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I guess one could make a list of people on the list who are definitely going to survive this year (that is, if they still die, it's not for the reason they were put on the list). For example, Michael Schumacher might still choke on a pretzel, but he will not die as a consequence of his accident. People like Michael Douglas last year, either he dies now, or much later. Anyway, such a list would look like this: Wilko Johnson (apparently beat cancer) Valerie Harper (apparently beat cancer) Vera Lynn (enjoying her comeback more than a 97 year old woman should) George Bush Sr. (his health scare late last year didn't kill him) Charles Aznavour (still uber-active) Possibly Clive James who has been on an apparently neverending farewell tour

Indeed! Actually, when the thought of this thread first entered my mind I had him on my list, but yesterday I forgot, thanks! Rupert Murdoch, 83, CEO of News Corp., has had a bit of a bad streak lately, both personal, with the divorce from his wife, and public, with the phone hacking scandal and failure of his attempt to take over...what's the name..BSKYB or something...

The third death and the third (sometimes) comedian. So I'll pick Dick Van Dyke.

For once, the dire prognostications were right.

The death list is jinxed. The wrong german centenarian actress died.

So there might still be half a year left...i.e. almost until 2015.

Everyone's favorite gossip site TMZ says that there's now a criminal investigation for potential elder abuse by Kasem's wife. She might be responsible for his condition and death "looks likely to occur at any time". http://www.tmz.com/2014/06/12/casey-kasem-elder-abuse-investigation-jean-kerri/

German newspaper publisher, journalist and author, Frank Schirrmacher dies of a stroke at 54. http://www.spiegel.d...t-a-974829.html (german link)

German TV hosts: 999,991: Wim Thoelke 999,990: Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff 999,989: Rudi Carrell 999,988: Hans Rosenthal 999,987: Peter Frankenfeld

An Indian court has to decide whether the guru Shri Ashutosh Maharaj is still meditating or already dead: http://www.telegraph...meditating.html

German actor and philanthropist, Karlheinz Böhm, is dead at 86. He was most famous for his role as Austrian Emperor Franz-Joseph in the "Sissi" movies. German link: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/karlheinz-boehm-tot-schauspieler-und-chef-von-menschen-fuer-menschen-a-972488.html

Wow.... well, capitalism needs the general oversexualisation, and the general divison into insiders and outsiders, to sell its products and to promote useless consumerism, and this is what happens when impressionable young people take it seriously.

Doesn't he also have Crohn's Disease? Some people are really just doomed. Did he grow up next to a nuclear plant?

Yes, depending on the outcome of his corruption trial, Bernie Ecclestone might be a possibility.

Interview with him in Berlin newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" (in german): http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/sonntag/charles-aznavour-ich-rede-hier-von-liebe-von-tiefer-liebe/9905002.html He's just about to give his concert here at his 90th birthday, also talks about "how many children he really has and why he gets into every gay bar. And why he wants to meet Angela Merkel." He's also working on a new album and on three (!) new stage shows (in France, in New York and in Toronto)

Worse, German. The only band I know out of the Madchester list that Wikipedia gives me, is 808 State because they had a duet with Björk. Oh, and the Stone Roses because they had one officially great album (that I never listened to) and one disappointing second album. And I though that WInona Ryder might also be on the list because of a possible overdose.

Ryder, was that supposed to be Winona Ryder?

H. R. Giger, most famous for his art design of the "Alien" movies, but also creator of other subconsciously sexual art, is dead at 74. Apparently he died after a fall. German link: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/alien-erfinder-h-r-giger-ist-tot-a-969080.html Their source, Swiss television

Accidental art collector, and possible indirect Nazi art-hunting profiteer Cornelius Gurlitt, dead at 81. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/gurlitt-kunstsammler-ist-tot-a-967882.html (german link)

Not really Hollywood, but Soviet actress Tatjana Samoilowa, internationally known for her role as Anna Karenina, has died at 80. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/tatjana-samoilowa-filmstar-aus-der-sowjetunion-ist-tot-a-967593.html (german link)

Stephanie Zweig, german author whose book "Nowhere in Africa" was turned into an Oscar-winning movie, has died at age 81. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/nirgendwo-in-afrika-autorin-stefanie-zweig-gestorben-1.1945245

Well, those fatality lists were kind of cheap. Let's delete all entries that were just "famous for dying".

Hmm, sorry, sometimes the search function doesn't seem to be working for me... American journalist David Broder

Replacement for Dick Trickle: Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet aka Don Glen Vliet

On page 58, I noticed that Audrey Hepburn appears twice, but didn't replace her, so I do that now, with Ex Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. Also, 999,734 Ted Stevens 999,735 Ann Richards 999,736 Mo Udall 999,737 Paul Wellstone 999,738 Jefferson Davis