The Unknown Man

I'll take January 27th.

Here is mine for 2016: 1. Valerie Harper 2. Doris Day 3. Hosni Mubarak 4. Robert Mugabe 5. Jerry Lewis 6. Stephen Hawking 7. Bruce Forsyth 8. Fidel Castro 9. Paul Gascoigne 10. Olivia de Havilland 11. Denis Norden 12. Prunella Scales 13. Henry Kissinger 14. Abe Vigoda 15. Rolf Harris 16. Val Kilmer 17. Jake Lamotta 18. Dick Van Dyke 19. Chuck Berry 20. Ian Brady 21. Kirk Douglas 22. Prince Philip 23. Gordon Banks 24. Liz Dawn 25. Caroline Aherne

I voted for Mary Tyler Moore.

RIP. A true legend. ​ That's my first hit of 2016.

It's been 10 years since the death of actress Shelly Winters, aged 85. ​

I voted for Rene Angelil.

Traditional pop singer Kitty Kallen dead at 94. She was best known for her songs "Little Things Mean A lot" and "Besame Mucho".

Emperor Hirohito of Japan died on this day in 1989 aged 87. ​

I voted for Valerie Harper.

Here is mine for 2015: January: King Abdullah February: Leonard Nimoy March: Sam Simon April: Percy Sledge May: BB King June: Patrick Macnee July: Bobbi Kristina Brown August: Oliver Sacks September: Yogi Berra October: Maureen O'Hara November: Helmut Schmidt December: Scott Weiland

Updated mine for 2015. 2007 (13/20) Pamela Anderson Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Paris Hilton Billy Joel Stevie Nicks Dolly Parton James Patterson Kenny Rogers Ashlee Simpson Barbra Streisand Bonnie Tyler Stevie Wonder 2008 (5/20) Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Robert Mugabe Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2009 (6/20) Mary Carlisle Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Rev. Billy Graham Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2010 (6/20) Mary Carlisle Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Isabel Peron 2011 (8/20) Fidel Castro Michael Douglas Aretha Franklin Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Penny Marshall Isabel Peron 2012 (6/20) Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Penny Marshall Isabel Peron 2013 (8/20) Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Clive James Penny Marshall Isabel Peron Prince Philip 2014 (11/20) Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Wilko Johnson Penny Marshall John McVie Isabel Peron Prince Philip​ 2015 (16/20)​ Caroline Aherne Muhammad Ali King Bhumibol Adulyadej Tony Booth Glen Campbell Fidel Castro Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Scott MacIntyre Penny Marshall Isabel Peron Prince Philip Mary Tyler Moore

I wish you all a happy new year.

Good luck to everyone. Here is mine. The End of the World As We Know It Muhammad Ali Rene Angelil King Bhumibol Adulyadej Glen Campbell Fidel Castro Martin Crowe Jenny Diski Joey Feek (Joker) Zsa Zsa Gabor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Rev. Billy Graham Valerie Harper Clive James Howard Marks Penny Marshall Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Burt Reynolds Mary Tyler Moore ​

Here is my Shadow List for 2016: Muhammad Ali Rene Angelil Bob Barker Daisy Berkowitz King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Tony Booth George H. W. Bush Glen Campbell Mary Carlisle Lord Peter Carrington Jimmy Carter Fidel Castro Carol Channing Tommy Chong Martin Crowe Olivia de Havilland Jenny Diski Kirk Douglas Joey Feek Lawrence Ferlinghetti June Foray Rob Ford Zsa Zsa Gabor George Gaynes Ruth Bader Ginsburg Billy Graham Valerie Harper Joao Havelange Hugh Hefner Clive James Helmut Kohl Jerry Lewis Vera Lynn Howard Marks Penny Marshall Joni Mitchell Mary Tyler Moore Hosni Mubarak Robert Mugabe Yasuhiro Nakasone Javier Perez de Cuellar Isabel Peron Prince Philip Nancy Reagan Burt Reynolds Lynne Stewart Joost van der Westhuizen Herman Wouk Chuck Yeager Jiang Zemin

The Unknown Man's Library of Terror 2016: 1. Joey Feek 2. Rene Angelil 3. Howard Marks 4. Martin Crowe 5. Javier Perez de Cuellar 6. Zsa Zsa Gabor 7. Billy Graham 8. Valerie Harper 9. Fidel Castro 10. Gloria DeHaven Subs: 1. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2. Glen Campbell

Here are my predictions for the Drop 40 for DDP 2016: 1. Zsa Zsa Gabor 2. Martin Crowe 3. Billy Graham 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Kirk Douglas 6. Clive James 7. Fidel Castro 8. George H. W. Bush 9. Valerie Harper 10. Vera Lynn 11. Rob Ford 12. Howard Marks 13. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 14. Jimmy Carter 15. Joao Havelange 16. Rene Angelil 17. Jerry Lewis 18. Kate Granger 19. Joost van der Westhuizen 20. Glen Campbell 21. Dick Van Dyke 22. Olivia de Havilland 23. Bruce Forsyth 24. Mary Tyler Moore 25. Peter Sallis 26. Hosni Mubarak 27. Robert Mugabe 28. Doris Day 29. Ian Brady 30. Justin Bieber 31. Desmond Tutu 32. Stuart Hall 33. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 34. Carol Channing 35. Joey Feek 36. Kate Granger 37. Peter Carrington 38. Javier Perez de Cuellar 39. Helmut Kohl 40. Liz Dawn

Joao Havelange and Billy Graham too. let's not forget vera Lynn and jake LaMotta I think Valerie Harper and Javier Perez de Cuellar will make the 2016 list.

Just want to wish you a merry Christmas DLers and a happy new year.

I sent in my teams but haven't received any confirmation so far.

Sorry for your loss, MK. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

Here is mine for 2016. 1. Joey Feek 2. Rene Angelil 3. Martin Crowe 4. Rev. Billy Graham 5. Javier Perez de Cuellar 6. Olivia de Havilland 7. Howard Marks 8. Antony Booth 9. Fidel Castro 10. Glen Campbell 11. Bhumibol Adulyadej 12. Mary Tyler Moore 13. Clive James 14. Valerie Harper 15. Yasuhiro Nakasone 16. Gloria DeHaven 17. Abe Vigoda 18. Prince Philip 19. Jenny Diski 20. Peter Carrington 21. Muhammad Ali 22. Jimmy Carter 23. Carol Channing 24. Zsa Zsa Gabor 25. Isabel Peron

Here is mine for 2016: 1) Joey Feek (Joker) 2) Martin Crowe 3) Rene Angelil 4) Fidel Castro 5) Howard Marks 6) Zsa Zsa Gabor 7) Lawrence Ferlinghetti 8) Glen Campbell 9) Gloria DeHaven 10) Olivia de Havilland 11) Javier Perez de Cuellar 12) Yasuhiro Nakasone 13) Hugh Hefner 14) Clive James 15) Kirk Douglas 16) Peter Carrington 17) George H. W. Bush 18) Valerie Harper 19) Carol Channing 20) Tommy Chong 21) Antony Booth 22) Bhumibol Adulyadej 23) Jenny Diski 24) Rev. Billy Graham 25) Mary Tyler Moore 26) Y. A. Tittle 27) Peter Carrington 28) Joao Havelange 29) Joost van der Westhuizen 30) Burt Reynolds 31) Robert Mugabe 32) Antony Booth 33) Vera Lynn 34) Prince Philip 35) Susannah Mushatt Jones 36) Herman Wouk 37) Christy Dignam 38) Hosni Mubarak 39) Rob Ford 40) Jerry Lewis 41) Gary Player 42) Helmut Kohl 43) Hugh Hefner 44) Red Schoendienst 45) Valery Giscard d'Estaing 46) Joni Mitchell 47) Jimmy Carter 48) Walter Scheel 49) Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 50) Ian Brady Reserves: 1) Daisy Berkowitz 2) Boutros Boutros-Ghali 3) Penny Marshall 4) Isabel Peron 5) Jiang Zemin

It's been 11 years since the death of Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi, aged 82. ​

Well, there goes nothing. 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Rene Angelil 3. King Bhumibol Adulyadej 4. Glen Campbell 5. Fidel Castro 6. Tommy Chong 7. Martin Crowe 8. Jenny Diski 9. Joey Feek (Joker) 10. Zsa Zsa Gabor 11. Billy Graham 12. Valerie Harper 13. Clive James 14. Howard Marks 15. Yasuhiro Nakasone 16. Javier Perez de Cuellar 17. Burt Reynolds 18. Bonnie Brown 19. Christy Dignam 20. Mary Tyler Moore Subs: ​Monty Hall Peter Carrington Carol Channing

It's been 2 years since the passing of former South African president Nelson Mandela aged 95. ​