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Fabrice Miguet, dead after horror crash at the Ulster Grand Prix: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/723059/fabrice-miguet-dead-update-latest-ulster-grand-prix-isle-of-man-tt

Hmm... for some reason I once thought that Gilberto Gil would be a good pick. But now that you mention Joao, I think I confused the two of them.

Sounds like a return of pancreatic cancer? (Confirming that she actually had it, if true)

The family is asking for prayers - well then, I say a little prayer... Easy to say in hindsight, but this was in the making. I had her in my draft for next year for a while, currently 2nd sub. Now a must-have but it's not going to happen.

Queen Sirikit's birthday today:

No Naipaul on my shadow list (page 7)...disappointing.... 10/50 now. I guess as underwhelming as the committee must feel.

Terminally ill man wants to climb Mount Everest, any takers? https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/peter-andre-everest-climb-jones-1827538 However, it's not stage four cancer, but stage four heart failure - as a compensation, Peter Andre is coming with him.

Interesting, not for me, maybe a location issue... Still, I should point out that I was already expecting every usual suspect on this forum to pick her. I'm just curious how much of the teams of those that don't post here, are own research, and how much comes from the forum.

Obviously a must-have (probably THE must-have) for any contending team (and any team that doesn't care for higher fame standards), yet I hoped that the recent developments would stay somewhat under the radar so that some of those who lurk on the forum, but don't post here, wouldn't have it as easy as this year.

Gorbachev and Nelson are must-haves for the List next year. The Dalai Lama could become one, let's see...

Probs for not misspelling "possibilities".

Irresponsible speculating: Pneunomia is a side-effect of HIV.

Uuuhh... unexpected hit in the Alt Obits pool for me!

Hmm, I wonder if its more serious stability or stable seriousness.

Her grandson now also dead in a car crash during his trip to the funeral: https://www.thesun.ie/news/2969500/grandson-traveller-rights-champion-dies-crash-dublin/

Hmm, 482 pts behind the top... ....it's soon time for Dilip Kumar to go. Day 241: 29th of August.

Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra after Sun Ra's death, 94 years old now: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Allen However, he gave a well-received concert in Hamburg just yesterday: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/sun-ra-arkestra-in-hamburg-a-1222060.html (german link)

No celebs, but just as suicidal: Twin brothers commit twin suicide: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inseparable-identical-twin-brothers-who-13061080

I guess so: https://www.givemesport.com/1368845-wwe-fans-probably-missed-the-insane-match-between-hideo-itami-and-mustafa-ali-on-205-live

The first real rain in 10 weeks. I could dance naked in the streets.

Pioneering Australian climate scientist Mary E. White (allegedly) murdered by her daughter in a care home: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6041635/Nursing-home-murder-Woman-charged-killing-elderly-mother.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_E._White

Ukrainian hunger striker Oleg Sentsov "near the end": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45126204