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Like rubber ball, Bobby Vee bounces out.

Isn't there a Quiz Show thread somewhere? Would that do? There's the Quiz Show Hosts thread: https://forums.deathlist.net/topic/5561-quiz-show-hosts/?hl=quiz However De Mooi has been arrested for murder: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/22/cj-de-mooi-eggheads-arrested-over-killing-in-netherlands His arrest warrant has been dismissed "...because no UK arrest warrant had been issued, no European equivalent should have followed.".

Tom Hayden, activist, one of the Chicago 7 (and Jane Fonda's ex) dies aged 76.

Junko Tabei, the first woman atop Everest (1975), has died aged 77. She was also the first woman to conquer the 'seven summits'.

Followed by Moscow Flyer, aged 22.

That's 'cos Pete & Jimmy are in my DDP team and the others weren't. There's always a simple explanation.

Phil Chess, founder of Chess records, dies aged 95.

The inventor of the disposable nappy, Valerie Hunter Gordon, has died aged 94.

Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, son of executed Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa dies aged 47 following a stroke.

800 years ago King John succumbed to dysentery

Vera is out of the equation, having died aged 111. According to the report, she wasn't even the oldest woman in Kent (Alice Ducat, 61 days older).

145 years ago, Charles Babbage, computer pioneer...

Jager poisoning?

60 years ago, Jules Rimet Stopped Gleaming...

I'll drink to that. I'm having a MBai-Tai.

Tommy Ford from 90's show 'Martin' reportedly on life support following stomach aneurysm.

Always wanted to see AFC Wimbledon leap-frog MK Dons ever since I heard about the whole thing. Hopefully Wimbledon go up and MK down. The one benefit of this is that the traditional advantage MK have had since the moving, a higher league place, would be neutralised. Of course this all rests on them beating Plymouth. AFC Wimbledon are, for the first time since their founding, higher in the league than MK Dons.

105 years ago Jasper Newton Daniel died. He was better known as Jack.

Dickie Jeeps, England & Lions scrum-half, dead aged 84. RFU President 1976-77.

35 years since Anwar Sadat (Nobel Laureate 1978, peace) was killed along with 11 others.

Pasteur way?

Davis had already been done. Boeing hadn't.

60 years ago today Willaim E Boeing, founder of The Boeing Company, ascended to a higher plane aged 74.

Gone 'by mutual consent', which I guess means the FA said we can do this the easy way or the hard way.

950 years since the Battle of Stamford Bridge, resulting in the deaths of Harold Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson (and several thousand others), signalling the end of the Viking era.