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It is confirmed, Sinisa Zlatkovic, player for Yugoslavia at the 1950 World Cup, has died on 05/04/1996 at 72. His wiki has been edited a few days back with a precise death date, but without a link.

Maybe whe should count women who worked on the base as nurses ?

On this day 476 years ago, 31 march 1547, French king François Ier (Francis I) died. He notably promoted the Renaissance artistic movement (with among others Leonard Da Vinci) From the military standpoint, he fought several wars against Italian states, notably winning the battle of Marignan leding to the conquest of Milan

Czech Football player Jan Koller is 50 today. He is the Czech Republic national team all time top scorer. He was also famous for his side : 2,02 meters ! Barbadian athlete Obadele Thompson is 47 today. In the 2000 Olympics, by placing third (bronze) in the 100 m, he won the first and to date the only Olympic medal for Barbados !

On this day 73 years ago, 30/03/1950, French Prime Minister Léon Blum died aged 77. He was three times head of government. In his first term in 1936-1937, he led the « Front Populaire » , a left-wing coalition that initiated important social reforms. He has a second term in 1938. With the outbreak of WWII and France’s defeat, he was accused of treason by Pétain and Vichy’s regime, as he was believed to have weaken France and to have not do anything to prevent Germany’s rise. After the war, from December 1946 to January 1947, he became head of the (provisional) government and de facto head of state. On this day 54 years ago, 30/03/1969, Belgian racing driver Lucien Bianchi killed himself in a car crash during a testing for Le Mans’ race. His brother Mauro Bianchi was also a racing driver. His great nephew, French Jules Bianchi, became in 2015 the first Formula One driver to die as a result of a race crash since Ayrton Senna and the last to date.

The tightest of the history of the Premier League, or of the history of English highest division ? Cause it’s not the same 30 or 134 years !

Chris Grayling is Conservative right ? So you think that Scottish independantists won’t carry on the « push » because of his conservatism ? Or « because » he is a Muslim ? Sorry for my ignorance, I don’t quite follow Scottish politics

If Biden and former presidents want to break Carter’s longest post presidency record, it will take much time : Clinton would have to live until at least 28 march 2043, he would be 96 years old Bush to live 28 march 2051, 104 years Obama to 28 march 2059, 97 years Trump to 28 march 2063, 116 years (breaking Jiroemon Kimura’s record of longest lived male !) Biden to 28 march 2067, 124 years (breaking Jeanne Calment’s record !)

Manfred Schaefer, who participated at the 1974 World Cup with Australia, is dead aged 80. He played Australia’s whole three matches as they were knocked out at the first round. The last match against Chile was his last cap with Australia.

Gino Pivatelli, former Italian football player, is 90 today. He is one of the last surviving players of the 1954 World Cup, the last Italian. He was Serie A top goalscorer in 1956 with Bologna, and with AC Milan won Serie A title in 1962 and European Cup in 1963 (the first for an Italian side)

American astronaut Jim Lovell is 95 today

I have edited his Wikipedia page. However it refused the facebook link as a source for the death

Mario Omar Mendez has died aged 82 on 01/07/2020 according to this facebook post

I don’t have a subscription either, but I still can see the notice ?!?

Alexander Cameron, brother of former British PM David Cameron, has died aged 59

American actress Reese Witherspoon is 47 today God, I have such a crush on her since Cruel Intentions ! Whenever there’s a movie with her in it, I watch it, whether it is good or not !

French singer Emmanuelle, known for her hit song « Premiers Baisers » (first kisses) in 1986, which became the theme song for the TV show of the same name , has died aged 59

La chanteuse Emmanuelle, connue pour son tube « Premiers Baisers » (1986) qui devint par la suite le générique de la série du même nom, est décédée à l’âge de 59 ans Singer Emmanuelle, known for her hit song « Premiers Baisers » (first kisses) in 1986, which became the theme song for the TV show of the same name , has died aged 59

« Allegedly » being the key word. But for sure that could explain her erratic behavior and also why she accused her father of sexual abuse

I googled him. Apparently the dude has worked as a producer on several Disney shows, and he had « wandering hands » on several teen actresses, including Bynes.

Update after Cruz’s death 1958 –34 survivors

Osvaldo Hector Cruz, who was in Argentina’s squad at the 1958 World Cup, has died aged 91 He played the first and last match of Argentina. The last match of Argentina in the tournament against Czechoslovakia was also his last cap. He was also in Argentina’s squads which won the Copa America in 1955 and 1957. In the latter, he scored two goals, including one in the decisive match for the title against Brazil

Who is he ? Anyway I hope they will cure her or at least find a treatment to stabilize her

English actor Paul Grant, who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi, has died aged 56

American actor Lance Reddick, best known for his rôles in SVU and Oz, has died aged 60