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Narongsak Osatanakorn, the governor of Chiang Rai at the time of, and in overall charge of, the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, has died from lung cancer aged 58.

Olympian Victoria Pendleton's twin brother Alex has died from a brain tumour. 42.

I don't mind batter in the cricketing context, if only for reasons of consistency - bowler, fielder, wicketkeeper, batter. Makes perfect sense. Also, I cook fish in a pan.

I blame Britney.

Prunella Scales is 91 today

Peter Allan, Aussie bowler who played one test (v England, Brisbane 1965-66 season), and became the second Aussie to take all 10 wickets in an innings (10-61), dead at 87.

Manuel Araya, former driver of Chilean poet Pablo Naruda, who claimed that Neruda had been poisoned by the Pinochet regime, has died, aged 77.

You've still only done a -4 downvote, as far as I can see.

It's nearly 3 hours since @Paul Bearer fucked up his vote, and it's nearly tomorrow, and I haven't voted yet so note that this and future votes still contain PB's error, until such time PB corrects his vote (or the showrunner makes an executive decision and makes a correction on his behalf). He never dated his entry either! 21-6-23 27 Rolling Stones — Paint it Black 27 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 26 Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale 24 The Beatles – From Me To You 24 Del Shannon – Runaway 24 The Rolling Stones – (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 24 Dusty Springfield – You Don´t Have To Say You Love Me 24 The Supremes – Baby Love 24 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +4 23 The Four Tops - Reach out I’ll Be There 23 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 22 The Kinks – You Really Got Me 22 Elvis Presley – Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can´t Help Falling In Love 20 The Shadows – Apache 18 The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun 17 The Rolling Stones – Get Off Of My Cloud 17 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 14 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 13 The Tornados – Telstar 13 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me  12 B. Bumble & The Stingers – Nut Rocker 10 The Monkees – I´m A Believer -6 10 Helen Shapiro — Walking Back To Happiness

It's 13 years since the death of musician & comedian Chris Sievey, most famous for his alter-ego creation Frank Sidebottom. Sidebottom originated as a 'mascot' for his band The Freshies, famous for their minor hit I'm in Love With The Girl from the Manchester Virgin Megastore Store Checkout Desk. He died almost penniless, aged 54, from cancer, and faced a pauper's funeral until crowd-funding raised > £20k to cover the cost. The film Frank, with Michael Fassbender in the title role (sort of) tells his story.

19-6-23 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 58 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 53 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 47 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine -6 41 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 27 The Love Affair — Everlasting Love +4 14 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 10 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again

Impressive service record, considering.

Its 19 years since the death of actor (Manfred) Frederick Jaeger. Born in Berlin, Germany, he moved to Britain, via France, following Hitler's rise to power, becoming a British citizen in 1950. He graduated from the Guildhall Scool of Music and Drama in 1948, making his stage debut a year later. Over the next almost-half-a-century, he appeared in many Stage, Film, Radio and TV productions, often cast as a German officer (his last film appearance was as a German Flying Ace in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade). TV credits included both comedy and drama - he appeared in both The Avengers and The New Avengers, and was a handy comedic foil for the likes of Barry Took and Kenny Everett, as well as appearing in sitcoms, such as Keeping Up Appearances, Yes Minster, Some Mothers do 'ave 'em and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. He's particularly remembered in certain circles as Professor Marius, creator of K-9 in Doctor Who, one of three appearances in the show, which also included the equally-memorable Professor Sorenson in the story Planet of Evil. He retired from acting in 1996, moving to Mallorca, where he died following a long illness, aged 76.

17-6-23 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 54 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 49 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 47 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 45 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 35 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 25 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice +4 20 Zager & Evans — In The Year 2525 19 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 16 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air -3 8 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again -3 8 Tommy Roe – Dizzy

Its the 66th birthday of film and theatre director Phyllida Lloyd. Her career started with a five-year term at the BBC Drama Department, before being awarded an Arts Council birsary to train as a director, leading her to be appointed associate director of the Bristol Old Vic, The Royal Exchange, Manchester and the RSC, and thence the Royal Court Theatre, the Royal National Theatre and the Donmar Warehouse. This lead to an award-winning career in Opera direction with Opera North, before a return to stage plays, eventually producing the ABBA musical Mamma Mia! which saw success in the West End, on Broadway and elsewhere, leading her to be offered the chance to direct the film adaptation in 2008. She also directed the Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep. More recently, she's become the third Phyllida to be mentioned on DL.

Its 24 years since the death of British character actor, James Ottaway. Born in 1908 he was mainly a stage actor for the early part of his career, though he did make his television debut in 1937, in the play Capital Punishment, and his film debut in 1958's Passport to Shame. He became a familiar presence on TV towards the end of the 1950s, and in a career lasting well into the 1990s appeared in everything that was anything on TV, his last appearance being in a 1998 episode of The Bill, on the way appearing in Hancock's Half Hour (in The Blood Donor), Dad's Army, Minder, Quatermass, & Grange Hill, to name but a few. Appropriately enough for someone who appeared in both a TV Series and a film entitled The Man Who Finally Died, he lived until he was 90.

62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire 56 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 48 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 45 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 42 Hugo Montenegro & The Aces — The Good The Bad And The Ugly 39 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites 34 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 26 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 + 24 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 23 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 19 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 13 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice +4 4 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days -6

IIIIIIIIIIIIITTSSSSSSSSSSS CHRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAASSS BIRTTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Noddy Holder, frontman of Glam rockers Slade, sometime actor and DJ, is 77 today.

Ceciliain (Like it) is back and still ranting - all the Henley Tories have defected to the Brexit party (didn't know that still existed) and Nigel Farage is the true heir to Margaret Thatcher.

14-6-23 2347BST 62 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – Fire +2 56 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising 48 Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine 40 Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly 40 Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525 38 Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World 38 Desmond Dekker & The Aces – Israelites +2 29 The Love Affair – Everlasting Love 29 Thunderclap Newman – Something In The Air 23 The Rolling Stones – Jumpin´ Jack Flash 19 Tommy Roe – Dizzy 19 Bobbie Gentry – I´ll Never Fall In Love Again 18 Tommy James & The Shondells – Mony, Mony 12 Mary Hopkin – Those Were The Days 12 Amen Corner – (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice 10 The Archies – Sugar, Sugar -2 09 Manfred Mann – Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 00 Peter Sarstedt – Where Have You Gone To (My Lovely) -4

Proper obituary for Rufus

With John Hollins' death confirmed, he becomes the 5th Chelsea player from the 1970 FA Cup Final to die; Leeds United still leading with 7, plus their sub He's the first to die since Terry Cooper in 2021.

He'll obit on his own merit - being the father of Chris is irrelevant. No news from either Chelsea or Arsenal yet.

I'm kicking myself for not picking him for the Ronnies team. I don't why, but I thought he was a lot younger, and hence had a few years left.