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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Willie Mays, one of baseball's GOATs, is 90.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Ray Parker Jr. is 67.
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    Mirror obit.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld turning 67 today?
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    Astronauts

    Buzz Aldrin is now the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 mission.
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    42. Raul Castro

    Steps down as leader of the Cuban Communist Party.
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    1. Jimmy Carter

    Ronald Reagan (born 1911) was also older than four of his predecessors: John F. Kennedy (born 1917) Richard Nixon (born 1913) Gerald Ford (born 1913) Jimmy Carter (born 1924)
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    This song of his is also rather appropriate given the circumstances:
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    Prince Philip Duke Of Edinburgh

    Only 2 months shy of turning 100, just like fellow longtime DeathList name Zsa Zsa Gabor. RIP. (P.S.: Watch the guest count explode)
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Kurt Cobain joined the 27 Club on this day... 27 years ago.
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    (C)Rappers

    DMX experiencing lung and brain failure.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Christopher Walken is 78 today.
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    The President's Men

    G. Gordon Liddy dead at 90.
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    Each Year's Most Significant Death.

    Following the trend started by @Life Is Beautiful, here's the most significant death(s) by year for the 1800s.
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    Ideas and possibilities 2022

    Also sang the original "Hooked on a Feeling" (not the "ooga chaka" one).
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    Hollywood Possibilities

    (Yes, she was the mom on Dinosaurs.)
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    Joe Biden

    Not like it's the first time a president has fallen on the steps of Air Force One:
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    F.W. De Klerk

    Absolutely- if he makes it that far. Average survival rate for mesothelioma is around ten months, which would take him to January 2022.
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Nate Dogg died on this day 10 years ago, aged 41. (chose this version of "Shake That" because Nate's verse is first in this)
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    Survivors

    1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31)  1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (5/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37)  1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56)  1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50)  1995: Holly Johnson (1/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50)  1997: (0/50) 1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50)  2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50)  2001: Desmond Tutu, Liza Minnelli (2/50)  2002: (0/50) 2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf (1/50)  2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50)  2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50)  2009: (0/50)  2010: Angela Lansbury (1/50)  2011: Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (4/50)  2012: Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (4/50) 2013: Prince Philip, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger (3/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Prince Philip, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (5/50)  2015: Prince Philip, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts (5/50)  2016: Prince Phillip, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne (12/50)  2017: Prince Phillip, Bob Dole, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth ll, Bob Barker, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito (11/50)  2018: Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Louis Farrakhan, Jimmy Greaves, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (20/50)  2019: Prince Philip, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Murray Walker, Emperor Akihito, Betty White, June Brown, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte, Desmond Tutu, Ed Asner, Vanessa Redgrave, Jimmy Greaves, Sidney Poitier, Cleo Laine, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prunella Scales, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (23/50) 2020: Prince Philip, Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Dole, Murray Walker, Betty White, Angela Lansbury, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, Prunella Scales, Desmond Tutu, Jacques Delors, Willie Nelson, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Shane MacGowan, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Lester Piggott, Joanne Woodward, David Crosby, Tom Smith, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Pervez Musharraf, David Attenborough (28/50) Updated for Murray Walker.
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    Comedians & Comedy Writers

    While on the topic of ALS, should be noted that he was classmates with Stephen Hawking at St Albans.
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    Survivors

    1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31)  1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (5/42)  1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40)  1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37)  1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, George Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56)  1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50)  1995: Holly Johnson (1/50)  1996: Mr T (1/50)  1997: (0/50)  1998: (0/50)  1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50)  2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50)  2001: Desmond Tutu, Liza Minnelli (2/50)  2002: (0/50)  2003: (0/50)  2004: Pervez Musharraf (1/50)  2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1/50)  2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50)  2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50)  2009: (0/50)  2010: Angela Lansbury (1/50)  2011: Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (4/50)  2012: Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (4/50) 2013: Prince Philip, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger (3/50)  2014: Wilko Johnson, Prince Philip, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (5/50)  2015: Prince Philip, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts (5/50)  2016: Prince Phillip, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne (13/50)  2017: Prince Phillip, Bob Dole, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Betty White, Queen Elizabeth ll, Bob Barker, Ian St John, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito (11/50)  2018: Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Louis Farrakhan, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (20/50)  2019: Prince Philip, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Murray Walker, Emperor Akihito, Betty White, June Brown, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Walters, Harry Belafonte, Desmond Tutu, Ed Asner, Vanessa Redgrave, Jimmy Greaves, Sidney Poitier, Cleo Laine, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prunella Scales, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (24/50) 2020: Prince Philip, Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Dole, Murray Walker, Betty White, Angela Lansbury, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte, Prunella Scales, Desmond Tutu, Jacques Delors, Willie Nelson, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Shane MacGowan, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Lester Piggott, Joanne Woodward, David Crosby, Tom Smith, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Pervez Musharraf, David Attenborough (29/50) Updated for Ian St John.
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    Crashing Companies

    Retail chain Fry's Electronics, known for their themed stores, has gone out of business.
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