The Unknown Man

I was shocked to see this on Fox News. I saw LeBron James passing Kobe for third on the all time NBA scoring list last night. RIP Kobe.

Former Bachelorette contestant Tyler Gwozdz has died from an apparent drug overdose, aged 29.

First hit of the year for me with Terry Jones.

I voted for Daniel arap Moi.

Barbara Britton stopped acting on this day 40 years ago, aged 60.

Here is mine for 2020: 1. Chris Doleman (Joker) 2. Tom Smith (Joker) 3. Alex Trebek (Joker) 4. Genesis P-Orridge (Joker) 5. David Gulpilil (Joker) 6. Daniel Arap Moi 7. John Andretti 8. Terry Jones 9. Javier Perez de Cuellar 10. Prince Philip 11. Olivia de Havilland 12. Imelda Marcos 13. John Lewis 14. Jimmy Carter 15. Lee Kerslake 16. Willie Nelson 17. Glynis Johns 18. Mikhail Gorbachev 19. Kirk Douglas 20. David Crosby 21. Tori Black 22. Olivia Newton-John 23. Tony Bennett 24. Demi Lovato 25. Nobby Stiles 26. Frankie Banali 27. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 28. Bob Dole 29. Pope Benedict XVI 30. George Alagiah 31. Peter Tobin 32. Tabare Vazquez 33. Dick Van Dyke 34. Bob Barker 35. Rhonda Fleming 36. John Astin 37. Sam Lloyd 38. Vera Lynn 39. Loretta Lynn 40. Henry Kissinger 41. Jill Gascoine 42. Buzz Aldrin 43. Alberto Fujimori 44. Jean-Louis Trintignant 45. Jimmy Greaves 46. Robert Fyfe 47. Eva Marie Saint 48. George Shultz 49. Earl Cameron 50. Pat Smullen Subs: 1. Teri Garr 2. Billy Connolly 3. John Hume 4. Bob Newhart 5. Amy Price

1. Olivia Newton-John 2. Dick Van Dyke 3. Bill Turnbull 4. Lee Kerslake 5. Billy Connolly 6. Olivia de Havilland 7. Angela Lansbury 8. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 9. Linda Nolan 10. Vera Lynn 11. Kirk Douglas 12. Barbara Windsor 13. Jimmy Carter 14. Little Richard 15. Stirling Moss 16. Bob Dole 17. Mikhail Gorbachev 18. Pope Benedict XVI 19. Alex Trebek 20. Pat Smullen 21. Prunella Scales 22. Rolf Harris 23. Leon Spinks 24. Susan Bayh 25. Bob Barker Sub: Michael Robinson

I voted for Daniel Arap Moi.

Good luck to everyone. Here is my team. The End of the World As We Know It George Alagiah John Andretti Frankie Banali Olivia de Havilland Chris Doleman Kirk Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg David Gulpilil Terry Jones Lee Kerslake Giorgio Napolitano Olivia Newton-John Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Genesis P-Orridge Nobby Stiles Bernard Tapie Alex Trebek (Joker) Jean-Louis Trintignant

Updated mine for 2019. 2007 (11/20)  Pamela Anderson Paris Hilton Billy Joel Stevie Nicks Dolly Parton James Patterson Kenny Rogers Ashlee Simpson Barbra Streisand Bonnie Tyler Stevie Wonder 2008 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2009 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand  2010 (2/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Isabel Peron 2011 (3/20) Michael Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Isabel Peron 2012 (2/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Isabel Peron 2013 (4/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clive James Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2014 (5/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wilko Johnson John McVie Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2015 (4/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scott MacIntyre Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2016 (4/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2017 (7/20) Leslie Caron Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Nobby Stiles Ian St. John 2018 (9/20) Kirk Douglas Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clive James Olivia Newton-John  Linda Nolan Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron  Prince Philip Nobby Stiles 2019 (13/20) George Alagiah John Andretti Kirk Douglas Jill Gascoine Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lee Kerslake Olivia Newton-John Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron  Prince Philip Nobby Stiles Jean-Louis Trintignant Bill Turnbull

According to IMDB, Candy Samples died on 23 September 2019 and never got a QO. She should be on the list of the lost as well.

January: James Ingram February: Bruno Ganz March: Luke Perry April: John Singleton May: Doris Day June: Franco Zefferelli July: John McCririck August: Valerie Harper September: Robert Mugabe October: Elijah Cummings November: Clive James December: Carroll Spinney

Carley McCord, up and coming sports reporter for NBC affiliate WDSU, has been killed in a plane crash in Louisiana, aged 30.

My 2019 list recovered from a dry start in the first half to end with 13/50. Here's mine for 2020. George Alagiah John Andretti Daniel Arap Moi Frankie Banali Bob Barker Pierre Cardin Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter Olivia de Havilland Bob Dole Chris Doleman Kirk Douglas Lawrence Ferlinghetti Rhonda Fleming Valery Giscard D'Estaing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mikhail Gorbachev David Gulpilil John Hume Glynis Johns Terry Jones Lee Kerslake Sam Lloyd Loretta Lynn Vera Lynn Stirling Moss Hosni Mubarak Giorgio Napolitano Willie Nelson Olivia Newton-John Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Leslie Phillips Sidney Poitier Genesis P-Orridge Eva Marie Saint Prunella Scales Nobby Stiles Bernard Tapie Alex Trebek Jean-Louis Trintignant Bill Turnbull Ted Turner Dick Van Dyke Eddie Van Halen Tabaré Vázquez Betty White Chuck Yeager Jiang Zemin

The force was no longer with Carrie Fisher after this day 3 years ago, aged 60.