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He was announced dead 2 times before : in January 2022 and in May. I guess he must be in bad health. Plus dementia often makes people wander off.

Giuseppe Arzilli, former Captain Regent (co head of state for six months) of San Marino for three terms (1986-1987, 1999-2000 and 2003-2005) has died aged 82.

Marisa Jossa, 1959 Miss Italia winner, has died aged 85.

And, like Barbara Bush and 11 others First Ladies, she died before her husband.

You’re right, he was in the Dutch squad for the 1974 WC, but was an unused substitute. He was also in their squad for the 1976 Euro, this time playing Netherlands’ two games as they finished third. He scored 2 goals in the 3rd place game.

Which they won. That is Congo only title.

Swedish athlete May Hjertberg of the 1952 Games, listed as alive by Olympedia but not Oldest Olympians, actually died in December 2021. She was in the Swedish squad for the 4x100 metres relay, but did not compete.

Polish rower Grzegorz Stellak, Bronze medalist in coxed four at the 1980 Games, has died aged 72. He also participated in the 1972 and 1976 Games.

What about gin and juice ?

Brazilian Colombo Machado Sales, former Governor of the Santa Carina State, has died aged 97. Probably the earliest surviving state governor ?

Roger Kastel, who created the poster of the Empire Strikes Backs (and Jaws), has died aged 90-91.

Well, Maryanne was 9 years his senior, Fred Jr died of a heart attack due to alcoholism, and Robert died of complications from a fall, so that’s not so "mysterious". For Jimmy Carter it’s the opposite : his father and his three siblings died of pancreatic cancer at (relative) young age. And Jimmy is still around though he was the elder brother ! He even outlived one of his grandson.

Well, his wiki (both english and turkish) says 88, so who knows…

In 1974, he became the 6th player, out of 40 *, to play for both Inter and AC Milan. Of those players, he’s the 5th to die. * The website does talk about 38 players, but the article was made before the arrivals of Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi at Inter.

Turkish Akgun Kacmaz , one of the last survivors of the 1954 WC, has died aged 88.

French cyclist Pierre Michel, who competed in the 1952 Games, has died 6 days before his 94th birthday.

Why are the funerals three weeks after his death ? Is there a reason ?

Czech ice hockey player Roman Cechmanek , who was Olympic Champion with the Czech Republic in 1998, has died aged 52. He’s the first member of the team to die.

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A former Bulgarian footballer named Ferario Spasov died in a traffic collision. I guess his first name didn’t bring him luck…

He participated in the 81th anniversary last year. I guess we’ll see next month if he’s still alive .

Finnish athlete Kari Rakhamo and former mayor of Helsinki from 1991 to 1996, has died aged 90. He competed in triple jump at the 1956 and 1960 Games.

Romanian rower Dimitrie Popescu , Olympic Champion at the 1992 Games in coxed four, has died aged 62. He also won Silver in 1984 and 1988, and Bronze in coxed pair in 1992.

Monsels was the only Surinamese and thus their last survivor of the 1968 Games. He was also Suriname’s earliest surviving Olympian, and the first to actually compete in the Olympics. Wim Esajas the first Surinamese Olympian, did not compete in 1960 due to a scheduling problem, he died in 2005 ; Suriname did not send athletes in 1964.

Dutch rower Roel Luynenburg, bronze medalist at the 1972 games in coxless pair, has died aged 78.