The Unknown Man

I voted for Sam Simon.

Nelson Mandela, one year later...

1987: Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Bruno, Ditka, Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Jenkins, Cole (6/32) 1990: Noriega, Aznavour, Queen Elizabeth II, Alliss, Ditka, Williams, Winfrey, Waite (8/42) 1991: Gabor, Beenhakker (2/40) 1992: Ryder (1/37) 1993: Bennett, Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Castro, White, Kirkbride, Holly Johnson, Shilton (5/50) 1995: Castro, Holly Johnson, Forsyth, Connery (4/50) 1996: Mr T, Domino, Castro (3/50) 1997: Domino, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Leeson, Simon (2/50) 2000: Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Tutu, Minelli, Wouk (3/50) 2002: Brady, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 2003: Gabor (1/50) 2004: Brady, Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, Michelmore, Mugabe (5/50) 2005: Karzai, Maradona, LaMotta, de Havilland, O'Sullevan, Castro, Jerry Lewis (7/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Lynn, Bouteflika, Graham, Ali, LaMotta (6/50) 2007: Castro, Graham, Tim Johnson, Piper, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Lynn, LaMotta, Molinaro, Vigoda, Jerry Lewis, Farrakhan (12/50) 2008: Castro, Kirk Douglas, Domino, Gabor, Lynn, Graham, Watson, LaMotta, Karzai, Charles Taylor (10/50) 2009: Havelange, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Graham, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Lee, Cardin, B B King (9/50) 2010: Gabor, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Wouk, de Havilland, Healey, Tork, Edrich, Graham, Bough, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Norden, B B King, Lansbury, Jerry Lewis, Domino, (19/50) 2011: Gabor, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Healey, Edrich, LaMotta, Khamenei, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Dole, Cheney, Ellison, Schmidt, Molinaro, Brady, Cardin, Lynn, Michael Douglas, Nancy Reagan, (19/50) 2012: Harper Lee, Kirk Douglas, Adulyadej, Gabor, Graham, Wouk, de Havilland, Mubarak, Lawson, Castro, Healey, Schmidt, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Kissinger, Macnee, Mugabe, Van Dyke, Randi, Aziz, Ali, Berry, Domino, Gaddafi, Hawking (26/50) 2013: Clive James, Gabor, Havelange, Bush, Prince Philip, Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Castro, Lynn, Healey, Harper Lee, Dole, O'Sullevan, Graham, Schmidt, Molinaro, Adams, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Sallis, Day, Stan Lee, Kissinger, Parsons, Domino, Brady (26/50) Updated for Thorpe.

1987: Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Bruno, Ditka, Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Jenkins, Cole (6/32) 1990: Noriega, Aznavour, Queen Elizabeth II, Alliss, Ditka, Williams, Winfrey, Waite (8/42) 1991: Gabor, Beenhakker (2/40) 1992: Ryder (1/37) 1993: Bennett, Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Castro, White, Kirkbride, Holly Johnson, Thorpe, Shilton (6/50) 1995: Castro, Holly Johnson, Forsyth, Connery (4/50) 1996: Mr T, Thorpe, Domino, Castro (4/50) 1997: Domino, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Leeson, Simon (2/50) 2000: Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Tutu, Minelli, Wouk (3/50) 2002: Brady, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 2003: Gabor (1/50) 2004: Brady, Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, Michelmore, Mugabe (5/50) 2005: Karzai, Maradona, LaMotta, de Havilland, O'Sullevan, Castro, Jerry Lewis (7/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Lynn, Bouteflika, Graham, Ali, LaMotta (6/50) 2007: Castro, Graham, Tim Johnson, Piper, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Lynn, LaMotta, Molinaro, Vigoda, Jerry Lewis, Farrakhan (12/50) 2008: Castro, Kirk Douglas, Domino, Gabor, Lynn, Graham, Watson, LaMotta, Karzai, Charles Taylor (10/50) 2009: Havelange, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Graham, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Lee, Cardin, B B King (9/50) 2010: Gabor, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Wouk, de Havilland, Healey, Tork, Edrich, Graham, Bough, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Norden, B B King, Lansbury, Jerry Lewis, Domino, (19/50) 2011: Gabor, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Healey, Edrich, LaMotta, Khamenei, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Dole, Cheney, Ellison, Schmidt, Molinaro, Brady, Cardin, Lynn, Michael Douglas, Nancy Reagan, (19/50) 2012: Harper Lee, Kirk Douglas, Adulyadej, Gabor, Graham, Wouk, de Havilland, Mubarak, Lawson, Castro, Healey, Schmidt, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Kissinger, Macnee, Mugabe, Van Dyke, Randi, Aziz, Ali, Berry, Domino, Gaddafi, Hawking (26/50) 2013: Clive James, Gabor, Havelange, Bush, Prince Philip, Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Castro, Lynn, Healey, Harper Lee, Dole, O'Sullevan, Graham, Schmidt, Molinaro, Adams, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Sallis, Day, Stan Lee, Kissinger, Parsons, Domino, Brady (26/50) Updated for PD James.

I voted for Sam Simon.

Here are my choices: Add: Leonard Nimoy Muhammad Ali Caroline Aherne Antony Booth Hosni Mubarak Monty Hall Maureen O'Hara Yasuhiro Nakasone Jimmy Hill Cliff Michelmore Keep: Billy Graham Sam Simon Zsa Zsa Gabor Joao Havelange Olivia de Haviiland Valerie Harper Clive James Prince Philip Fidel Castro Jake Lamotta Helmut Schmidt Stephen Hawking Joost Van Der Westhuizen Al Molinaro Jerry Lewis Remove: Wilko Johnson Dick Van Dyke Abe Vigoda Christopher Lee

Best-selling author Arthur Hailey died 10 years ago today of a stroke aged 84.

Intervention 1 has already occurred... She's dead.

Actress Marcia Strassman has lost her battle with breast cancer at age 66.

He's got 6 months until his kidneys fail, according to his doctors. Might be worth keeping an eye on for next year.

1987: Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Bruno, Ditka, Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Jenkins, Cole (6/32) 1990: Noriega, Aznavour, Queen Elizabeth II, Alliss, Ditka, Williams, Winfrey, Waite (8/42) 1991: Gabor, Beenhakker (2/40) 1992: Ryder (1/37) 1993: Bennett, Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Castro, White, Kirkbride, Holly Johnson, Thorpe, Shilton (6/50) 1995: Castro, Holly Johnson, Forsyth, Connery (4/50) 1996: Mr T, Thorpe, Domino, Castro (4/50) 1997: Domino, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Leeson, Simon (2/50) 2000: Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Tutu, Minelli, Wouk (3/50) 2002: Brady, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 2003: Gabor (1/50) 2004: Brady, Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, Michelmore, Mugabe (5/50) 2005: Karzai, Maradona, LaMotta, de Havilland, O'Sullevan, Castro, Jerry Lewis (7/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Lynn, Bouteflika, Graham, Ali, LaMotta (6/50) 2007: Castro, Graham, Tim Johnson, Piper, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Lynn, LaMotta, Molinaro, Vigoda, Jerry Lewis, Farrakhan (12/50) 2008: Castro, Kirk Douglas, Domino, Gabor, Lynn, Graham, Watson, LaMotta, Karzai, Charles Taylor (10/50) 2009: Havelange, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Graham, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Lee, Cardin, B B King (9/50) 2010: Gabor, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Wouk, de Havilland, Healey, Tork, Edrich, Graham, Bough, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Norden, B B King, Lansbury, Jerry Lewis, Domino, (19/50) 2011: Gabor, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Healey, Edrich, LaMotta, Khamenei, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Dole, Cheney, Ellison, Schmidt, Molinaro, Brady, Cardin, Lynn, Michael Douglas, Nancy Reagan, (19/50) 2012: Harper Lee, Kirk Douglas, Adulyadej, Gabor, Graham, Wouk, de Havilland, Mubarak, Lawson, Castro, Healey, Schmidt, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Kissinger, PD James, Macnee, Mugabe, Van Dyke, Randi, Aziz, Ali, Berry, Domino, Gaddafi, Hawking (27/50) 2013: Clive James, Gabor, Havelange, Bush, Prince Philip, Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Castro, Lynn, Healey, Harper Lee, Dole, O'Sullevan, Graham, Schmidt, Molinaro, PD James, Adams, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Sallis, Day, Stan Lee, Kissinger, Parsons, Domino, Brady (27/50) Updated for Whitlam.

Well ladies and gentlemen, we have our 8th hit, Mr. Gough Whitlam.

I voted for Sam Simon.

Does this count as a suitable UK obit for Jerry Vale? Vale died on the 18th of May aged 83 and points had not been awarded for the two teams who picked him.

Because he was a unique hit for Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!.

I'm in on this too. Here are my top 10 who will likely see 2015: 1: Wilko Johnson 2: Clive James 3: Terry Pratchett 4: Tony Bennett 5: Charles Aznavour 6: Dick Van Dyke 7: Ed Asner 8: Abe Vigoda 9: Shaw Taylor 10: Dennis Norden Here's who i predict will go in the following order: 1: Joao Havelenge - 18th October 2: Luise Rainer - 28th October 3: Sam Simon - 4th November 4: Billy Graham - 28th November 5: Fidel Castro - 4th December 6: Peter Sallis - 15th December 7: Valerie Harper - 25th December

Ben Bradlee, the former editor for the Washington Post, has gone in to hospice care.

American Idol finalist from 2009 Scott MacIntyre is in the need of another kidney transplant.

Polly Bergen, best known for starring in "Cape Fear" as Peggy Bowden, is dead at 84.

1987: de Cesaris, Osbourne (2/31) 1989: Bruno, Ditka, Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Jenkins, Cole (6/32) 1990: Noriega, Aznavour, Queen Elizabeth II, Alliss, Ditka, Williams, Winfrey, Waite (8/42) 1991: Gabor, Beenhakker (2/40) 1992: Ryder (1/37) 1993: Bennett, Kissinger, Ray Kennedy, Lineker, Jerry Lee Lewis (5/56) 1994: Castro, White, Kirkbride, Holly Johnson, Thorpe, Shilton (6/50) 1995: Castro, Holly Johnson, Forsyth, Connery (4/50) 1996: Mr T, Thorpe, Domino, Castro (4/50) 1997: Domino, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Leeson, Simon (2/50) 2000: Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Tutu, Minelli, Wouk (3/50) 2002: Brady, Kirk Douglas (2/50) 2003: Gabor (1/50) 2004: Brady, Musharraf, Kirk Douglas, Michelmore, Mugabe (5/50) 2005: Karzai, Maradona, LaMotta, de Havilland, O'Sullevan, Castro, Jerry Lewis (7/50) 2006: Kirk Douglas, Lynn, Bouteflika, Graham, Ali, LaMotta (6/50) 2007: Castro, Graham, Tim Johnson, Piper, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Lynn, LaMotta, Molinaro, Vigoda, Jerry Lewis, Farrakhan (12/50) 2008: Castro, Kirk Douglas, Domino, Gabor, Lynn, Graham, Watson, LaMotta, Karzai, Charles Taylor (10/50) 2009: Havelange, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Graham, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Lee, Cardin, B B King (9/50) 2010: Gabor, Castro, Kirk Douglas, Wouk, de Havilland, Healey, Tork, Edrich, Graham, Bough, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Norden, B B King, Lansbury, Jerry Lewis, Domino, (19/50) 2011: Gabor, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Healey, Edrich, LaMotta, Khamenei, Jerry Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Dole, Cheney, Ellison, Schmidt, Molinaro, Brady, Cardin, Lynn, Michael Douglas, Nancy Reagan, (19/50) 2012: Harper Lee, Kirk Douglas, Adulyadej, Gabor, Graham, Wouk, de Havilland, Mubarak, Lawson, Castro, Healey, Schmidt, O'Sullevan, Molinaro, LaMotta, Kissinger, PD James, Macnee, Mugabe, Van Dyke, Randi, Aziz, Ali, Berry, Domino, Gaddafi, Hawking (27/50) 2013: Clive James, Gabor, Havelange, Bush, Prince Philip, Whitlam, Mubarak, Kirk Douglas, de Havilland, Castro, Lynn, Healey, Harper Lee, Dole, O'Sullevan, Graham, Schmidt, Molinaro, PD James, Adams, LaMotta, Nancy Reagan, Sallis, Day, Stan Lee, Kissinger, Parsons, Domino, Brady (28/50) Updated for Attenborough and Paisley.

Well ladies and gentlemen, we have our 7th hit, Ian Paisley.

I voted for Sam Simon.

She's not on the 2014 list.

The daughter of Sir John Betjeman, Candida Lycett Green, has died from pancreatic cancer, aged 71.

Okay then, i will go with the following: Sam Simon, Valerie Harper, Luise Rainer, Wilko Johnson, Fidel Castro, Billy Graham, Al Molinaro, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joao Havelange, Helmut Schmidt and Jake LaMotta.