The Unknown Man

I'm departing New Jersey to fly to Italy for ten days. Have a family wedding to go to in Foggia on 9th September.

9th hit for me with Bob Barker.

3-1 England

I voted for Jimmy Carter, again.

Una Stubbs, who played Rita Rawlins in Til Death Us Do Part, died on this date 2 years ago, aged 84.

Updated mine for George Alagiah. Isabel Peron is now the sole survivor of my 2019 DDP team. 2007 (10/20)  Pamela Anderson Paris Hilton Billy Joel Stevie Nicks Dolly Parton James Patterson Ashlee Simpson Barbra Streisand Bonnie Tyler Stevie Wonder 2008 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2009 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand  2010 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2011 (2/20) Michael Douglas Isabel Peron 2012 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2013 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2014 (2/20) John McVie Isabel Peron 2015 (2/20) Scott MacIntyre Isabel Peron 2016 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2017 (2/20) Leslie Caron Isabel Peron 2018 (2/20) Linda Nolan Isabel Peron  2019 (1/20) Isabel Peron  2020 (2/20) Giorgio Napolitano Isabel Peron 2021 (6/20) Jimmy Carter Shannen Doherty Giorgio Napolitano Linda Nolan Isabel Peron James Whale 2022 (12/20) Tim Bilton Jimmy Carter Shannen Doherty Frank Field Francoise Hardy Lee Meriweather Giorgio Napolitano Linda Nolan Isabel Peron Larry Pressler Daniella Westbrook James Whale

8th hit for me with the passing of George Alagiah.

I voted for President Carter (again).

7th hit for me with Tony Bennett.

6th hit of the year for me with Milan Kundera.

I voted for Jimmy Carter, again.

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe was assassinated on this day last year, aged 67.

OUT: Tori Black Dick Van Dyke Alberto Fujimori Kate Keltie Miloš Zeman IN: Stanley Baxter Liza Minelli Mark Rydell Ethel Kennedy Michael J. Fox

I voted for Jimmy Carter.

5th hit of the year for me with Ted Kaczynski.

1987: Ozzy Osbourne (1/31) 1989: Frank Bruno, Mike Ditka, Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, David Jenkins (5/32) 1990: Mike Ditka, Rex Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Terry Waite (4/42) 1991: Leo Beenhakker (1/40) 1992: Shaun Ryder (1/37) 1993: Tony Bennett, Henry Kissinger, George Lineker (3/56) 1994: Edmund White, Holly Johnson, Peter Shilton (3/50) 1995: Holly Johnson (1/50) 1996: Mr T (1/50) 1997: (0/50) 1998: (0/50) 1999: Nick Leeson, Carly Simon (2/50) 2000: Louis Farrakhan (1/50) 2001: Liza Minnelli (1/50) 2002: (0/50) 2003: (0/50) 2004: (0/50) 2005: Hamed Karzai (1/50) 2006: (0/50) 2007: Tim Johnson, Louis Farrakhan (2/50) 2008: Russell Watson, Hamed Karzai, Charles Taylor (3/50) 2009: (0/50) 2010: (0/50) 2011: Ali Khamenei, Dick Cheney, Michael Douglas (3/50) 2012: Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (3/50) 2013: Henry Kissinger (1/50) 2014: Dick Van Dyke, Tony Bennett (2/50) 2015: Henry Kissinger, Jake Roberts (2/50) 2016: Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Tommy Chong, Sandy Gall, Paul Gascoigne (6/50) 2017: Jimmy Carter, Bob Barker, Sandy Gall, Emperor Akihito (4/50) 2018: Linda Nolan, Bob Barker, Prunella Scales, Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Dick Van Dyke, Stanley Baxter, Mel Brooks, Louis Farrakhan, Ronnie Wood, Joni Mitchell, Paul Gascoigne (12/50) 2019: Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Emperor Akihito, Alan Greenspan, Dick Van Dyke, Vanessa Redgrave, Cleo Laine, Prunella Scales, Shane MacGowan (10/50) 2020: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Tony Bennett, Prunella Scales, Jacques Delors, Willie Nelson, Shane MacGowan, Dick Cheney, Imelda Marcos, Joanne Woodward, Jean-Marie Le Pen, David Attenborough (16/50) 2021: Dick Van Dyke, Emperor Akihito, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Jacques Delors, Ali Khamenei, Prunella Scales, Tony Bennett, Rosalynn Carter, Dick Cheney, Bob Newhart, Imelda Marcos, Yoko Ono, Linda Nolan, Joanne Woodward, Mel Brooks, Willie Nelson, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Raul Castro, Stanley Baxter, Vanessa Redgrave, Shane MacGowan, Shannen Doherty (25/50) 2022: Dick Van Dyke, Henry Kissinger, Bob Barker, Alan Greenspan, Nigel Starmer-Smith, Jimmy Carter, Tony Bennett, Dick Cheney, Mel Brooks, Bobby Charlton, David Attenborough, Emperor Akihito, Rosalynn Carter, Sandy Gall, Desmond Morris, Ted Kaczynski, Jean-Marie Le Pen, James Whale, Cleo Laine, Jacques Delors, Denis Law, Prunella Scales, Stanley Baxter, Noam Chomsky, Norman Tebbit, Michael Gambon, Douglas Hurd, Silvio Berlusconi, Marianne Faithfull, Milan Kundera, Linda Ronstadt, Joss Ackland, Shane MacGowan (32/50) Updated for Ted Kaczynski

Country music singer Conway Twitty died on this day 30 years ago, aged 59.

I voted for President Carter (once again).

Fourth hit of the year for me with Rolf Harris.

I voted for Jimmy Carter again.

QO from the Telegraph.

Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany during WWII, died on this day 78 years ago, aged 56. Country singer Naomi Judd died by suicide on this day last year, aged 76.

I voted for President Carter.

3rd hit for me with Harry Belafonte.

I voted for Jimmy Carter, again.