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Narayan Dutta Ojha died sometime between 1991 and 2019, as per this news article from April 2019. Quote: "I remember when I was appointed a judge of Allahabad High Court in 1991, I went to the residence of late Justice N.D. Ojha, who had retired as a Supreme Court judge, and had been my senior when I started law practice, to take his blessings." I told you I'd kill them both off this evening...

Sukanta Kishore Ray was actually the son of Bira Kishore Ray (1891–1985), who was the first Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. Anyway, he died on 23 December 2002, aged 84. Full bio of him here.

Telegraph obit for Ian Hamilton. Given its length, they must have wrote it some time ago.

Kitten Natividad scores a Telegraph obit.

Think you're confused between the DDP and the DL.

True. Remember also though that France has a PM. There are 13 living former French PMs. Our history teacher at school gave us the cruel task of learning all the French PMs of the 20th century. There were 98 PMs from 1901 to 2000 – that's crazy!

I'll have a proper hunt for evidence of death for these two tonight. In the meantime, I've moved both to the possibly living category on Wiki. There's no evidence either are alive. It's just yet another case of new pages being created on Wiki by editors who don't really know what they're doing. S.K. Ray's sister died in 2020, aged 95. It mentions her brother, but annoyingly doesn't state if he's alive. Given that it lists another sister as a survivor though, it kind of infers he's dead, but not strong enough for Wiki standards.

Sometimes looking at the "history" tab of the Wikipedia page is handy. I've killed this woman off several times now, and idiot editors keep changing it back. As per this article from The Hindu she's deceased.

So where on Wikipedia is he still marked as alive then?

Can you highlight the ones you're unsure of still being alive in a different colour? I can take a look tonight but I don't want to go through such a huge list. Mata Prasad... are you sure the Governor of AP and this guy are the same person? Nowhere on his Wiki page does it mention him being the governor of a state for 6 years!

LOL. The Episcopalian bishop of Brechin or a 104 year old man who played the organ at a church are not DL-level people. That's not perspective, that's fact.

A unique hit for me! :)

Just had a look at your Shadow List, and at least 8 of your 17 hits so far are not "DL level" type names. It's easy to pick 50 names of random, barely notable centenarians and nonagenarians and get 17 hits. Anyone can do that. Think you've missed the point of this pool...

Bless you.

Annoying. still no official confirmation or denial of this. Just reports from several days ago that he is "gravely ill". If he's not dead already, it would appear that his death is imminent.

Part 5: 2004–2006 Cormac McAnallen (1980–2004; 24) Gaelic footballer (Tyrone); died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) John McGeoch (1955–2004; 48) Rock guitarist and songwriter (Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Visage); died from epilepsy complications Caron Keating (1962–2004; 41) Television presenter; died from breast cancer Fritha Goodey (1972–2004; 31) Actress (About a Boy); committed suicide Robert Heaton (1961–2004; 53) Rock drummer (New Model Army); died from complications of a fall John Balance (1962–2004; 42) Singer-songwriter (Coil), poet and occultist; fell from a balcony whilst drinking Martyn Bennett (1971–2005; 33) Celtic fusion musician and composer; died from cancer Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 11th Earl of Shaftesbury (1977–2005; 27) Hereditary peer; died from a heart attack Domino Harvey (1969–2005; 35) Bounty hunter; died from a barbiturates overdose Harry Thompson (1960–2005; 45) Radio and television producer, comedy writer and novelist; died from lung cancer Steve Whatley (1959–2005; 46) Theatre actor, television presenter (QVC) and journalist; committed suicide Adrian Biddle (1952–2005; 53) Cinematographer (Thelma & Louise, Judge Dredd, The World is Not Enough); died from a heart attack Gordon Duncan (1964–2005; 41) Bagpiper; died from complications of alcoholism Rachel Squire (1954–2006; 51) Labour politician, MP (1992–2006); died from brain cancer Mark Philo (1984–2006; 21) Footballer (Wycombe Wanderers); died in a car crash whilst intoxicated Lynden David Hall (1974–2006; 31) Soul singer-songwriter; died from Hodgkin's lymphoma Lou Gish (1967–2006; 38) Stage, film and television actress (EastEnders); died from cancer Linda Smith (1958–2006; 48) Comedian and comedy writer; died from ovarian cancer Jack Wild (1952–2006; 53) Actor (Oliver!); died from oral cancer Nikki Sudden (1956–2006; 49) Singer-songwriter and guitarist (Swell Maps); died from a heart attack David Sharp (1972–2006; 34) Mountaineer; died from hypothermia whilst climbing Mount Everest Kevin Hughes (1952–2006; 53) Labour politician, MP (1992–2005); died from motor neurone disease Bryan Budd VC (1977–2006; 29) British Army Corporal, recipient of the Victoria Cross; killed in action in Afghanistan Paul Hunter (1978–2006; 27) Snooker player; died from a rare nervous system cancer Alexander Litvinenko (1962–2006; 44) Russian defector; murdered by radiation poisoning Craig Hinton (1964–2006; 42) Writer of Doctor Who spinoffs; died from a heart attack

University of Oxford have announced the death of Emmanuelle, their resident tortoise of over 46 years. Emmanuelle celebrated her "119th birthday" earlier this year, though in recent years her age has been revised down to between 80 and 100. The tortoise was featured on Blue Peter during the 1980s.

Unconfirmed reports emerging on social media that the other co-founder of Red Bull, Austrian billionaire businessman Dietrich Mateschitz (wiki) has died aged 78. Believable given that there were news reports circulating within the last 48 hours stating that he was gravely ill. Not been seen in public in years. We'll see... Edit: A pick in the Georgian Deadpool II.

Addressed a graduation ceremony this morning, and blamed the "riots" on the U.S. and Israel (yawn). Tweet appears to be accurate (including the photo being from today) according to several news sources online, incl. this.

Tweet below reporting the death of Mary Moriarty, aka the "Queen of Leith". Somewhat of an eccentric, she always seemed to pop up in the Scottish media from time to time. She was either 82 or 83.

Laurence Silberman (wiki) dead at 86. A senior judge from 1985 to his death, known for shaping conservative legal ideology in the States. Also notably: U.S. Deputy Attorney General (1974–1975) U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia (1975–1976) Chair of the Iraq Intelligence Commission (2004–2005) Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008 by President Bush.

Captain Charles Vyvyan Howard dead at 102. Not an escapee of The Great Escape (they're all dead), but a notable participant in the plot. He distracted guards, talking to them in German, whilst others dug tunnels. Daily Mail obit, and an interview with his son from this morning below.

Judah Samet (wiki), Hungarian-born American Holocaust survivor, public speaker and businessman, dead at 84 from stomach cancer. Also a survivor of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, in which 11 people were killed. Samet was a guest of honour at President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address.

Jerzy Urban (wiki), Polish journalist, commentator and writer, dead at 89. Urban was the mouthpiece for the communist regime in Poland from 1981 to 1989. Also a Holocaust survivor. Later became the publisher of a satirical newspaper. He was sentenced by a court for offending Pope John Paul II, and became known in the internet age as Dr. Earman because... well...

Carl Walker GC (wiki), police inspector in the Lancashire Constabulary, dead at 88. Along with officer Gerry Richardson (wiki), he chased a gang of five robbers who had cleared out a jewellery shop in Blackpool. The robbers shot at both officers, killing Richardson and badly wounding Walker, forcing him into an early retirement in 1982. Both Walker and Richardson received George Crosses for their bravery, the latter posthumously. Times obit. Edit: With the death of Carl Walker, there are now 13 living George Cross recipients: Jack Bamford b. 1937 Jim Beaton b. 1943 Matt Croucher b. 1983 Chris Finney b. 1984 Tony Gledhill b. 1938 Kevin Haberfield b. 1957 Kim Hughes b. 1979 Barry Johnson b. 1952 Alf Lowe b. 1931 Peter Norton b. 1962 Michael Pratt b. 1954 Sam Shephard b. 1987 Dom Troulan b. 1962