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Submitted two teams; my main team entry has been acknowledged, so no repeat of this year's fiasco. I've stuck with my methodology of selecting famous old people on the basis that they will all die at some time and who knows, it might be in 2018. My theme team is more famous Rons (actually, 90% is the survivors of this year). PS: note to @YoungWillz, Ronald Hynd didn't make the cut, which surely means he'll be a point-scorer before the year's out, but thanks for the thought!

AP McCoy's Mum

"World's Oldest Man", José Aguinelo dos Santos, a Brazilian, dies aged 129. Not verified by Guinness, but recognised by the Brazilian authorities (and The Mirror).

Another Patriarca enforcer, Frank 'Bobo' Marrapese Jr. has died in hospital aged 74, while serving time at Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute..

It was the reaper calling 15 years ago as Joe Strummer died suddenly aged 50.

Riletta Cream, widow of Jersey Joe Walcott, has died aged 91. Contained within the article is the revelation that Jersey Joe's real name was, apparently, Arnold Cream. Very educational this deathlisting!

Shinee Unhappy People...

Fourth anniversary of the death of DL ambassador Ronnie Biggs.

Who is not Deathlist worthy? Me. I'm unlikely to get a qualifying obit even if I die next year, which hopefully won't happen. Have I got this thread right?

Me too; I was thinking earlier that the thread should be renamed to include "Families of those on the Fringes of Fame", or summat. I blame my age.

Tonight’s show Cancelled

Benjamin Massing, Cameroon defender sent off in the opening game of the 1990 world cup, and holder of the award for the worst tackle in world cup history, reported dead aged 55.

Latest on tonight's gig...

I'll go for Hau Pei-tsun, please.

Five years ago, former DL favourite & accomplished xylophonist Patrick Moore died aged 89. He was also a keen amateur astronomer.

Why wouldn't you cement your head in a microwave?

The one and only time I performed publicly was at an 18th birthday party we sort-of gatecrashed (knew the DJ), and did my not-famed rendition of Perry Como's Magic Moments. For some reason, it wasn't well-received.

Sounds like an ideal replacement for Ronald Hines!

Along with the 'singers'.

The result is in. The 'silence breakers', aka the #metoo movement.

I'll stick with Bob Dole. He can't last forever.

..family of the infamous, Lee Harvey Oswald's brother Robert, died on November 27, aged 83.

Twenty years since violinist Stéphane Grappelli bowed out, aged 89. Here he is playing with Pink Floyd on 'Wish You Were Here' (comes in just after 3 minutes)

Bill Lucas (GBR's oldest living Olympian).