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Prince Philip, but not by much. Benedikt will reach the age of 90, I think, which gives him at least two years. While Prince Philip will survive this year, I think his decline will be fast.

The always lovely Telegraph obit mentions that he basically invented the pastime known as trainspotting: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11708536/Ian-Allan-trainspotter-obituary.html

Sir Nicholas Winton dead at 106 http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Maidenhead/Sir-Nicholas-Winton-dies-aged-106-01072015.htm Another hit for the Italian Deathlist! And for my Deathrace team...

The son of author Julie Burchill commits suicide: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/julie-burchill-mourning-after-son-5980881

Well-known oboist Laura Ahlbeck dies of a degenerative brain disease at 57: http://slippedisc.com/2015/06/fantastic-boston-oboist-has-died-at-57/

Very clever post! This name should be bigger. Several obituaries call him the "father of the SMS".

Ben Wattenberg, a political pundit who was a Democrat and a Neoconservative (Neoconservatism was indeed born in the Democratic Party) and urged his party to move to the elusive political center, is dead at 81: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/ben-wattenberg-author-and-commentator-dies-at-81.html?_r=0

Long-time world class windsurfer Peter Volwater, 40, apparently dead of suicide: http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/11924-peter-volwater-passes-away-at-40

Oh wow, he has Alzheimer's. He might be running around confused.

James Whitey Bulger, who would also be a good addition to the Deathlist, in my opinion, writes about his "wasted" life in a letter: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/06/27/whitey-bulger-letter-life-was-wasted/irYL38W7IxI5ycoEpDohkI/story.html

He doesn't trust doctors and wouldn't see them at all if he had to choose: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3142512/I-don-t-trust-doctors-different-opinions-Duke-Edinburgh-reveals-dislikes-hospitals.html

Kerry Katona says her husband's health scare was caused by ghosts: http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/kerry-katona-believes-ghosts-behind-5966872 Also, it actually was Bell's palsy, not a stroke. She has now called the Ghostbusters.

INXS member Kirk Pengilly has "very aggressive" prostate cancer: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/inxs-rock-star-kirk-pengillys-prostate-cancer-battle/story-fni0cvc9-1227418086119

Not speaking to him or just not speaking in general? Theoretically, it could be sort of both, because as far as we know, Joni Mitchell is suffering from something psychosomatic, something that we have no proof of existing. Maybe she detests David Crosby so much, that she really cannot speak to him anymore because her brain shuts down whenever she thinks about it. Maybe she hates all kinds of things... Helmut Kohl's first wife had a "light allergy", meaning her skin inflamed with sunlight so she had to live in total darkness. The psychological explanation for this was that she really hated the publicity her husband received, the part she had to play and his abandonment of his family in favor of politics. (Someone said about him that he was basically married to his party, not his wife...) Maybe the world irks Joni Mitchell so much - and she is a fragile, sensitive singer/songwriter soul - that simply because she doesn't want to speak anymore, she actually can't. Sometimes, reasons are far simpler. Ah, I was half-joking because Morgellon's disease might not even exist: http://www.livescience.com/50359-joni-mitchell-morgellons-disease.html But I actually had forgotten about the brain aneursym.

I think maverick would be the captain and kilmers character is dead from throat cancer which reminds me of a question. What happens to a character when their actor dies do they die as well Hmm, I guess these things occasionally happen. Though I can't think of an example at the moment (sequel with a main character dying during the shooting).

The farewell tour is beginning, with their last concert ever taking place at July, 5th: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/grateful-dead-farewell-tour_n_7680106.html

Something to keep an eye on, Top Gun 2, is apparently going to happen, with Tom Cruise... http://variety.com/2015/film/news/top-gun-2-maverick-drone-warfare-1201529697/ No word yet on Val Kilmer

I wondered if there should be a rule change that an obit needs to contain the name of the deceased person in the headline, so that "brave cancer mum" is ruled out, but it turned out that this rule might do more harm than good, hmm...

Not speaking to him or just not speaking in general? Theoretically, it could be sort of both, because as far as we know, Joni Mitchell is suffering from something psychosomatic, something that we have no proof of existing. Maybe she detests David Crosby so much, that she really cannot speak to him anymore because her brain shuts down whenever she thinks about it. Maybe she hates all kinds of things... Helmut Kohl's first wife had a "light allergy", meaning her skin inflamed with sunlight so she had to live in total darkness. The psychological explanation for this was that she really hated the publicity her husband received, the part she had to play and his abandonment of his family in favor of politics. (Someone said about him that he was basically married to his party, not his wife...) Maybe the world irks Joni Mitchell so much - and she is a fragile, sensitive singer/songwriter soul - that simply because she doesn't want to speak anymore, she actually can't.

According to Twitter, Alexis Tsipras said that, whatever happens, the Greeks will still have oxygen next week, so they'll survive: https://twitter.com/NikiKitsantonis/status/614833661444259840 I wonder if someone thinks that this should not be true for Tsipras anymore...

Reasons to doubt it’s the REAL Al Molinaro... The person in the picture is wearing glasses. As far as I’m concerned, Al Molinaro never wore any glasses. Look at the environment in which the photo is taken in. Hardly the type place that one would expect from an retired, experienced Hollywood actor with considerable wealth. Stars prefer luxurious surroundings, regardless of their age! It’s quite hard for a heavy guy to stand up at age 96. The previous hoax photo was more realistic in that aspect. The person in this image is obviously a younger man, i.e. Giovanni, 76. Normally, when you upload pictures of yourselves online, you don’t put fancy photo frames around them like Scott did here. What exactly is the frame trying to cover up from the original picture? Hmm. Hmm, Scott Baio... can the recently diagnosed brain cancer of his wife be worked into the story somehow? http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/scott-baios-wife-renee-diagnosed-with-brain-tumor-2015186

Cosby's lawyer is trying to prevent the release of "embarassing" documents, also with information about his health: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/27/bill-cosby-embarrassing-court-documents_n_7677084.html

According to David Crosby, Joni Mitchell still isn't speaking: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/david-crosby-joni-mitchell_n_7673682.html

Singer Jessie J. ("Price Tag") had a mystery operation and is now "in a lot of pain": http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jessie-j-in-lot-pain-5957579

Edmundo Bazo, president of the FC Barcelona fanclub in Madrid (!) is dead: http://penyes.fcbarcelona.com/detail/article/edmundo-bazo-passes-away They don't tell whether it was an unnatural death.