The Unknown Man

I voted for Leah Bracknell.

Ray Vitte stopped acting on this day 35 years ago, aged 33.

BBC obit RIP Morgan

Jim Fregosi struck out on this day 4 years ago, aged 71.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins had a spell put on him on this day 18 years ago, aged 70.

Joost van der Westhuizen was kicked in to touch on this day one year ago, aged 45.

Maurice White stopped singing on this day two years ago, aged 74.

Here's my Feb team: 1. Valerie Harper 2. Linda Nolan 3. Kofi Annan 4. Kirk Douglas 5. Greg Gilbert

Former NBA player Rasual Butler, who played for the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers, has been killed a car crash aged 38, alongside his wife, Leah LaBelle, American Idol Season 3 finalist, aged 31.

I went for Leah Bracknell again.

I'll take Valerie Harper as my joker since Patrick Cryne just died.

The final touchdown for Joe Paterno on this day 6 years ago, aged 85.

Here is mine for 2018: 1. Stephen Hawking 2. Donald Trump 3. Jimmy Carter 4. Paul Gascoigne 5. Robert Mugabe 6. Denis Norden 7. Prince Philip 8. George H. W. Bush 9. Little Richard 10. Aretha Franklin 11. Valerie Harper 12. Dick Van Dyke 13. Stan Lee 14. Terry Jones 15. Henry Kissinger 16. Rev. Billy Graham 17. Queen Elizabeth II 18. Terry Jones 19. Vera Lynn 20. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 21. Val Kilmer 22. Clive James 23. Alberto Fujimori 24. Olivia de Havilland 25. Bob Dole Sub: 26. Bob Barker

1. Leah Bracknell (Joker) 2. John McCain (Joker) 3. Tessa Jowell (Joker) 4. Javier Perez de Cuellar 5. George H. W. Bush Sr 6. Marieke Vervoort (Joker) 7. Valerie Harper 8. Isabel Peron 9. Prince Philip 10. Olivia Newton-John 11. Patrick Cryne (Joker) 12. Joni Mitchell 13. Desmond Tutu 14. Prunella Scales 15. Vera Lynn 16. Rev. Billy Graham 17. Matt Cappotelli 18. Stan Bowles 19. Nobby Stiles 20. Kirk Douglas 21. Tori Black 22. Glynis Johns 23. Val Kilmer 24. Stefan Karl Stefansson 25. Herman Wouk 26. Robert Mugabe 27. Angela Lansbury 28. Jose Jose 29. Clive James 30. Doris Day 31. Olivia de Havilland 32. Nannette Fabray 33. Greg Gilbert 34. Jill Gascoine 35. Earl Cameron 36. Robert Duvall 37. Jimmy Greaves 38. Aretha Franklin 39. Stan Lee 40. Devin Lima 41. Norman Lloyd 42. Gordon Banks 43. Stirling Moss 44. Sidney Poitier 45. Carl Reiner 46. Jerry Stiller 47. Liam Miller 48. Linda Nolan 49. Peter Carrington 50. Charlotte Rae Subs: 1. Fernando Ricksen 2. Wilko Johnson 3. Kenneth Kaunda 4. Harrison Dillard 5. June Brown

American porn star Olivia Lua has died aged 23. Edit: Daily Star Obit

Eugene Cernan took his final walk on the moon on this day one year ago, aged 82.

I voted for Leah Bracknell.

I'll give this a shot. Here's mine: 1. Valerie Harper 2. Clive James 3. Alberto Fujimori 4. Sean Connery 5. Loretta Lynn 6. Leslie Caron 7. Windsor Davies 8. Frank Carlucci 9. Kenny Rogers 10. Joni James 11. Willie Nelson 12. Isabel Peron 13. Georgina Spelvin 14. Kofi Annan 15. John Hume 16. Denis Goldberg 17. Queen Sofia of Spain 18. Gloria Steinem 19. Donald Sutherland 20. Judi Dench 21. Burt Reynolds 22. Richard Petty 23. Loretta Swit 24. Robert Fuller 25. Desmond Tutu 26. Kim Novak 27. Ruth Bader Ginsburg 28. Willard Scott 29. Monica Vitty 30. Robert Wagner

Count me in. Here's mine. 1. Olivia Newton-John 2. Tessa Jowell 3. Aretha Franklin 4. Luke Halpin 5. Stephen Hawking 6. Billy Joel 7. Eric Clapton 8. James Caan 9. Penny Marshall 10. Kay Parker 11. Paul McCartney 12. Faye Dunaway 13. Barbra Streisand 14. Calvin Klein 15. Johnny Rivers 16. Rod Stewart 17. Kim Carnes 18. Jerry Bruckheimer 19. Donna Fargo 20. Michael Douglas 21. Freddie Starr 22. Joni Mitchell 23. Keith Richards 24. Iggy Pop 25. Ryan O'Neal 26. Bob Dylan 27. Ringo Starr 28. Dionne Warwick 29. Bill Clinton 30. George W. Bush 31. John Prine 32. Elton John 33. Bobbie Gentry 34. Marianne Faithful 35. Bruce Springsteen 36. Jimmy Greaves 37. Donald Fagen 38. Gigliola Cinquetti 39. Nobby Stiles 40. Jose Jose

Trevor Howard stopped acting on this day 30 years ago, aged 74.

First hit of the year for me. RIP.

Sydney Omarr used his last horoscope on this day 15 years ago, aged 76.

Happy New Year, New Jersey!

I voted for Leah Bracknell.

Updated mine for Booth, and 2017 survivors. 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 (3/20) Robert Mugabe Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2009 (4/20) Mary Carlisle Rev. Billy Graham Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2010 (4/20) Mary Carlisle Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Isabel Peron 2011 (6/20) Michael Douglas Aretha Franklin Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Penny Marshall Isabel Peron 2012 (4/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Penny Marshall Isabel Peron 2013 (6/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Clive James Penny Marshall Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2014 (9/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Wilko Johnson Penny Marshall John McVie Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2015 (8/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Scott MacIntyre Penny Marshall Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2016 (9/20) Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Penny Marshall Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Burt Reynolds 2017 (12/20) Leah Bracknell George H. W. Bush Leslie Caron Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Stefan Karl Stefansson Nobby Stiles Ian St. John