17th at age 74.

As posted elsewhere, Danuta Szaflarska, Polish actress aged 102, has passed.

Duke Washington, former player for the Washington State Cougars and Philadelphia Eagles, died on 16th Feb at age 83. He was the first black man to play at Texas' Memorial Stadium.

Link: https://swimswam.com/austrian-diving-legend-niki-stajkovic-dies-in-training-session/

Aage Birch, Danish sailor and Olympic silver medallist in the Dragon class during the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on 13th Feb at age 90. Nadezhda Olizarenko, Russian track athlete from the Soviet era and double Olympic medallist (1980 Moscow Summer Olympics, 1 gold x 800m, 1 bronze x 1500m), has died at age 63. She is the current holder of women's the 4 x 800m relay record, along with three teammates.

Sir Michael Ogio, sitting governor-general of Papua New Guinea, dead at 74.

Charles Bartlett, journalist for the Chattanooga Times, whose reporting caused third Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott to resign from his post and won him a Pulitzer for National Reporting, died at age 95. He is also widely credited for arranging the first blind date between Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy!

Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, survivor of the Battle of Iwo Jima, has died at age 95.

Not sure if anyone posted this, but Barbara Carroll, jazz pianist and singer, died at 92 on the 12th of Feb (the same day as Al Jarreau).

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/clyde-stubblefield-james-browns-funky-drummer-dead-at-73-w467805 Rolling Stone confirms if you need a wider read publication?

Honestly I'm just happy at jumping from the bottom of the table to somewhere in the middle! They're going pretty fast - Skellern's another significant hit, I'm guessing, given the drop 40 bonus he brings to the table. Not a joker for me, but I'm just happy I had him in there!