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In the previous centuries french words could have a (slightly) different meaning than today. So Pépin was indeed nicknamed "le bref" because of his short stature. But you’re right, nowadays it would have been "le petit" Another example is king Jean II le Bon. Nowadays "le bon" for a person means the gentleman, the kind one, the righteous one. But at that time he was nicknamed le bon because he was good, skilled, at battles and war. Ironically Pépin Le Bref wife, Charlemagne’s mother, was nicknamed Berthe aux grands pieds, which means Berthe with big feet !

If he lives at least until 8 January, he will become the longest lived 1966 World Champion, surpassing Ron Flowers who died at 87 years 3 months and 15 days.

Now for the first time in the history of Italian Republic, incumbent President Sergio Mattarella is the only living president. The record of the most living presidents at the same time is four : During Sandro Pertini’s term, from 9 July to 17 October 1978 : Pertini himself, Giovanni Cronchi, Giuseppe Saragat, and Giovanni Leone. This ended with Cronchi’s death. During Napolitano’s first term, from 15 May 2006 to 17 August 2010: Napolitano himself, Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Scalfaro and Carlo Ciampi. This ended with Cossiga’s death.

Walewska Oliveira, who was Olympic Champion with Brazil in volleyball in 2008, has died aged 43. She’s the first member of the 2008 Brazilian volleyball team to die. She is the first female 2008 Olympic champion to die, and the fifth overall after Samuel Wanjiru, Kobe Bryant, Tibor Benedek and Markis Kido.

I got one too, in February. I found it weird given I didn’t know that guy nor Rachel Stevens.

Belgian Odilon Polleunis, who played 2 games at the 1970 WC, has died aged 80.

Czech Ice hockey player Zdenek Navrat, who competed at the 1956 Games, has died aged 92. He was the last surviving member of Czechoslovakia 1956 ice hockey squad.

And not because of his weight ?

Really where ? It was not in this topic, and I used the search function, it didn’t gave me any result ??

Aimo Vartiainen, one the two last surviving Finnish Olympians from the 1948 Games (both Winter and Summer), has died on 7 August, aged 96. He competed in Alpine skiing. Now the last survivor is nordic skier Heikki Hasu.

German swimmer Ingrid Schmidt, who won a Bronze Medal in 4x100 m medley relay with the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 games, has died on 6 August aged 78.

He was the last surviving goalscorer of the 1954 WC. He was also the earliest-surviving World Cup hat-trick scorer (he scored one against South Korea). Now this is Geoff Hurst. @Perhaps, can I ask how and when exactly did you find out about Sargun’s death ? Because around 8am, I was actually doing a search about him and the Turkish from 1954, but found nothing ?

Ernst Kozlicek has died on 16 August aged 92.

What about Eva Peron ?

German Hans Plenk, who whon a bronze medal in luge at the 1964 games with United Team of Germany, has died aged 85. That was the first appearance of luge in the Olympics.

The link says that the funeral mass will be on 13th October ??? One month after his death ??

Et l’Equipe n’en parle même pas, rien sur leur site !

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Argentine paleontologist Ruben Dario Carolini, is dead aged 79. He discovered giganotosaurus , considered by scientists as the biggest animal who have ever lived on earth, in 1993 in his own country. The complete name of that dinosaur is actually giganotosaurus carolinii in his honor.

He is the second longest lived* and centenarian FIFA WC coach, after Mexican Ignacio Trelles who died in 2020 aged 103. Now the oldest living coach is Uruguayan José Santamaria , he is 94. He is also one of the last surviving players of the 1954 WC. * the death dates of three FIFA WC coaches are unknown : Cuban José Tapia and Czechoslovak Josef Meissner both of the 1938 WC and North Korean Myung Rye Rhun of the 1966 WC.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/al-pacinos-girlfriend-noor-alfallah-files-for-physical-custody-of-3-month-old-son She could at least wait a few months or years…

José Sébéloué, de la Compagnie Créole, est mort à 74 ans.

No in the 2006 WC he played for Serbia Montenegro, the "successor" of Yugoslavia. Bosnia played its only WC in 2014, and Milosevic, born in Bosnia (at time part of Yugoslavia) from Serbian parents, never played for Bosnia.

Fred Haise from Apollo 13 also has outlived his 2nd wife, Frances Patt Price, who died on 7 February 2022. His first wife, Mary Griffin Grant, seems alive.

One of the best African players ever, Malian Salif Keita, has died aged 76. Truly a Saint Étienne and Ligue 1 legend. During the 1970-1971 with Saint Étienne he scored 42 goals ! However he wasn’t the top scorer as Yugoslavian Skoblar from Marseille scored 44 times ! Keita and Skoblar are the only two people in the history of Ligue 1 to score 40 goals or more in one season ! He was the first Sub Saharan African to play in France and Spain. In 1973 he was the second player of Africa CAF (after Moroccan Abdallah Ben Barek from 1957 to 1968) to play in La Liga with Valencia.