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My list for 2025: 1. Dick Van Dyke 2. Jean-Marie Le Pen 3. Queen Sirikit of Thailand 4. Marianne Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg 5. Joanne Woodward 6. King Salman of Saudi Arabia 7. Mel Brooks 8. Imelda Marcos 9. Yoko Ono 10. Sir David Attenborough 11. Alan Greenspan 12. Noam Chomsky 13. Buzz Aldrin 14. King Albert II of Belgium 15. Willie Nelson 16. Katherine Jackson 17. Joan Plowright 18. Jack Nicholson 19. Queen Ratna of Nepal 20. Josef Fritzl 21. Sonny Rollins 22. Sidney Cooke 23. Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama XIV) 24. Lady Pamela Hicks 25. Clint Eastwood 26. Vanessa Redgrave 27. Valentino Garavani 28. Dennis Skinner 29. Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy 30. Frankie Valli 31. Rupert Murdoch 32. Bill Cosby 33. Princess Astrid, mrs Ferner 34. Katherine, Duchess of Kent 35. Paul Biya 36. Bruce Willis 37. John Williams 38. King Juan Carlos I of Spain 39. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 40. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent 41. Arnold Rüütel (sub: Raúl Castro) 42. King Harald V of Norway 43. Sir Michael Caine 44. Queen Paola of Belgium 45. Pope Francis 46. Empress Michiko of Japan 47. Sam Neill 48. Miriam Margolyes 49. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 50. Jeremy Clarkson Subs: - Masahito, Prince Hitachi - Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan - Robert Redford - King Charles III of the United Kingdom

Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar is my 14th hit.

Princess Birgitta has died, at the age of 87.

Norwegian sports coach and expert commentator. Johan Kaggestad has passed away, at age 81. https://www.nrk.no/sport/johan-kaggestad-er-dod-1.17115293 (In norwegian)

Norwegian billionaire and real estate developer. Olav Thon, passed away yesterday, at the age of 101. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/olav-thon-billionaire-norwegian-real-estate-developer-dead-115930702

Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. Lillebjørn Nilsen died january 27. At the age of 73. https://www.nrk.no/norge/lillebjorn-nilsen-er-dod-1.16436748

Danish Princess Ilona zu Schaumburg-Lippe died on December 30th, at the age of 83. She was a second cousin of Queen Margrethe. link in Danish: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/den-danske-prinsesse-ilona-zu-schaumburg-lippe-er-doed

Why not have a Disney thread? Honestly, a bit surprised it doesn't exist already.

my list for 2024: Jimmy Carter King Salman of Saudi Arabia Yuriko, Princess Mikasa Queen Mother Sirikit of Thailand Marianne Bernadotte, Countess of Wisborg Joanne Woodward Bill Cobbs Tomiichi Murayama Ali Hassan Mwinyi Mohammad Hasan Sharq Buzz Aldrin David Attenborough Simon Cowell (conservationist) Harrison Ruffin Tyler Iris Apfel Jonnie Irwin Dick van Dyke King Juan Carlos I of Spain Ethel Kennedy Dalai Lama XIV Sonny Rollins Clint Eastwood Josef Fritzl Desmond Morris James Earl Jones Jamshid bin Abdullah Bob Newhart Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Willie Nelson Maggie Smith Raúl Castro Jack Nicholson King Albert II of Belgium Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein Richard M. Sherman Katherine, duchess of Kent Prince Hitachi of Japan Pope Francis David Frankham Prince Edward, duke of Kent Yoko Ono Paul Biya Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand Céline Dion Queen Ratna of Nepal Princess Astrid, mrs Ferner Shannen Doherty Michael J. Fox Bruce Willis subs: 1. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 2. Vladimir Putin

And Queen Silvia of Sweden turns 80 today.

Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died at age 86.

One of Norway's most famous folk singers, Ole Paus died last night, aged 76. Ole Paus er død – Siste nytt – NRK

Former minister Grete Knudsen has died, aged 83. She was Minister of Social Affairs in 1992–1994, Minister of Trade 1994–1996 and Minister of Industry 1996–1997 and 2000–2001. https://www.nrk.no/vestland/tidligere-ap-statsrad-grete-knudsen-er-dod-1.16667130 (In Norwegian)

Prince Constantin of Liechtenstein, the youngest son of Prince Hans-Adam II. has died at the age of 51. https://fuerstenhaus.li/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MM_Prinz-Constantin_20231206_FINAL.pdf (In German)

Nikkoline "Nikka" Myren Grønning, a Norwegian baker and conservator of food culture from Valldal in Sunnmøre. Died on november 6th, at the age of 106. In 2022, she received the King's Medal of Merit for her years-long efforts to preserve and communicate traditional food culture and baking heritage. In 2012, the BBC made a program where the Hairy Bikers visited her and among other things they made waffles. Nikka er død – NRK Møre og Romsdal – Lokale nyheter, TV og radio (in Norwegian)