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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.

Its 240 years since Nathan Hale was executed by the British during the American Revolution, aged 21. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

25 years since Gordon Bashford finally went off-road. You might not know the name, but you know his work.

It be that day again, Jim lad!

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit went cold 280 years ago today, aged 50

It was 2 years ago today that Ian Paisley finally surrendered.

No he didn't, unless I've been asleep for 2 months. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/10/world/yves-montand-sage-charmer-of-french-film-and-politics-dies-at-70.html

Sylvia Gore, the Denis Law of women's football has died aged 71. She scored England Women's first international goal (against Scotland) and once scored 134 goals in a season.

95 years ago, actress and model Virginia Rappe died a few days after attending a party at Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle's hotel. Arbuckle was accused, and subsequently acquitted, of violent sexual assault, resulting in her death, in one of Hollywood's first scandals.

Ken Higgs, Lancs, Leics & England bowler, reportedly dead at 79.

60th anniversary of the death of cricketer (and all-round sportsman - he was also joint world-record holder in the long jump and won one cap for England at Football) C. B. Fry, also reputedly offered the throne of Albania.