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Didier Pain, a French actor with a long list of credits highlighted by his role as Oncle Jules in the acclaimed 1990 films 'My Father's Glory' and 'My Mother's Castle', has died. He was 71. Pain was also the uncle of actresses Vanessa Paradis and Alysson Paradis, the former having once been in a long-term relationship with actor Johnny Depp. (French language obit only) http://www.purepeople.com/article/mort-de-didier-pain-acteur-et-oncle-d-alysson-et-vanessa-paradis_a324434/1

All Payless stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to begin shutting down. Liquidation starts Sunday. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/15/business/payless-closing-stores-bankrupt/index.html

Ralph Hoare, the oldest person in Gloucestershire and an unvalidated supercentenarian, has died. He was 110. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/sugar-gardening-golf-secrets-long-2548642?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar http://gerontology.wikia.com/wiki/Ralph_Hoare

My maternal grandmother's mother died at age 99, a little more than half a year away from 100.

Ukrainian language obituary. Still looking for a proper English obit. https://football24.ua/pomer_kolishniy_forvard_dinamo_hmelnitskiy_n518415/

Georges Vigouroux, founder of Maison Georges Vigoroux who helped revive the southern French wine region Cahors in the 1970s, an area where his family has operated since 1887, has died. He was 83. https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2019/02/cahors-pioneer-vigouroux-dies/ https://g-vigouroux.fr/en/

Betty Ballantine, who along with her late husband Ian were paperback publishing pioneers, has died. She was 99. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/02/13/paperback-pioneer-betty-ballantine-dead-at-99/

That breaks the third-place tie. Just missed out on a daily double, at least based on today being currently listed as his date of death.

Chuck Green, a former Associated Press foreign correspondent and chief of bureau in Detroit, has died. He was 82. https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-ap-correspondent-bureau-chief-chuck-green-dies-at-82

Lucjan Trela, who competed for Poland in boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics, has died. He was 76. Trela competed in the heavyweight division and would lose in the round of 16 to the man who'd eventually win the gold medal, George Foreman. https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806588

Heidi Toffler, the widow of writer Alvin Toffler, has died at age 89. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/12/obituaries/heidi-toffler-dead.html

Had him in 2017, but was still going strong at year's end, despite his diagnosis, so I dropped him. Probably a few others who did likewise. Wasn't even on my radar to re-add in 2019.

Oui, je crois que you are correct. Took a few searches before I pieced it all together. Maybe he was also a Paperback Writer?

Peter Meilleur, an experimental poet who wrote books under the pen name Childe Roland, has died. He was 75. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/12/peter-meilleur-obituary

Ted Perry, the father of Faith Hill and the father-in-law of Tim McGraw, has died at age 88. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/02/12/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-dad-ted-perry-dead-instagram/2847805002/

Austin Rhodes, a Great Britain World Cup winner, has died. He was 81. https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/17427039.saints-world-cup-winner-austin-rhodes-has-died/

Larry Brand, a writer/director who began his career as a P.A. to Orson Welles and went on to collaborate with Roger Corman, has died. He was 69. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/roger-corman-orson-welles-larry-brand-1203136840-1203136840/

Bob Hawke

Bruce Williams, a National Radio Hall of Fame talk show host who helmed an eponymous radio show from 1981 to 2010 and who retired from radio for good in 2013, has died. He was 86. http://www.insideradio.com/free/nrhof-talk-show-host-bruce-williams-dies/article_e93e5500-2e23-11e9-a660-7ba033a73af2.html

Kitty Cohen, a Toronto Blue Jays fan who became the oldest person to throw out a ceremonial first pitch for the team, something she did at age 101, has died. She was 106. https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/kitty-cohen-dead-at-106-was-going-strong-till-the-end

David O'Brien, the original drummer for Animotion, who performed on their 1980s hit 'Obsession', died January 13th at age 71. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=david-obrien&pid=191323851

Unconfirmed reports (Twitter chatter) that Norma Farnes, the long-time manager of Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes, has died at age 84 or 85.

Maximilian Reinelt, who won gold and silver at the Olympics as part of the German men's eight team in 2012 and 2016, respectively, has died. He was 30. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rowing/47200272

Michael Wilson, a former Canadian Finance Minister in the Brian Mulroney cabinet, Canadian ambassador to the United States and chancellor of the University of Toronto, has died. He was 81. https://www.ctvnews.ca/former-finance-minister-michael-wilson-dead-at-81-1.4290845

Really bad couple of days for footballers. Former Glasgow City player Kat Lindner has died suddenly at age 39. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47190856