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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Philip III of Navarre died 680 years ago in Jerez de la Frontera, was count of Évreux and king consort of Navarre Catarina Jagelão was born in Kraków and died 440 years ago at the age of 56, in Stockholm, she was the first wife of King John III and Queen Consort of Sweden from 1568 until his death, she had great influence on state affairs during her husband's reign, including negotiating with the Pope to introduce counter-reformation in Sweden Víctor Jara was born in San Ignacio, Chile and died in Santiago 50 years ago at the age of 40, he was a teacher, theater director, poet, singer, composer, musician and political activist. Jara was arrested, tortured and shot. His body was abandoned on the street of a favela in Santiago
  2. 51 Alice Cooper — Poison 49 INXS — Need You Tonight 44 Rick Astley — Together Forever 44 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 43 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 40 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 31 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 30 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 25 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 25 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 23 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis -6 20 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 18 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 18 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam +4
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Manuel Pellegrini was born in Santiago 70 years ago, he was a defender and is currently a football coach, among the teams he coached are River Plate, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Manchester City, West Ham and Betis Richard Marx was born in Chicago 60 years ago,Marx is the only male artist in history to have his first seven singles reach the top 5 of the Billboard charts.Additionally,. he has a total of fourteen number one singles, both as a performer and songwriter/producer, on various Billboard charts in each of the last four decades. Anne Keothavong was born in Hackney 40 years ago, the former tennis player had a best ranking of 48 in singles, and 98 in doubles by the WTA. Kirsty Coventry was born in Harare, is a politician and former swimmer, former world record holder in the 100 m and 200 meter backstroke. At the 2004 Olympics, she won three Olympic medals, one gold, one silver, and one bronze. he was silver in the 400 m medley, silver in the 100 m backstroke, silver in the 200 m medley, gold in the 200 m backstroke and won several medals at world championships in 2005 and 2007
  4. 9/16/2023 70 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 64 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 37 La Roux - Bulletproof  37 Girls Aloud - The Promise 36 Pink - So What  36 Duffy - Mercy 33 Lily Allen - The Fear 30 Rihanna - Take a Bow 29 Leona Lewis - Run 28 Coldplay - Viva la Vida 26 The Ting Tings — That’s Not My Name 24 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 23 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart 23 Calvin Harris - I’m Not Alone 22 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - Just Dance 22 Lady Gaga — Poker Face 19 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 19 JLS - Beat Again 19 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love 17 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway +4 15 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers 14 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris - Holiday 6 Pixie Lott - Boys and Girls -6
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Hana Doušová was born in Turnov, Czechoslovakia and died at the age of 74. She was a basketball player and competed in the 1976 Olympics, Doušová won silver in the 1971 WC in Brazil and bronze four years later in Colombia. She has two silver and one bronze medals from European championships. https://www.idnes.cz/sport/basket/hana-dousova-umrti.A230915_153832_sport-basket_rou
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Gian Francesco Albani was born and died in Rome, he died 220 years ago at the age of 83, he was Bishop of Ostia-Velletri and Dean of the College of Cardinals. For his 56 years as cardinal, he is considered to have had one of the longest cardinalates in history and the longest deanship. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Francesco_Albani Joseph Plateau was born in Brussels and died in Ghent at the age of 81 140 years ago. He was a Belgian physicist and mathematician and was one of the first people to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image. To do this, he used counter-rotating disks with drawn images repeated in small increments of movement on one and regularly spaced slits on the other. He called this 1832 device the phenakistiscope https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plateau phenakistiscope Giuseppe Puglisi was born and died in Palermos, he died 30 years ago at the age of 56, he was an Italian priest, murdered by the mafia for his work preventing delinquency and drugs among young people.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Daniel, Duke of Western Gotaland was born in Örebro, Sweden 50 years ago, and is the husband of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and heir apparent to King Charles XVI Gustav. Before getting married, Daniel was a personal trainer and gym owner in Stockholm. As Victoria's husband, he officially received the title of Prince of Sweden
  8. 9/15/2023 45 Alice Cooper — Poison 45 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 44 INXS — Need You Tonight 43 Rick Astley — Together Forever 42 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 37 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 33 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything -6 31 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 30 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 25 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 24 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise +4 21 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 20 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 20 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 19 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 18 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 16 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights
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    The 100 Club

    Marcel Reichstein was born on September 13, 1913 in Bucharest, Romania, died in Ness Ziona, Central District, Israel on Sep 27, 2022, believed to be the oldest person living in Israel, however he died off the radar, this person is probably now Aziz Levy, born in Iraq on 1/apr/1915 and living in Haifa, but there has been no news of him since Jan/22 https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/worldsupercentenarianforum/marcel-reichstein-1913-2022-t649.html
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    Time Added

    Bjarni Felixson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland and died in Copenhagen, Denmark aged 86 on 14/Sep. He was an Icelandic football player, sports reporter and commentator, he won six caps for the Icelandic national football team between 1962 and 1964. He He played for Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur for several seasons, winning the national championship. five times and the Icelandic Cup seven times. https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2023-09-14-segir-islenska-ithrottahreyfingu-eiga-faum-meira-ad-thakka-en-bjarna-fel-391696
  11. 9/15/2023 70 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 58 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 38 Pink - So What  38 Duffy - Mercy 35 Girls Aloud - The Promise 34 The Ting Tings — That’s Not my Name 32 Lily Allen - The Fear 32 La Roux - Bulletproof -6 28 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart 27 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 26 Rihanna - Take a Bow 26 Leona Lewis - Run 25 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love 24 Coldplay - Viva la Vida 23 Calvin Harris - I’m Not Alone  21 Lady Gaga — Poker Face 21 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - Just Dance 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 20 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 19 JLS - Beat Again 19 Pixie Lott - Boys and Girls 19 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers 15 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway 14 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle - Never Leave You +4 13 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town 13 David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Chick
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    World's Oldest

    Octavie Augustine was born on 14/Aug/1912 and died on 9/9/2023 and was the oldest known person of Saint Lucia, now the oldest person of that country is not known Falece a pessoa mais velha de Santa Lúcia, Miss Aggie de Choiseul | Loop Santa Lúcia (loopnews.com)
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    World's Oldest

    Clementina Todman was born in the British Virgin Islands on 2/Mar/1920 and died in São Tomé (U.S. Virgin Islands) on 12/Jun/2023 and was the oldest woman living in the U.S. Virgin Islands,The oldest known woman living in the U.S. Virgin Islands is now Violet Eversley born Aug. 23, 1921 in Panama and living on St. Croix Obituário | Clementina A. Todman da Ilha de Saint Thomas | Funerária Turnbulls & Serviços Crematórios (turnbullsfuneralhomevi.com)
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    20/20 +3

    1923 David H. Murdock/ Arquiduquesa Yolande da Áustria 1924 Woody Woodbury/Marianne Bernadotte 1925 Lou Carneseca/Anita Lasker-Wallfisch 1926 W Michael Blumenthal/Betsy Jolas 1927 Thomas Niguchi/Phillys Coates 1928 William Kennedy /Beverly Willis 1929 Peter Dale Scott/Queen Ida 1930 - Adônis (poeta sírio libanês)/Jennifer Johnston 1931 Alfred Brendel/Caterina Valente 1932 Clint Hill/Nonny Hogrogian
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    Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

    Luca Giustolisi died at the age of 53, was defeated by an excessively aggressive tumor, was a bronze medalist in water polo at the 96 Olympics with Italy https://www.federnuoto.it/home/pallanuoto/flash-news-pallanuoto/39980-scompare-luca-giustolisi,-aveva-53-anni-le-condoglianze.html
  16. 14th September 48 Alice Cooper — Poison 42 INXS — Need You Tonight 41 Rick Astley — Together Forever 40 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 34 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 33 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion -2 33 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise 33 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name 32 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 31 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 31 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam +4 24 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever 24 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 23 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 22 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 18 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 16 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 6 London Boys — London Nights -4
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Pope Adrian VI was born in Utrecht, and died 500 years ago in Rome at the age of 64, he spent only one year, eight months and six days as pope, he was ridiculed by the people of Rome in the Pasquino, and the Romans, who had never liked a The only Dutchman to date to become pope, he was the last non-Italian pope until Pope John Paul II, 455 years later.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Andrew Lincoln was born in London 50 years ago, known for his role as Rick Grimes, protagonist in the TV series, The Walking Dead Rapper Nas was born in Brooklyn 50 years ago. From 2001 until 2005, Nas was involved in a well-publicized feud with rapper Jay-Z; both rappers attacked each other in their songs. The two officially ended their feud through duets sponsored by New York area hip hop radio stations.
  19. 9/14/2023 66 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 50 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl 42 Pink - So What  34 Duffy - Mercy 34 Lily Allen - The Fear 33 Girls Aloud - The Promise 33 La Roux - Bulletproof -6 32 The Ting Tings — That’s Not My Name 29 Cheryl Cole - Fight for This Love 27 Estelle ft. Kanye West- American Boy 27 Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart 27 Coldplay - Viva la Vida 26 Rihanna - Take a Bow 23 Calvin Harris - I’m Not Alone  22 David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland- When Love Takes Over 22 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris- Holiday 22 Leona Lewis - Run 21 The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway 21 Lady Gaga ft. Colby O’Donis - Just Dance 20 JLS - Beat Again 20 Pixie Lott - Boys and Girls 20 Dizzee Rascal ft. Armand Van Helden - Bonkers 20 Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor 18 Lady Gaga — Poker Face 16 Tinchy Stryder ft. Amelle - Never Leave You +4 14 Flo Rida ft. Kesha - Right Round 13 Ne-Yo - Closer 13 Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town 13 David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Chick
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    Rugby Players

    John McDonald was born in Toowoomba, Queensland and died aged 79. He was an Australian rugby league player,played for Queensland and New South Wales in Australia, coach and administrator and played for the Australian national team as well. https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/09/13/vale-john-mcdonald---sea-eagle-193/
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Betty Field was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died 50 years ago in Hyannis, Massachusetts, of a cerebral hemorrhage, at age 60. She had some success, making her film debut in 1939, in the film Of Mice and Men, standing out as a dramatic actress. She starred with John Wayne in the 1941 film The Shepherd of the Hills, and in 1942 she played the controversial role of Cassandra in Kings Row, and also participated in The Great Gatsby (1949). Austregésilo de Athayde was born in Caruaru and died 30 years ago in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 94, he occupied chair 8 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters Vítor Damas was born in Lisbon and died 20 years ago in the same city at the age of 55, from cancer. He is considered the best Portuguese goalkeeper ever. Between 1966/67 and 1975/76 he represented Sporting and played in the 1986 World Cup
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Paulo Soares was born in São Paulo 60 years ago, and is a Brazilian television presenter and sports announcer. Currently, he works on the ESPN Brasil channels and recently underwent back surgery Fabio Cannavaro was born 50 years ago in Naples and received the Ballon d'Or, awarded by France Football magazine to the best European football player of the 2006 season when he was World Champion with the Italian team. Marcelinho Paulista was born in Cotia 50 years ago, he was under 20 world champion with the Brazilian football team in 93 and won bronze in 96 at the Olympics, among the clubs he defended are Corinthians, Botafogo RJ and Fluminense Harald Cerny was born 50 years ago in Vienna and played in the 98 World Cup for the Austrian national team James Bourne was born in Essex 40 years ago, the singer/songwriter is a member of the bands Busted and Son Of Dork, he performed solo under the stage name Future Boy and is currently a member of the group Busted. Han Peng was born in Jinan 40 years ago, and represented the Chinese national football team at the 2008 Olympics Irish Niall Horan from Mullingar, Westmeath, is an Irish singer and songwriter. He became known as a member of the boy band One Direction. Luis López Fernández was born in San Pedro Sula 30 years ago, the Honduran played in the 2014 football world cup
  23. september 13th 47 Alice Cooper — Poison 40 INXS — Need You Tonight 40 Salt-N-Pepa — Push It / Tramp 36 Kylie Minogue — The Loco-Motion 36 Rick Astley — Together Forever 33 Bomb The Bass — Beat Dis 30 Climie Fisher — Love Changes Everything 30 Terence Trent D'arby — Sign Your Name -6 29 Technotronic Ft. Felly — Pump Up The Jam 29 Phil Collins — Another Day In Paradise 25 Mike + The Mechanics — The Living Years 23 The Beautiful South — Song For Whoever 23 Natalie Cole — Miss You Like Crazy 22 Erasure — Crackers International EP (Stop; The Hardest Part; Knocking On Your Door; She Won't Be Home) 21 Linda Ronstadt Ft. Aaron Neville — Don't Know Much 20 Brother Beyond — The Harder I Try 20 Yazz — Stand Up For Your Love Rights 20 Kylie Minogue — Wouldn't Change A Thing 16 Michael Jackson — Leave Me Alone 16 Kylie Minogue — Got To Be Certain 16 Kylie Minogue — Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi 16 London Boys — London Nights 09 Bobby McFerrin — Don't Worry Be Happy +3 +4 (see topic above)
  24. after I know it won't help much but Bobby McFerrin's score — Don't Worry Be Happy is wrong So the song should have 3 more points, I'll post my list correcting it Sorry if I missed anything
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