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Tom Hanks has a lot of ppl who don't like him. Check Twitter.

Why are you getting into the habit of listing people who we already know are deceased? There are centenarian lists released for each country yearly. The Finnish one is completed to 1918 for men. We know all these people are dead.

This conversation got very weird all of a sudden...

Where do you access the Irish birth records?

Cannot stand Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves, though Shooting Stars did have a few funny moments.

Send it to IMDb, and someone can maybe add her name to the Oldests and Lasts Wiki too.

No. I’m looking past his “The Office” days. Everyone seems to love him now for his animal activism and his brutal Golden Globes takedown!

Ricky Gervais is surely up there. Sir David Attenborough too.

I hope she lives another 4 months to see 119. That will mean 2 Europeans reached that age. Important we get one up on the Americans and Asians.

Probably. Whenever it’s someone from a south Asian background and they check out early I automatically presume it’s their heart as it seems to be the case more than often.

I put it in inverted commas because natural causes is not a scientific term or a “real” cause of death (though note the difference between scientific and legal cause because in the UK “natural causes” or “old age” can be official causes on a death certificate, watch I think is ridiculous in 2022). “Natural causes” is a blanket term for thousands of possible causes. As Toast said, many families prefer to use it in order to keep specific medical details private. “Natural causes” covers anything from 200+ cancers, undiagnosed heart conditions (either genetic eg congenital heart defect, or developed eg heart disease), strokes, haemorrhages and aneurysms, SADS, as well as any form of neurological, viral, bacterial condition etc. And if you think a 53 year old cannot die of natural causes, know that one of my current clients is a 35 year old man on his 2nd heart attack, 2nd stroke, and has narrowly survived double pneumonia, COVID and septicaemia. His body is fucked because he never looked after himself. Lived off of takeaways and never brushed his teeth for a start (which is strongly linked to heart disease). Long story short is you can die of natural causes at any age, but in many cases you can delay it for a very long time by taking care of yourself. Some are unavoidable though – the Nolans clearly have a genetic history of cancer. Laura Branigan and her family had a genetic history of aneurysms. The consequences of genetic conditions can be delayed or reduced by due diligence but they’re harder to swerve completely… it’s best not to think about them too often. Not much you can do.

Part 7: 2009–2010 Rob Gauntlett (1987–2009; 21) Adventurer and explorer, youngest person to climb Mount Everest; died whilst ice climbing in the Alps Michael Majerus (1954–2009; 54) Geneticist and academic; died from mesothelioma Paul Birch (1962–2009; 46) Footballer (Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Halesowen Town); died from bone cancer Natasha Richardson (1963–2009; 45) Actress (The Parent Trap, Maid in Manhattan, The Handmaid's Tale); died in a skiing accident Jade Goody (1981–2009; 27) Television personality; died from cervical cancer Lucy Gordon (1980–2009; 28) Actress (Spider-Man 3, Serendipity, The Four Feathers); committed suicide Gordon Lennon (1983–2009; 26) Footballer (Albion Rovers, Dumbarton); died in a car accident Henry Surtees (1991–2009; 18) Formula Two racing driver and son of John Surtees; died in a racing accident Paul McGrillen (1971–2009; 37) Footballer (Motherwell, Falkirk, Clydebank); committed suicide John Stroud (1955–2009; 54) Television director and producer; died from brain cancer Jake Drake-Brockman (1955–2009; 53) Keyboardist (Echo & the Bunnymen); died in a motorcycle accident Derek B (1965–2009; 44) Rapper; died from a heart attack David R. Ross (1958–2010; 51) Historian and travel writer; died from a heart attack Alexander McQueen CBE (1969–2010; 40) Fashion designer; committed suicide Jason Wood (1972–2010; 38) Comedian Robin Davies (1954–2010; 56) Television and film actor; died from lung cancer Bobby Smith (1953–2010; 56) Footballer (Leicester City, Hibernian, Dunfermline Athletic); died from cancer Kristian Digby (1977–2010; 32) Television presenter (To Buy or Not to Buy); died from auto-erotic asphyxiation Keith Alexander (1956–2010; 53) Football player (Grimsby Town, Kettering Town) and manager (Lincoln City, Peterborough Utd) Ashok Kumar (1956–2010; 53) Labour politician, MP (1997–2010); died from "natural causes" David Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk (1954–2010; 55) Conservative hereditary peer and landowner; died from cancer John Batchelor (1959–2010; 51) Racing driver, businessman and political activist; died from liver disease caused by alcoholism Simon Monjack (1970–2010; 40) Screenwriter and film director; died from acute pneumonia and severe anaemia Steve New (1960–2010; 50) Punk rock guitarist (Rich Kids); died from cancer Sir Chris Moran OBE (1956–2010; 54) Air Chief Marshal in the RAF; died from heart failure whilst taking part in a triathlon Stuart Cable (1970–2010; 40) Rock drummer (Stereophonics); died from an alcohol-related accident Sebastian Horsley (1962–2010; 47) Artist and writer; died from a heroin and cocaine overdose Chris Sievey (1955–2010; 54) Comedian (Frank Sidebottom) and musician (The Freshies); died from cancer Adam Stansfield (1978–2010; 31) Footballer (Exeter City, Hereford Utd); died from colorectal cancer Gareth Williams (1978–2010; 31) Mathematician at the Secret Intelligence Service; unsolved, believed to have been assassinated Corinne Day (1962–2010; 48) Fashion photographer; died from brain cancer Bridget O’Connor (1961–2010; 49) Author, playwright and screenwriter (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy); died from breast cancer Terry Newton (1978–2010; 31) Rugby league player (Wigan Warriors, England, Great Britain); committed suicide Simon MacCorkindale (1952–2010; 58) Actor (Casualty, Jaws 3-D, Death on the Nile); died from bowel and lung cancer Andy Holmes (1959–2010; 51) Olympic gold medalist rower; died from Weil's disease Robert Dickie (1964–2010; 46) Boxer, British featherweight champion (1986); died from a heart attack Gerard Kelly (1959–2010; 51) Actor (Juliet Bravo, EastEnders, Brookside); died from a brain aneurysm Jim Farry (1954–2010; 56) Chief executive of the Scottish Football Association (1990–1999); died from a heart attack Peter Christopherson (1955–2010; 55) Experimental musician (Coil), video director and commercial artist Dale Roberts (1986–2010; 24) Footballer (Rushden and Diamonds, Nottingham Forest); committed suicide

Sad. Died on 7th October according to this. Ethel Caterham is now the only Brit living who was born in the decade of the 1900s. Ada Thompson (b. 1910) of West Yorkshire is the now the UK's second oldest person.

Franca Fendi lands a Telegraph obit. Somewhat surprised as Franca was one of the more obscure of the five. All but guaranteed that all 3 of the other living sisters will land QOs now.

Tweet reporting the death of Charlie Brown (wiki), 81, American DJ who played beach music for 60 years.

Facebook post from the UCU reporting the death of Avtar Singh Jouhl OBE (wiki), 84, Indian-British anti-racism campaigner and one-time president of the Indian Workers' Association. Known, amongst other things, for hosting Malcolm X during his 1965 visit to the UK. Guardian obit at some point I imagine.

Forum post reporting the death of American jazz saxophonist Ronnie Cuber (wiki), at the age of 80. Played for Paul Simon, George Benson, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton and B.B. King etc. Can't find a news source as confirmation yet.

Will do 2009–2010 next then an individual post for every year from 2011 to 2022 I reckon. There's loads closer to the end, unsurprisingly. I've tried to cover as many folk as possible but I'm leaving out those on the fringes of fame, as well as murder victims, right to die patients, vaguely notable soldiers, IRA terrorists, Ulster unionist paras etc. Also anyone who was famous only because they died. There are too many of them. It will take too long and including them kind of defeats the purpose of the list, which is to highlight the famous people who were both born and died as Elizabethans.

Thanks. Shall do! Just been working flat out. Will get another part done over the next few days.

Interview with Jeannette Charles (wiki). Looking and sounding a little frail in my opinion, she speaks very highly of the Queen and the Royals in the interview. When asked if she had ever personally met the Queen she says "no comment". She turns 95 a week today. Two of the most prominent impersonators of the Queen still with us and both in their mid 90s. One wonders... who will go first... her or Stanley Baxter?

Times death notice (copied into spoiler below) for Harold Bamberg, who has died just short of 99. British businessman and aviation pioneer. He founded the major independent airline British Eagle (wiki), which operated from 1948 to 1968, when it went bankrupt. Its last flight was from Rotterdam to London Heathrow. At the time of its dissolution, British Eagle owned 23 aircrafts and employed 2300 people. A lot in those days for an airline. Does anyone here remember them out of interest?

These things are hard to prove without supporting witness statements or evidence.

Kathleen Booth actually dead this time, at 100.

Yeah. Reportedly sexually harassed a man at party conference I’m told.