Grimgrass

Paavo V. Suominen dead at 102.

Let's give this a shot. Thanks for running this. 1. Pelé 2. Leslie Phillips 3. Bob Barker 4. Jimmy Carter 5. Jacques Delors 6. Jean Marsh 7. Frank Field 8. Norman Tebbit 9. James Watson 10. Mikhail Gorbachev 11. Tony Bennett 12. Ted Kaczynski 13. Martti Ahtisaari 14. Constantine II of Greece 15. Mohamed Al-Fayed 16. Nichelle Nichols 17. Linda Ronstadt 18. Josephine Tewson 19. Marianne Faithfull 20. Yoko Ono 21. Pope Benedict XVI Subs: Phyllida Law David Graham Douglas Hurd

Indeed. I figured he would be a goner this year after the recent news about his sick leave, but I'm surprised how quickly he went.

Ilkka Kanerva dead at 74: https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000008754812.html

Gutted to hear this. RIP

Congrats Biblio

Spider-Man (2002) Rosemary Harris Jack Betts Jim Ward

Nehemiah Persoff dead: https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/

Jiang Zemin

Congrats chilean way

Apologies, you're indeed correct. I should've checked the source more carefully. I'll amend my original post.

Never mind, unreliable source.

Delors

Reunited. (Worth noting all three were DL hits).

Congrats Yvonne

Congrats DoorSlammer

Herman Wouk and Bill Gates Sr. didn't get BBC obits either. I didn't think she was famous enough in the UK either and was surprised the committee picked her. Though obviously it turned out to be a good decision.

Gorby

Congrats MariNisia

Congratulations, @Hell.

Juhani Palmu was diagnosed with COVID last week: https://www.seiska.fi/Kotimaa/Leila-vaimo-syopaa-ja-koronaa-potevan-Juhani-Palmun-tilanteesta-Hanella-on-huono His lungs are in poor condition, however he is fully vaccinated.

Apparently he has a "serious illness": https://www.seiska.fi/Kotimaa/Riutunut-Ilkka-Kanerva-katosi-julkisuudesta-taustalla-vakava-sairaus/1170369

Pentti Poutanen dead at 99: https://www.lansi-savo.fi/paikalliset/4529149

1922 – Luis Echeverria / Margia Dean 1923 – Henry Kissinger / Yuriko, Princess Mikasa 1924 – William Russell / Siiri Rantanen 1925 – Jacques Delors / Phyllis Dalton 1926 – Tony Bennett / Helen Gallagher 1927 – Sidney Cooke / Cleo Laine 1928 – Peter Cellier / Ann Blyth 1929 – Robin Parkinson / Patricia Routledge 1930 – Roy Clarke / Sara Jane Moore 1931 – Don King / Josephine Tewson

Melvyn Hayes attending Anna Karen's funeral today (picture in spoiler below). Looks okay to me.