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Mary Costa is 93.

78 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 50 White Town – Your Woman 49 Spice Girls – Wannabe +2 46 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany's 43 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly +2 42 Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit 30 Olive — You’re Not Alone 24 The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work 18 Mark Morrison – Return of The Mack 10 The Prodigy – Firestarter -4 6 Various Artists – Perfect Day -2

Roger Ebert died on this day 10 years ago, aged 70. - Ebert's first review was for the 1966 Georges Lautner film Galia, which he gave two-and-a-half stars (out of four). Over his 46 years in film criticism, he reviewed over 7,000 movies. - Ebert was primarily known for his scathing reviews- particularly those for Caligula, North, and Mad Dog Time. Conversely, his favorites included Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and Goodfellas. - Ebert first teamed up with Gene Siskel in 1975 for a Chicago public broadcast station, and their show was called Sneak Previews. This would soon be picked up by PBS, which they left in 1982 to make the show At the Movies. Following Siskel's death in 1999, Ebert would partner with rotating co-hosts that included Martin Scorsese (Ebert was the first critic to review Scorsese's first film Who's That Knocking at My Door). - Ebert would also venture into filmmaking himself, writing the screenplay for 1970's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls- this was given 0 stars by Gene Siskel, but has since gained a cult following. Ebert was also involved with the production of the cancelled Sex Pistols film Who Killed Bambi? - Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, having it removed that same year. He was then diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2003, went into remission, and was re-diagnosed with it in 2006. He nearly died from surgery, which left him unable to speak (yet did not appear on DeathList 2007). These surgeries continued through 2008, and by 2011, his face was damaged to the point where he needed a prosthetic chin: Ebert was hospitalized in December of 2012 following a hip fracture, and died four months later before he would be released into hospice care (definitely a list miss).

David Blaine is 50.

Well that was fast. Nobody got Nigel Lawson.

78 No Doubt – Don’t Speak +1 46 Spice Girls – Wannabe +3 44 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany's 43 White Town — Your Woman 42 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 38 Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit 36 The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work 33 Olive - You're Not Alone 27 Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack 26 The Prodigy – Firestarter 22 Aqua – Barbie Girl 15 Various Artists — Perfect Day -6 If we did an American version for '96 and '97, then here's what I'd vote: Upvote: Spice Girls- Wannabe, Los Del Rio- Macarena, Biggie Smalls- Hypnotize Downvote: Elton John- Candle in the Wind 97, Celine Dion- Because You Loved Me, Hanson- MMMBop

June Brown died on this day a year ago, aged 95. - Brown's direct matrilineal great-great-great grandfather was the boxer Isaac Bitton. - Some notable shows she was in included Coronation Street (Mrs. Parsons), Doctor Who (Lady Eleanor in "The Time Warrior"), and she also had roles in films such as Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Mambo Kings, and the Mr. Bean movie. - Brown's most famous role was as Dot Cotton on EastEnders, playing the role from 1985 to 2020. She appeared in nearly 3000 episodes of the show, and had her own special episode in 2008 ("Pretty Baby....") where she was the only character who appeared. Dot died offscreen in December of 2022, eight months after Brown's death. - Brown debuted on the DeathList in 2018, and appeared in every list after except 2020. She was the fourth death of 2022 (and after which came the spring-summer death drought).

Eddie Murphy is 62. This exists: (it was made to promote his film Meet Dave)

Confirmed on his official website: https://www.sitesakamoto.com/home

77 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 45 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany's 42 Spice Girls – Wannabe +4 37 Olive – You’re Not Alone 37 The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work 34 White Town — Your Woman 34 The Prodigy – Firestarter 33 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 33 Aqua – Barbie Girl 24 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger 27 Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack 25 Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit 24 Various Artists – Perfect Day 14 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 6 Blur – Beetlebum -3 6 The Fugees – Ready Or Not -2 6 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman -1

Estelle Harris died on this day a year ago, aged 93. - Harris' career began as an actress for TV advertisements. In one year, she starred in 25 of them, earning the nickname "Queen of Commercials". - It wouldn't be until 1992 when her career began to take off, when she was cast as George Costanza's mom Estelle on Seinfeld. - She would then often be cast in Disney movies and shows (usually voice acting roles), including Tammy Turtle in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, Mama Lipsky in Kim Possible, Dave's sword Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Mrs. Boogin in Teacher's Pet: The Movie, and most notably Mrs. Potato Head beginning in Toy Story 2: - Other than Disney, she also voiced Professor Farnsworth's mother in Futurama and Death's mother in Family Guy. - Harris debuted on DeathList 2022, and was its third hit.

Dr. Demento is 82.

77 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 44 Olive — You’re Not Alone 43 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's 42 Spice Girls – Wannabe 42 The Prodigy – Firestarter 36 White Town – Your Woman 35 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 35 Oasis — Don’t Look Back In Anger 30 - Aqua - Barbie Girl 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 29 Blur – Beetlebum 26 Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack 25 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 22 Various Artists – Perfect Day -1 18 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 14 Will Smith – Men in Black +4 10 The Fugees – Ready Or Not -5 07 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman

Michael Havers died on this day 31 years ago, aged 69. - Havers was the son of Sir Cecil Havers- both were judges. The junior Havers became a member of the bar in 1948. - Havers would later be elected to Parliament in 1970, serving until 1987; he then became a life peer. - Havers' house was bombed by the IRA in 1981 while he and his family were in Spain. - Havers oversaw the trial of (future fellow DeathList hit) Peter Sutcliffe in 1981, and drew controversy when he said something that was interpreted as condoning the murder of prostitutes: "[...]the saddest part of the case is that some were not. The last six attacks were on totally respectable women". - Havers' son is the actor Nigel Havers, known for his roles as Lewis Archer on Coronation Street and Andrew Lindsay in Chariots of Fire. - Havers suffered from heart disease throughout his final years; he debuted on DeathList 1991 and was the second hit of 1992.

Milan Kundera (#23 on the list) is 94.

69 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 47 The Prodigy – Firestarter 42 Aqua — Barbie Girl 42 Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack 41 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffanys 40 Spice Girls – Wannabe 40 Olive – You’re Not Alone 34 Oasis — Don`t look back In Anger 33 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 32 White Town – Your Woman 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 29 Blur – Beetlebum 25 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 25 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 24 Various Artists – Perfect Day 19 Will Smith – Men in Black +4 15 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 7 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman -3  6 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 -3 6 Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin Beats 5 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life

Selena [Quintanilla] died on this day 28 years ago, aged 23. - The obstetrician who delivered Selena was none other than future libertarian politician Ron Paul. - Selena first began singing professionally at the age of 10 as a member of Selena y Los Dinos ("Selena and the Guys"), which was formed by her father Abraham. - Selena would begin to find mainstream success after signing with EMI Records in 1989. In 1991, her song "Buenos Amigos" was her first to top the Billboard Latin chart. Two years later, she won a Grammy for Best Mexican-American Album for her live album, and was nominated for another in 1995 for Amor Prohibido. - Selena was killed by the manager of her fan club and boutique business, Yolanda Saldivar, after she confronted Saldivar for embezzlement. Her posthumously-released album Dreaming of You topped the Billboard Hot 200, with the titular track becoming her most-successful song (#22 on the Hot 100 chart): - Shortly after her death, Howard Stern mocked her on his show, stating that Alvin and the Chipmunks "had more soul" than her music, and would later play some of her song with gunshot sound effects in the background. A warrant for his arrest would later be made (for disorderly conduct), leading to him making an on-air apology. - A biopic was made of her in 1997, which helped launch Jennifer Lopez's mainstream career.

Christopher Walken is 80. (Soon to continue walking without rhythm in Dune Part 2 later this year)

Mostly knew him for his Simpsons parody (seems to combine him with Tom Lehrer as well):

65 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 45 The Prodigy – Firestarter 44 Olive — You’re Not Alone 38 Spice Girls – Wannabe 35 Aqua — Barbie Girl 35 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany's 35 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 34 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger 34 White Town – Your Woman 33 Mark Morrison — Return of The Mack 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 28 Blur — Beetlebum 26 Various Artists – Perfect Day 24 Will Smith — Men in Black +4 23 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 21 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 20 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 20 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 18 Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are 16 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman -2 15 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 13 L L Cool J – Ain´t Nobody -1 13 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life 6 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun -3

G. Gordon Liddy died on this day 2 years ago, aged 90. - Liddy joined the FBI in 1957, serving until 1962. During his time as a fed, he became the ghostwriter for J. Edgar Hoover. - Liddy then became a prosecutor, and led a drug raid on Timothy Leary's estate in 1966. - Liddy ran for Congress in 1968 and lost the Republican primary to Hamilton Fish IV (who ended up winning the general NY-28 election). - Liddy first associated himself with Richard Nixon as a county director during his 1968 campaign, and became one of his undercover operatives in 1971. - Liddy was the leader of the Watergate burglary and the last surviving burglar. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but Jimmy Carter commuted his sentence in April of 1977; he was released in September of that year after serving four and a half years of his sentence. - After leaving prison, Liddy hosted a radio show that ran from 1992 to 2012. He became embroiled in further controversy when he told his listeners to kill federal law enforcement officers (this happened multiple times throughout 1994 and 1995). - Liddy would also often appear on television, making guest appearances on shows like MacGyver and Perry Mason. He was a guest judge at WrestleMania in 1986, and appeared as a contestant on the initial series finale of Fear Factor in 2006 (at 75, he was the oldest participant in the show's history).

MC Hammer is 61. Did you know that he had his own cartoon? (the theme song animation is passable- but the animation in the show is absolute garbage)

61 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 43 Olive – You’re not alone 43 Aqua — Barbie Girl 40 Spice Girls – Wannabe +2 39 The Prodigy – Firestarter 36 Mark Morrison – Return of The Mack 35 White Town – Your Woman 33 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany's 33 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work 33 Will Smith – Men in Black +2 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 28 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 28 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger 26 Various artists – Perfect day 24 Blur — Beetlebum 23 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 22 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life 21 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman 21 Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are 20 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 19 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 17 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun 15 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 14 L L Cool J – Ain´t Nobody 10 George Michael – Fastlove -2 5 Tori Amos ft. Armand van Helden – Professional Widow (It’s Got To Be Big) -4

King Gustav III of Sweden died on this day 231 years ago, aged 46. - Gustav became king in 1771following the death of his father Adolf Frederick. Shortly into his reign, he initiated a coup against the Swedish parliament in order to force the country to become an absolute monarchy (after decades of parliamentary rule). - Despite his absolutist causes, Gustav was quite liberal: he abolished torture in order to get confessions from a criminal, gave religious tolerance to Catholics and Jews, and abolished several grain export tolls. - While Sweden did not participate in the American Revolution, Gustav personally sided with the Patriots: "It is such an interesting drama to see a nation create itself[...] This perhaps is America's century[...] I cannot help but admire their courage and enthusiastically appreciate their daring". - In 1788, Gustav declared war on Russia (while they were fighting the Ottoman Empire) in an attempt to garner support. This war largely resulted in nothing changing except that the two countries agreed to a defense pact. - Gustav had planned to sponsor a colonial endeavor into southwest Australia, but had to cancel it after declaring war on Russia. - Following the war, Gustav's popularity plummeted, and he was shot while attending a ball at the Royal Opera House. He died two weeks later after the wound got infected.