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Sven-Göran Eriksson for Jason Smith

A candidate for the List of the Missed: https://www.pitt.edu/pittwire/features-articles/philosophy-professor-nicholas-rescher-obituary-2024 https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/01/remembering-nicholas-rescher-a-gentle-giant

1978 Physics laureate Arno Penzias has died aged 90. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1978/penzias/biographical/ Since he was not nominated, there are no points awarded to anyone.

For the LoM: last year's nominee Nick Rescher dead: https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_R.html#reschenx19 https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/nicholas-rescher-1089273510

Congrats @MariNisia 1924 - Russel M. Nelson/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Dick van Dyke/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Buzz Aldrin/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively

Congrats @Bibliogryphon 1924 - Russel M. Nelson/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Dick van Dyke/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Buzz Aldrin/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively

Congrats @Dying Probably. Thanks to @An Fear Beag, especially for his patience.

Judith Hemmedinger

After nominating a 2022 death on the 2024 deathlist, maybe a new trend?

German-born philosopher Nicholas Rescher has died aged 95: https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/distinguished-university-professor-of-philosophy-professor-nick-rescher/

Congrats @DoorSlammer 1924 - Jimmy Carter/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Dick van Dyke/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Warren Buffett/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively

Draper dead, new sub Liora Argamani

Congrats @Banana Thanks to @gcreptile, @Banana and @Death Impends for doing a terrific job!

This will be my new year's surprise!

Swiss actress Regine Lutz has died. No QO, no points, no matter. https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2023/celebs_L.html#lutz99r020 https://nachtkritik.de/meldungen/legendaere-brecht-schauspielerin-regine-lutz-verstorben

Seems as last year: First hit is mine.  1924 - Jimmy Carter/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Dick van Dyke/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Warren Buffett/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively Unfortunately did not su many hits follow to last year's Ruth Adler Schnee...

Former Mossad chief has died: https://www.timesofisrael.com/zvi-zamir-the-man-who-sounded-the-alarm-in-1973-is-dead-at-98/

Happy New Year everyone. 1924 - Russel Nelson/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Zvi Zamir/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Warren Buffett/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn 1933 - Akihito/Penelope Lively

Well, nice idea, but...

Congrats @MariNisia

Alexander Mitta is the new sub for me, please

Thanks for running the pool, here is my team. Jimmy Carter Joker Shannen Doherty Johnnie Irwin Dick van Dyke Esther Rantzen Violeta Chamorro Sam Neill James Whale Torsten Wiesel Yoko Ōno Eric Kandel Pope Francis Tim Bilton Herman Van Rompuy Rex Williams Rob Burrow Sister Jean Dalai Lama Warren Buffett Emanuel Wamala Subs: Joanne Woodward Buzz Aldrin William Shatner Paul Graham Duke Michel of Kent

Congrats @Bibliogryphon 1923: Leopoldas Kaminskas/Lily Ebert 1924 - Russel Nelson/Gwen Moffat 1925 - Zvi Zamir/Eugenia Apostol 1926 - Arnaldo Pomodoro /Berta Loran 1927 - Emilio Lledo Iñigo/Jeanette Charles 1928 - Martin Cooper/Baddie Winkle 1929 - Alasdair MacIntyre/Edith M. Flanigen 1930 - Norman Podhoretz/Maria Pezzano Orlandi 1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel/Vivian Pickles 1932 - Rodion Shchedrin/Ellen Burstyn

Thanks @Death Impends for running the Contest again. Here is my list Jimmy Carter Waltraut Haas Emilio Lledó Íñigo Jürgen Habermas Francois Cheng Tomiichi Murayama Jaime de Arminan Tonke Dragt Lennart Carleson Rodion Shchedrin SUBS Buzz Aldrin Fumihiko Maki

As written above, the contest still has one month left, but it is time to look at the scoreboard: @theoldlady in in the lead with 13.749 points second is @ladyfiona with 12.269 points (same here) @Hell is third with 10.169 points Interestingly, all of these hits are first nominations. The new rule that you can replace the deceased had no effect here. Lets see wht the followin 40 days will bring.