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  1. 6 hours ago, Sly Ronnie said:

    Who are the best-known Dutch Olympians? The only one I know of is Fanny Blankers-Koen who won 4 gold medals in 1948.

    Mind you, Femke Bol may end up being well-known by the end of the summer!

    Fanny Blankers-Koen was indeed a very notable Dutch olympian. The recently deceased Sjoukje Dijkstra (gold and silver medals in 1960 and 1964 figure skating) was also quite notable.

     

    Due to recency bias, I know loads of olympians from the last couple of decades, not that much from before. I've made a short list below of notable Dutch olympians for the summer and winter olympics before 2000, sorted by their year of debut and which games they took part in. Most of them won at least one gold medal in their respective sports, and took part in individual sports.

     

    Summer Olympics

     

    - Fanny Blankers-Koen (1918-2004) 1936, 1948, 1952

    Track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1948 games; her being a mother and 30 years old earned her the nickname "The Flying Housewife".

     

    - Erica Terpstra (1943) 1960, 1964

    Swimmer who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1964 games in Japan. Later became a politician: a member of the house of representatives from 1977 onwards, and state secretary between 1994-1998. She later presented a travel programme, Erica op Reis.

     

    - Anton Geesink (1934-2010) 1964

    Judoka who won the final in the open weight competition in 1964, the first year in which judo was an Olympic sport.

     

    - Ada Kok (1947) 1964, 1968

    Swimmer who won two silver medals in 1964, and a gold medal in 1968. She was internationally known as one of the best in the butterfly stroke.

     

    - Joop Zoetemelk (1946) 1968

    Racing cyclist who won gold in 1968, later in his career would win the 1980 Tour de France.

     

    - Anky van Grunsven (1968) 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012

    Equestrian who competed in the dressage in all six games between 1992 and 2012, winning three gold medals, five silver ones and one bronze medal. Anky is the most famous equestrian in our country, and her two winning horses (Bonfire and Salinero) even got statues in her village after they passed away.

     

     

    Winter Olympics

     

    - Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942-2024) 1960, 1964

    Figure skater who won a silver medal in 1960 and a gold medal in 1964. She was the first Dutch athlete to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.

     

    - Yvonne van Gennip (1964) 1984, 1988, 1992

    Speed skater who won three gold medals in 1988, after injuring her foot and needing surgery less than two months before the games.

     

    - Marianne Timmer (1974) 1998, 2002, 2006

    Speed skater who won three gold medals, the first two in 1998 and the last one in 2006. 

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  2. 9 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:


    What?! Do you mean to tell me that you have not heard of the highly notable and exciting names brought to us on a daily basis by diego?

    Bastiaan Poortenar?!! THE Bastiaan Poortenar. Only competed and lost once, doesn't get more notable than that!

    He even misspelled it as the link clearly shows his name as "Bastiaan Poortenaar".

     

    On a completely unrelated note, as a Dutchman I never heard of him either before I opened this thread.

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  3. 23/05/24

    
     

    83 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone

    71 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love

    70 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls

    54 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano

    53 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World) +2

    51 Cee Lo Green — Forget You

    44 Jessie J ft. B. O .B — Price Tag

    39 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It

    38 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes

    37 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight

    35 Owl City — Fireflies

    25 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder

    23 Taio Cruz — Dynamite

    18 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You +2

    15 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me

    14 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out -6

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  4. 5/22/2024

     

    87 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 

    70 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls

    67 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love

    52 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano 

    52 Cee Lo Green — Forget You

    46 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It 

    44 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight

    40 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World)

    38 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes

    38 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag

    33 Owl City — Fireflies

    28 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out -3

    26 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder

    24 Taio Cruz — Dynamite

    23 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You +4

    21 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me -3

    13 Iyaz — Replay

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  5. 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

    Looks like the PVV will lead the next dutch Government.

    It looks like it will be a political experiment: PVV (Wilders), VVD, NSC and BBB have finished their talks for a coalition; their factions in parliament are reading the agreement as we speak and can suggest amendments, after that we'll probably get a government again... But who exactly that will be, is still the question.

     

    All four party leaders have said they will stay in parliament, while former coalition talks moderator Ronald Plasterk (66) has been rumoured to become Prime Minister. He is a member of the Labour party (PvdA) but has steered to the right of his party in columns during the last couple of years. If he becomes PM, he'll probably have to leave the PvdA.

     

    Other people who might join the cabinet at the moment are Fleur Agema (PVV), Mona Keijzer (BBB) and Sophie Hermans (VVD).

     

    Doesn't look like the cabinet will be filled with the brightest bunch of political talent in the Netherlands, but we're gonna have to wait and see.

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  6. Ofcourse, we don't know what has occured and the investigation is still ongoing, but the way in which this had been handled by the EBU could at the least be called very poor.

     

    A cancelled performance on friday, not a single clear statement by the organisation for half a day, resulting in endless speculation about Joost Klein and what might have happened.

     

    As a dutchman, I could ofcourse be seen as partial; I like Europapa as it is a happy, nostalgic and emotional song, as well as totally different than all of our post-Duncan Laurence entries. I am however trying to look impartially at the whole affair.

     

    If the alleged threatening of a member of the organisation has indeed occured, it would be quite bad and measures should be taken. But until the police has investigated the allegations and concluded there's at least any truth to it all, any action and / or punishment against the Dutch entry would be quite bluntly, a disgrace.

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  7. The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014)

     

    Since we've got a list with actors from the Lord of the Rings trilogy who passed away, below is a similar list for Peter Jackson's the Hobbit trilogy:

     

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    Sir Christopher Lee CBE CStJ (1922-2015) Saruman the White

     

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    Richard Whiteside (1968-2015) Butterbur Sr.; additional roles

     

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    Merv Smith (1933-2018) Tosser Grubb (extended edition)

     

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    Ray Henwood (1937-2019) Old Fisherman

     

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    Sir Ian Holm CBE (1931-2020) Old Bilbo

     

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    Peter Vere-Jones (1939-2021) Mirkwood Spiders (voice)

     

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    Sir Anthony Sher KBE (1949-2021) Thráin II (extended edition)

     

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    Barry Humphries AC CBE (1934-2023) The Great Goblin

     

    Compared to the LotR movies which ended eleven years before, there are quite a lot of deaths in the cast of the Hobbit; these were however mostly the older actors. The ten oldest members of cast for the Hobbit trilogy (whose age I could find):

     

    Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE (b. 1939) Gandalf the Grey
    Sir Billy Connolly CBE (b. 1942) Dáin II Ironfoot
    Sylvester McCoy (b. 1943) Radagast the Brown
    Joan Dawe (b. 1944) Hobbit; Laketown Refugee
    Jeffrey Thomas (b. 1945) Thrór
    John Callen (b. 1946) Óin
    Ken Stott (b. 1954) Balin
    Kiran Shah (b. 1956) Goblin Scribe
    Stephen Fry (b. 1957) Master of Lake-town
    Mark Hadlow ONZM (b. 1957) Dori / Bert the Troll

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  8. 9/5/24 


    56 Lady Gaga & Beyoncé — Telephone 

    46 Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris — We Found Love 

    45 Adele — Someone Like You

    31 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls

    26 Tinie Tempah — Pass Out

    26 Cee Lo Green — Forget You

    24 B.O.B ft. Hayley Williams — Airplanes 

    24 Iyaz — Replay

    24 Scouting For Girls — This Ain't A Love Song

    24 Bruno Mars — Grenade

    24 Jessie J ft. B.O.B — Price Tag

    24 Professor Green ft. Emeli Sande — Read All About It

    24 Owl City — Fireflies +2

    24 B.O.B ft. Bruno Mars — Nothin' On You +2

    23 Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup — We No Speak Americano

    23 Olly Murs ft. Rizzle Kicks — Heart Skips A Beat

    23 Kesha — We R Who We R

    22 One Direction — What Makes You Beautiful

    22 David Guetta ft. Chris Willis — Gettin' Over You

    22 Taio Cruz — Dynamite

    22 The Black Eyed Peas — The Time (Dirty Bit)

    22 Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are

    22 Tinie Tempah — Written In The Stars

    21 Rihanna — Only Girl (In The World)

    21 Roll Deep — Green Light

    21 Example — Changed The Way You Kiss Me

    21 DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans — Louder

    21 The Wanted — Glad You Came

    21 Flo Rida ft. David Guetta — Club Can't Handle Me

    21 Olly Murs — Dance With Me Tonight

    20 Usher ft. Will.I.Am — OMG

    20 Diana Vickers — Once

    20 Roll Deep — Good Times

    20 Little Mix — Cannonball

    20 The Wanted — All Time Low

    20 Alexandra Burke ft. Laza Morgan — Start Without You

    20 Rihanna ft. Drake — What's My Name

    20 Nicole Scherzinger — Don't Hold Your Breath

    20 Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer — Give Me Everything

    20 Jason Derulo — Don't Wanna Go Home

    20 Nero — Promises

    20 Wretch 32 ft. Josh Kumra — Don't Go

    20 Example — Stay Awake

    20 Pixie Lott — All About Tonight

    16 Dizzee Rascal — Dirtee Disco

    16 LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock — Party Rock Anthem

    15 Olly Murs — Please Don't Let Me Go -2

    15 Jason Derulo — In My Head -2

    15 JLS ft. Dev — She Makes Me Wanna -2

    14 Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song

    11 Ne-Yo — Beautiful Monster 

    08 Cheryl Cole — Promise This

    06 Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull - On The Floor


  9. 17 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

    Here are the living actors who are 70 or older:

    Norman Forsey (b. 1937) Gaffer Gamgee
    David Weatherley (b. 1939) Barliman Butterbur
    Sir Ian McKellen CBE (b. 1939) Gandalf
    John Rhys-Davies (b. 1944) Gimli
    Bruce Spence (b. 1945) Mouth of Sauron
    John Bach (b. 1946) Madril
    John Noble (b. 1948) Denethor, Steward of Gondor
    Brad Dourif (b. 1950) Gríma Wormtongue
    Bruce Phillips (b. 1951) Grimbold
    Paul Norell (b. 1952) King of the Dead
    Nathaniel Lees (b. 1952) Ugluk

    I've found some additional actors who portrayed minor characters in the trilogy:

     

    Michael Elsworth (b. 1932, IMDb) Gondorian Archivist / Cirdan the Shipwright

     

    Peter Corrigan (b. 1950, IMDb) Otho Sackville

     

     

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    Peter McKenzie (19432023?, IMDb) Elendil

    - He married Deirdre Tarrant CNZM (b. 1946, wiki) in 1971 (McKenzie is named as Peter Leo McKenzie). Their son is Bret McKenzie (b. 1976, wiki), who portrayed an elf in Rivendell / Figwit in the original trilogy.

    - I've found a possible match: an obituary from the New Zealand Herald for Peter Leo McKenzie, who passed away on September 9, 2023 in Melbourne "in his eightieth year". One commenter below references his role as Elendil and states "We enjoyed time together on Lord Of The Rings". 

    Edit: there's a Find A Grave page for him, is birthdate is given as August 10, 1943.

     

     

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    Bruce Allpress (19302020, IMDb) Aldor; an elderly man from Rohan. He accidentaly fires his bow at the start of the Battle of Helm's Deep before the command is given, resulting in the first fatality of the battle.

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  10. 56 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:


    Other than Sir Ian Holm and Sir Christopher Lee I’m guessing nobody else from The Hobbit trilogy is dead?

    Barry Humphries performed motion capture for and voiced the Goblin King in An Unexpected Journey (2012).

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  11. 5/3/2024

     

    52 Sophie Ellis-Bextor — Murder On The Dancefloor 

    37 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie

    31 Kylie Minogue — Love At First Sight -6

    28 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4

    14 Coldplay — In My Place 

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  12. 1. Jimmy Carter

    2. Sven-Gorän Eriksson

    3. José Mujica

    4. Steve McMichael

    5. Frank Caprio

    6. Ethel Kennedy

    7. Noam Chomsky

    8. Jim Lovell

    9. Rob Burrow

    10. Alberto Fujimori

    11. Esther Rantzen

    12. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

    13. Pope Francis

    14. Gene Hackman

    15. Kitty Dukakis

    16. King Charles III

    17. Mike Peters

    18. Sophie Kinsella

    19. Joanne Woodward

    20. James Whale

    21. Tippi Hedren

     

    Sub: Roberta Flack, Linda Nolan, Mitch McConnell


  13. I also love his move to Sauber, hopefully they'll be able to challenge the top teams from 2026 on. Hülkenberg getting on the podium after all those years could become a reality!

    - Sainz would be the most likely candidate for the second seat, I'd say both Bottas and Zhou are gone after next year.

     

    Until this news I was sure Bearman would come in at Haas at the cost of Magnussen, after Nico's departure I'd say Kevin is safe for next year. The Schumacher/Mazepin combo has surely shown the team management that they need one experienced driver to develop the car instead of wrecking it every second race.

     

    Re: Newey, I got the feeling he'll be joining Aston Martin; but anything could happen right now.

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  14. 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.

     

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    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.


  15. 2 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

    David Pryor, former Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and Senator from 1979 to 1997, has died aged 89.

    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).

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  16. On 07/01/2024 at 16:03, Summer in Transylvania said:

    Leopoldas Kaminskas

    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.

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  17. On 11/01/2024 at 10:49, Hell said:

    Marta Peterdy-Wolf

    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)

     

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    12. Márta Peterdy-Wolf (Hell) 16 April 2024
    13. Judith Hemmendinger (WEP) 24 March 2024

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  18. 2 hours ago, msc said:

    Team in, if its needed. Good luck to all. Hard fought match @ThereWillBeDeaths7 - could still turn decisive in the last hours of the month.

    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!

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  19. 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.

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  20.  

    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

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