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Brittany Murphy went rolling off with the homies today in 2009.

David Butler?

Gonna set up a psephologist theme team in 2017. Peter Kellner, Michael Barone, Nate Silver, Mike Smithson for captain?

I do feel like the year's got one left in it. And being as there's only one "I" in "Christmas", let's go with Gordon Banks.

La Dolce Morte for Marcello Mastroianni today in 1996, aged 72.

Dunno if he is dead, but of vague notability is that he is (was) one of only two living centenarian NCAA champions, both of whom were collegiate wrestlers, both of whom were born on the same day.

That five-year-old Sunderland fan really is making actual research impossible at the moment.

Fidel Uriarte, La Liga top scorer in 1968 and briefly manager of Villarreal in the mid-90s, dead at 71.

Viola Beach sewed that one up earlier in the Year.. Mamonas Assassinas did it 20 years earlier though. London Boys beat Mamonas Assassinas by two months.

I'm not surprised she's getting gaunt with that prick of a son of hers... Oh aye, the one who lost an eye trying to stop a bar fight - remind me who he votes for these days; I lost track a while ago Do be sure to play his Falklands War-themed board game

Life comes at you real fast

Some good beef between father and son played out here

Those who want to see if Terri Roberts will be dying before the year's end and awarding Heading Nowhere their maiden title should pop along to the Living Foods Pot Luck dinner at Kinzer Fire Hall on the 19th, where Terri is scheduled to be in attendance.

Got that "slowly starting to talk myself out of my uniques" fever at the moment.

So do the BBC export their kids shows to the US. I thought that sewer just contained one way traffic. Icelandic, not British. Have there been any Icelandic DDP hits before?

Not surprising that the Disneys weren't too keen on celebrating a Jew's birthday

To paraphrase "Private Eye" ( a UK satirical publication) '

Matt Greenwood, "inspirational" because he was able to raise £60,000 in less than a month to treat other people afflicted with his cancer so he could go swanning around the world with his Oxford University buddies, died before he could go to Disneyland

Four most asked "how is" questions on Google UK this year: How is chocolate made? How is Bruce Forsyth? How is glass made? How is cheese made?

ER Braithwaite, most famous for To Sir, With Love, dead at 104. Two get their DDP points, probably more would have if they'd realised he was still alive.

With the video also featuring the guy who played Father Stone as well.

Just to increase his chances of getting in the drop 40 I'm posting it here: Harley Race is in a nursing home.

Managed to go back to back to 1970: 2015: Love Yourself – Justin Bieber 2014: Uptown Funk – Bruno mars 2013: Happy – Pharrell Williams 2012: Impossible – James Arthur 2011: Cannonball – Little Mix 2010: What’s My Name – Rihanna ft Drake 2009: The Climb – Joe McElderry 2008: Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley 2007: What A Wonderful World – Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua 2006: Patience – Take That 2005: JCB Song – Nizlopi 2004: Father and Son – Ronan Keating ft Yusuf Islam 2003: Christmas Time – The Darkness 2002: Sacred Trust – One True Voice 2001: How Wonderful You Are – Gordon Haskell 2000: What Makes A Man – Westlife 1999: The Milennium Prayer – Cliff Richard 1998: Chocolate Salty Balls – Chef 1997: Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh – Teletubbies 1996: Knockin’ On Heavens Door – Dunbalnne School Choir 1995: Wonderwall – Mike Flowers Pops 1994: All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey 1993: Babe – Take That 1992: Heal The World – Michael Jackson 1991: When You Tell Me That You Love Me – Diana Ross 1990: Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice 1989: Let’s Party – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers 1988: Especially For You – Kylie and Jason 1987: Fairytale of New York – Pogues and Kirsty MacColl 1986: Caravan of Love – The Housemartins 1985: Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston 1984: Last Christmas - Wham 1983: My Oh My - Slade 1982: Shakin’ Stevens EP – Shakin’ Stevens 1981: Daddy’s Home – Cliff Richard 1980: Just Like Starting Over – John Lennon 1979: I Have A Dream – Abba 1978: YMCA – The Village People 1977: Floral Dance – Terry Wogan 1976: Under The Moon of Love – Showaddywaddy 1975: I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake 1974: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Bachman Turner Overdrive 1973: I Love You Love Me Love – Gary Glitter 1972: My Ding-A-Ling – Chuck Berry 1971: Jeepster – T-Rex 1970: When I’m Dead and Gone – McGuinness Flint

Are King Crimson the only band where two separate members have gone on to have Christmas #2 singles then? "I Believe In Father Christmas" and, of course, "How Wonderful You Are" by Gordon Haskell in 2001.

OJ Simpson has shat his trousers so many times in prison that other inmates are now calling him "Stinky"