ThereWillBeDeaths7

Dutch former D66-politician Ursie Lambrechts has passed away at 68, she was a member of the House of Representatives between 1994-2006. Retired academic and politician Bob Goudzwaard (90) has also passed away. He was a member of parliament for the Christian party ARP between 1967-1971 and participated in the writing of the first campaign programmes for the new fusion party CDA. --- Of the three Christian political parties KVP, CHU and ARP that became the CDA between 1977-1980, the numbers are as follows: - No senators are alive from either of the three parties since 2020; - The same goes for members of the European Parliament since 2023; - There are nine former members of the House of Representatives alive from these three parties, the majority of which would represent the CDA in parliament before retiring.

Fourth former US senator to pass away in 2024, all of which were democrats and/or Joe Lieberman. (Since Dick Clark (Iowa) passed away in September 2023, Pryor is the seventh democratic senator in a row to pass away).

Not that it really matters now the game has started and he wasn't picked, but Kaminskas has been dead for over five years (5th November 2018) according to a source on his German wiki page.

Sadly, no. After her death as well as Hemmendinger's last month, we're down to 11 living picks. Viginia Halas McCaskey (ladyfiona) Gloria Whelan (Bibliogryphon) Rudolph Marcus (Steve) Ida Vitale (MariNisia) Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (Azrael) Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (Yvonne) Vincent Ball (Grimgrass) Olav Thon (tracy) Socorro Ramos (diego) Julie Mandel (ThereWillBeDeaths7) Tom Hughes (Summer in Transylvania) --- 12. Márta Peterdy-Wolf (Hell) 16 April 2024 13. Judith Hemmendinger (WEP) 24 March 2024

Caren Marsh Doll

Same here, I've sent in my team just in case. Well played @msc, I'd say you'll win our match - anything's still possible but congrats in advance!

Recent article about former U.S. senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT): He's said to be in good health, having recovered from health issues he had in his final years in the senate, like skin cancer and breaking his hip. Leahy uses a cane when on long walks but: still goes on these "long walks" most days. His wife Marcelle Leahy is also said to be doing alright, having finished chemo for a curable form of leukemia.

1. Mahathir Mohamad 2. Khaleda Zia 3. Alberto Fujimori 4. Milos Zeman 5. Harald V of Norway 6. Alexander Mitta 7. Tin Oo 8. Ma Shitu 9. Swami Smaranananda 10. Pratibha Patil Subs: Susana Baca, Tenzin Gyatso

Josip Manolic as my new sub please

I did not.

With Stafford's death, all Apollo 10 crew members have passed away - It's the 3rd Apollo mission to die out, after Apollo 14 and 12 (quite a bad streak for the even numbered missions). There are only 7 out 24 Apollo astronauts left: Aldrin, Scott, Duke, Schmitt (succesful missions 11, 15, 16, 17); as well as Lovell, Anders and Haise - Apollo 8 and/or 13).

All of my greatgrandparents had between seven and eleven children, most of them married. Which resulted in my parents having over sixty aunts and uncles combined. There are still 15 left on my father's side, aged 79-95. I'm not completely sure but there are about 18 left on my mother's side, aged ~73-90 - and my grandmother who'll hopefully celebrate her 92nd birthday in a few weeks time. Besides my grandmother, I've not met many of the ones alive outside of funerals but especially the ones on my dad's side seem like a fun lot!

Apfel was a hit for me as well, Jim Lovell moves onto the main team and I choose Rob Burrow as my third sub

Thanks @msc and good luck to you as well! Even your late minute team seems quite dangerous to me. Cowell, Starmer Smith, Manolic are just some of the lingerers that could suddenly pass away. I do think there were more "obvious" candidates for last month than right now. Anyway, hoping I picked the right ailing astronaut for this round.

Guillermo Rodriguez Lara

I'm fine with you shaking my hand; shacking it however is where I draw the line Thanks and well played @livingbygrace; it's often a case of luck (as well as bad luck for the people on our lists) that determines the game as opposed to some higher knowledge of the imminent demise of famous people!

Mohammad Hasan Sharq

Thank you @livingbygrace, although I have to asure you it's not over yet! Wilson Fittipaldi wasn't a sure hit at the end of last month in my mind, and there's always the possibility of some unexpected deaths on your team

Six players still in the residual game after Micheline Presle's death: Rhoda Wurtele (Yvonne) Jose Sahagun de la Parra (Chilean Way) Rachel Robinson (LadyFiona) Mildred T. Stahlman (ThereWillBeDeaths7) Ray Anthony (DoorSlammer) Roland Dumas (WEP) --- 7. Micheline Presle (Torva Messor) 21st February 2024 8. Guy Stern (Summer in Transylvania) 7th December 2023 9. Norman Lear (MariNisia) 5th December 2023 10. John B. Goodenough (Bibliogryphon) 25th June 2023 11. Mordechai Bibi (Arghton) 5th February 2023.

Thomas Stafford as my new sub please

His last name didn't start with an M, that's why he had to go

A follow-up post about Dries van Agt's passing: - Van Agt served as a member of parliament for KVP and later CDA, being the first ever political leader of the CDA. He became Minister of Justice in 1971, serving until 1977. During his time as a minister, a train was hijacked near the village of De Punt by 9 Moluccan nationalists, starting a hostage crisis which lasted for 20 days. In trying to end the crisis, intervention by counter-terrorist special forces possibly contributed to the deaths of two hostages, in addition to 6 of the hijackers. - Van Agt was Deputy Prime Minister from 1973-1977 under Joop den Uyl (1919-1987), thereafter leading three cabinets Van Agt between 1977-1982. During his tenure as PM, Queen Juliana abdicated and Queen Beatrix' coronation took place under tumultuous circumstances: there were riots in Amsterdam because of a housing shortage. - After his career in national politics, he served as Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant between 1983-1987, ending his political career as an EU ambassador 1987-1995. The oldest and earliest serving Dutch Prime Minister is now Jan-Peter Balkenende (b. 1956), serving from 2002-2010. The only other living Dutch PM is the current one, Mark Rutte (b. 1967). After Van Agt's death, there are no living ministers from the cabinets Biesheuvel I and II (1971-1973).

This was news to me, I hadn't realized Eugenie had also passed away. After reading the article, it seems to me that they had quite a "nice" death. Both of them had been in ailing health, and they held hands as they both passed away. Also spared them of having to miss one another after 65 years of marriage.

Although he had been ailing for years, hearing the news on the radio still surprised me. What's more: he passed away last monday (Feb 6), a few days after his 93rd birthday and had already been buried before his death was announced.

Thanks @MariNisia