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Meh, I want him to surpass Louis XIV as (historically proven) longest reigning monarch. Louis lasted 72 years on the throne. Bhumipol is at 68 years now. (Though Elizabeth II also has a shot.)

Schumacher paralysed, with memory and speech problems according to Philippe Streiff: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/20/michael-schumacher-paralysed-with-memory-and-speech-problems-friend

His press secretary, Klaus Bölling, is dead at 87: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ex-regierungssprecher-klaus-boelling-ist-tot-a-1000637.html (german link) The man himself is still in adequately good shape. Two weeks ago, he was talking about how the two major german parties are pretty much alike nowadays: http://www.bild.de/politik/inland/helmut-schmidt/ist-es-egal-wer-deutschland-regiert-38287944.bild.html (also a german link)

Long-time mayor of Boston, Tom Menino, is dead at 71: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/tom-menino-dead-dies_n_6075786.html

Hugh Jackman treated for skin cancer the third time: http://de.eonline.co...imdb_topstories The link might not work, because it's the page I can access as a german, probably not the one others can see. I wonder if this is an aftermath of the ozone hole...

Fine DDP material, then. That Uzzaman, I mean. From the report you linked to I glean a horrible attrition rate. regards, Hein Indeed! He'll probably get an obituary as well, if nr.4 gets one here as well...

The fourth of six 'Pompey lads' is dead: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/25/fourth-british-jihadist-dies-portsmouth-isis One of the other two, Assad Uzzaman, 25, is still fighting in Syria, while the other one is in jail in the UK.

Calogero Gambino, Deutsche Bank lawyer and involved in diverse manipulations of interest rates and currencies which are currently going through the news, has commited suicide in New York. http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2014-10-24/deutsche-bank-lawyer-found-dead-in-new-york-in-suicide?mod=rss-peoplemod=rss-people&ea9c8a2de0ee111045601ab04d673622 It's the second suicide of high-ranking Deutsche Bank employees this year. In January, bank executive William Broeksmit also committed suicide, also possibly related to the investigations.

RFK aide Frank Mankiewicz is dead at 90. He announced RFK's death to the press: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/rfk-aide-frank-mankiewicz-dies

By the way, Casey Kasem's body still not buried, because the Norwegian "burials authority has not given the go ahead". http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/casey-kasem-burial-wrangle-continues-in-norway/

Last month, he released a novel for the first time of his life! I can't believe this exciting news passed us by. http://www.larepubli...a-a-los-94-anos

Jake Lamotta, couldn't find anything about him on Google News while others on this list are far more active.

There are rumours that Nicole Richie has trouble with anorexia again... the Peaches Geldof of 2015?

Uh, he looks like Jon Voight, who is 31 years older than him.

Televangelist Ernest Angley, parodied back in the day by Robin Williams, now 93 years old, is in trouble for leading his congregation like a sect, forcing women to abortions and men to vasectomies, also for molesting boys and protecting pedophiles. http://wonkette.com/...oh-jesus-christ

As far as I know, that's the common view in Russia.

American woman Anna Stoehr, 113, too old for facebook? http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/10/centenarian-anna-stoehr-facebook/17040843/

Leon Spinks, victorious opponent of Muhammad Ali, hospitalized: http://www.huffingto..._n_5980388.html

First Ebola death in Germany: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/14/un-medical-official-dies-ebola-german-hospital

Oh no! He produced my favorite album of all time, Björk's Homogenic. RIP.

Composer Angelo Badalamenti is 77 now. But I don't know about his health status.

Riot Dog, famous for confronting the greek police during the 2009/2010 riots, is dead. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/loukanikos-dead-news-of-greek-riot-dogs-death-prompts-outpouring-of-tributes-9784695.html

Kim Jong-Un now too fat for his legs: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2774604/Kim-Jong-Un-hospital-two-fractured-ankles-ballooning-20-stone-going-numerous-meet-people-walkabout-PR-stunts.html

Former Congressman Jim Traficant, convicted of bribery, dies after a tractor accident and was 73 years old. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/convicted-ex-congressman-jim-traficant-dies He was the second member of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War and apparently quite eccentric.

Germany's most popular graffiti sprayer, OZ, is dead at 64. He apparently died in an accident doing what he loved most: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/oz-in-hamburg-graffiti-sprayer-ist-tot-a-993876.html (link in german) He gained national notoriety when he was accused of vandalism for spraying his name tag more than 120.000 times at Hamburg walls, which triggered a discussion about the artistic merits of graffiti.