Pagad Ultimo

Cardinal Urbano Navarrete Cortés, of S.J., has died on November 22, aged 90.

Victor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister of Russia in 1992 to 1998 and first head of Gazprom.

And me.

Stephen King's literary agent, Ralph Vicinanza.

Unconscious in hospital

It does. I am pretty confident the net is closing on Umarov and he will be 'eliminated', as they in Russia like to put it, by the year's end. A fairly bold statement but that's how it seems now.

Grand Duchess Leonida Bagration, the widow of Grand Duke Vladimir Romanov, Pretender to the Russian throne, has died on Sunday aged 95.

Umaru Yar'Adua's successor is vice-president Goodluck Jonathan. He has not only a quite remarkable name, his clothing style could not be less presidential. He looks as something between a rapper and a blues star. Another jewel in the Nigerian crown then.

"Nigeria has lost the jewel on its crown and even the heavens mourn with our nation tonight". Well...

Cardinal Luigi Poggi, Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church has died on May 4, aged 92.

Blessed art thou amongst dead poolers, assuming he gets a UK obit. Yes, Catholically confirmed. Ersilio Tonini is the oldest now, at 97.

Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, a famous theologian, philosopher and writer, died on April 17, aged 90.

Should be here. My comment was suggesting that, if the Cardinals are feeling the strain, how must the elderly Pope be feeling. Thus it may qualify for this thread...no? Oh well - worth a try... Ah okay. Thought it worthwhile information enough to be posted in the cardinals' tread. It's so rare to have an ailing elector cardinal (under 80 years and able to elect and be elected).

Should be here.

Spanish writer Miguel Delibes is dead at 89.