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  1. Summer olympic openers alive:

     

    1956: Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1921)

    1976: Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926)

    1988: President of South Korea Roh Tae-woo (b. 1932)

    1992: King of Spain Juan Carlos I (b. 1937)

    1996: President Bill Clinton (b. 1946)

    2000: Governor-general of Australia William Deane (b. 1931)

    2008: President Hu Jintao (b. 1942)

    2012: Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926)

    2016: Acting President Michel Temer (b. 1940)

     

     

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  2. Winter olympic openers alive:

     

    1980: US Vice President Walter Mondale (b. 1928)

    1994: King of Norway Harald V (b. 1937)

    1998: Emperor Akihito (b. 1933)

    2002: President Bush (b. 1946)

    2010: Governor General Michaelle Jean of Canada (b. 1957)

    2014: Vladimir Putin (b. 1952)

    2018: President Moon Jae-in (b. 1953)

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  3. On 11/09/2020 at 15:34, arghton said:

    Both Klenberg's successor and predecessor as the Chief of Defence of the Finnish Defence Forces are interesting people.

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    Jaakko Valtanen, ww2 vet (born 1925) is still in a pretty good shape at 94 and is pretty known here. Valtanen is known for sending Finnish UN peacekeepers into the middle east and opposing the 60s hippie movement.

     

     

    Jaakko Valtanen looking pretty good today, talking with the Finnish president Sauli Niinistö:

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  4. Singer, songwriter and musician Pave Maijanen's ALS has progressed pretty quickly to the point he can no longer talk and is in a wheelchair. He's known for his famous songs in the 1980s and downfall in the 1990s, especially for getting the last place in the 1992 eurovision song contest.

    https://www.seiska.fi/Uutiset/Sairaus-vei-puhekyvyn-Neumann-ystavansa-Pave-Maijasen-kohtalosta-Vaikeinta-on-tajuta-ettei

    He's also 70. One I recommend to put on some list.


  5. 3 hours ago, IRememberTheDayZsaZsaDied said:

    Bring The Queen Back to the list along with Joe Biden and Keith Richards, Biden looks insanely frail and Keith and The Queen aren't immortal.

    Biden and Richards are pretty healthy people in their seventies.

     

    The Queen would probably be a good addition to the list, as she's going to be 95 next april and if she died it would be a pretty big hit to miss


  6. New centenarian:

    Hong Kong industrial tycoon and founder Chao Kuang Piu got to 100 three days ago.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chao_Kuang_Piu

    Founded Dragonair, airline that ceased operations last month after 35 years. Father of Macau politician Susana Chou (b. 1941), Ronald KY Chou (b. 1939) and fashion billionaire Silas Chou (b. 1946)

     

    High-ranking soviet politician Yegor Ligachyov joining the 100 club tomorrow.

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