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Also died in office: - Spencer Compton (1743) - Henry Pelham (1754) - Charles Watson-Wentworth (1782) - William Pitt the Younger (1806) Spencer Perceval (1812) was not actually the last to die in office. There was one after him, which was Henry Temple (1865).
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Bob Weighton has officially been validated as the world's oldest living man by the Guinness Book of World Records. Congrats! (This marks the first time a British person has held this title since Henry Allingham in 2009.)
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Orlando McDaniel, who was on the Denver Broncos for one season (1982), has died from COVID-19 complications aged 59.
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Joseph Lowery, co-founder and 3rd president of the SCLC, dead at 98.
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Sandra Day O'Connor is 90 today! https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/03/26/sandra-day-oconnor-turns-90-her-history-detailed-online/5084021002/
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If Charles were to die before William, then William would become heir apparent as that's how the line of succession goes. Once Elizabeth follows, William would become King.
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Representative Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) is in critical condition with pneumonia. (He tested negative for coronavirus, BTW)
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It is now March 20th in the UK. 103 today!
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Who will win the Democratic Nomination for President in 2020?
Drewsky1211 replied to Joey Russ's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
Tulsi's finally out. Down to just Biden and Bernie. -
Norwegian actor Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane from Game of Thrones) has tested positive.
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Bill Gates Sr- Washington currently has the most cases of coronavirus in the US and he has an underlying health condition (and is also 94 years old).
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5 years since Terry Pratchett left Discworld, aged 66.
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Musician John Philip Sousa died on this day 88 years ago, aged 77. Here's some of his tunes that you might already know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRn9chmRAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov1kjVvYpWk
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Judgement day for Lord Denning 21 years ago, aged 100.
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Found one. RIP to hit no. 6 (and 5 for the main list).
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The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous
Drewsky1211 replied to maryportfuncity's topic in DeathList Forum
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No more Monkee business for Peter Tork on this day a year ago, aged 77.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer "am become dead" on this day 53 years ago, aged 62.
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Adolf Frederick of Sweden died after a feast fit for a king on this day 249 years ago, aged 60. The feast consisted of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers, champagne, and 14 servings of hetvagg served in a bowl of warm milk.
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Nelson's longtime drummer Paul English, who was the eponymous "Paul" in his album Me & Paul, is dead at 87.
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Who will win the Democratic Nomination for President in 2020?
Drewsky1211 replied to Joey Russ's topic in DeathList extra-curricular
It's true. He was my favorite candidate. -
1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Alliss, Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (6/42) 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, Sean Connery (2/50) 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, Diego Maradona, Olivia de Havilland (3/50) 2006: Vera Lynn, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2/50) 2007: Tim Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Louis Farrakhan (4/50) 2008: Vera Lynn, Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (4/50) 2009: Pierre Cardin (1/50) 2010: Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Frank Bough, Angela Lansbury (4/50) 2011: Olivia de Havilland, John Edrich, Ali Khamenei, Bob Dole, Dick Cheney, Pierre Cardin, Vera Lynn, Michael Douglas (8/50) 2012: Olivia de Havilland, Hosni Mubarak, Nigel Lawson, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, James Randi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (7/ 50) 2013: Prince Philip, Hosni Mubarak, Olivia de Havilland, Vera Lynn, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger (6/50) 2014: Wilko Johnson, Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Lynn, Javier Perez de Cuellar, James Randi, Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett, Ed Asner (9/50) 2015: Olivia de Havilland, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Prince Philip, Leslie Phillips, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Hosni Mubarak, Jake Roberts, Vera Lynn, Eddie Large (10/50) 2016: Olivia de Havilland, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Prince Phillip, James Randi, Bob Dole, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Leslie Phillips, Vera Lynn, Sandy Gall, Desmond Tutu, Lester Piggott, Murray Walker, Jimmy Greaves, Paul Gascoigne (17/50) 2017: Vera Lynn, Prince Phillip, Pierre Cardin, Olivia de Haviland, Bob Dole, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Betty White, Nobby Stiles, Queen Elizabeth ll, Jill Gascoine, Bob Barker, Honor Blackman, Ian St. John, David Prowse, Sandy Gall, Pope Benedict XVI, Hosni Mubarak, Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito (21/50) 2018: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Betty White, Linda Nolan, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Pierre Cardin, Stirling Moss, Bob Dole, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Leslie Phillips, Jill Gascoine, Vera Lynn, Henry Kissinger, Honor Blackman, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Mel Brooks, Pope Benedict XVI, June Brown, Hosni Mubarak, Sean Connery, Louis Farrakhan, Ian St. John, Jimmy Greaves, Ronnie Wood, Olivia Newton-John, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (31/50) 2019: Olivia de Havilland, Prince Philip, Vera Lynn, Jimmy Carter, Pierre Cardin, Bob Dole, Henry Kissinger, Jerry Stiller, Javier Perez de Cuellar, Bob Barker, Murray Walker, Emperor Akihito, Betty White, Hosni Mubarak, June Brown, Stirling Moss, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Nobby Stiles, Barbara Walters, Honor Blackman, Harry Belafonte, Desmond Tutu, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Ed Asner, Vanessa Redgrave, Jimmy Greaves, Sidney Poitier, Cleo Laine, Loretta Lynn, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prunella Scales, Little Richard, Larry King, Tina Turner, Shane MacGowan (36/50) Updated for Kirk Douglas. The 1997 and 2002 lists are now extinct, while 2004 and 2009 are down to their last survivor.