Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 27, 2006 But seriously, there IS a notable death: Maria Capovilla, the oldest person in the world, has died, aged 116. Lizzie Bolden is now the oldest. link I'll try & find a news item on it. If it's true and if formalities are met, I finally got my third hit in HDP. And my fourth in DDP. Huzza! regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted August 28, 2006 Maria Capovilla, the oldest person in the world, has died, aged 116. Lizzie Bolden is now the oldest. link What, again? It's a perpetual game of cat and mouse with those two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted August 28, 2006 Maria Capovilla, the oldest person in the world, has died, aged 116. Lizzie Bolden is now the oldest. link What, again? It's a perpetual game of cat and mouse with those two. I doubt de Capovilla will return in a hurry to try and regain her title Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 28, 2006 Don Chipp, Australian politician & (more importantly) DDP selection, has died. Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 30, 2006 Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel-Prize winning writer, has died, aged 94, after a while of being in poor-health. Link from BBC 2nd Nobel Prize winner to die in a day... (so for all of youse who believe in threes & Nobel Prize winners & have Pinter on their lists.....) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted August 30, 2006 Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel-Prize winning writer, has died, aged 94, after a while of being in poor-health. Link from BBC2nd Nobel Prize winner to die in a day... (so for all of youse who believe in threes & Nobel Prize winners & have Pinter on their lists.....) Who's the other one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted August 30, 2006 Melvin Schwartz, as I posted on the Not Famous but.... thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted August 30, 2006 Naguib Mahfouz, Nobel-Prize winning writer, has died, aged 94, after a while of being in poor-health. Link from BBC 2nd Nobel Prize winner to die in a day... (so for all of youse who believe in threes & Nobel Prize winners & have Pinter on their lists.....) Pinter is my joker, so I can start believing. I will also accept Charles H. Townes or Willis Lamb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted September 3, 2006 Last survivor from JFK's limo dies. http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/last-...S00010000000001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted September 3, 2006 Charlie Williams Well known comedian from the 70s has died aged 78. He had Parkinson's and dementia, poor chap - did anybody have him in their DL radar? "the first black comedian to make the big time on British TV" "voted Doncaster Rovers' all-time cult hero by viewers of the BBC's Football Focus programme" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted September 3, 2006 Last survivor from JFK's limo dies. http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/last-...S00010000000001 Too late......... CarolAnn beat you to it in the correct thread. (not famous enough....) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted September 3, 2006 Charlie Williams Well known comedian from the 70s has died aged 78. He had Parkinson's and dementia, poor chap - did anybody have him in their DL radar? Yep, I knew he had both Parkinsons & dementia, probably a legacy from his footballing days. Having said that, largely as he was under 80, he wasn't as high in my list as I thought when I checked - 88th. Shame. Didn't think much of him as a comic, but he was a nice chap & to have Parkinsons & Alzheimers together is no way for anyone to live their last days out, especially not a happy chap as himself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadringer 1 Posted September 3, 2006 Tara "me old flower". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Williams_(comedian) Decided to delete this thread as he's been mentioned in the near misses thread. If any other mod disagees with this please feel free to return it to the main forum (HCW) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alphonsin 1 Posted September 3, 2006 Charlie Williams Nice obit in tomorrow's Times. Upstaged, though, by Ron Hedley, head of the Natural History Museum, of whom I couldn't find any mention of on the forum, but however. Kalman A Burnim, theatre historian, also gets a column. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted September 3, 2006 Too late......... CarolAnn beat you to it in the correct thread. (not famous enough....) And would you believe that I actually double checked to see if anybody posted a related link? Was looking through the wrong thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted September 4, 2006 Giacinto Facchetti, the legendary former Italian footballer, has died from cancer, aged 64. In recent years, he was the president of Inter Milan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alphonsin 1 Posted September 4, 2006 Sorry if you've got this already. Did a search and it didn't show up though. Giacinto Facchetti (footballer and president of Inter Milan), b 1942, died today, aged 62, of cancer. Just realised this should have gone with near misses -- perhaps somebody can merge it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted September 4, 2006 (edited) I call upon Hein or FF. Merging job awaits. [Done -- MH] Edited September 4, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted September 4, 2006 Wiki page, for yer man above. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted September 5, 2006 Did a search and didn't see it so here goes..... Gyorgy Faludy the well known Hungarian poet and 1956 Hungarian uprising resistance figure as died at the tender age of 95 or 96 (seems to be some dispute on the age) Voice of America listing Canadian listing on Faludy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted September 5, 2006 Did a search and didn't see it so here goes..... Gyorgy Faludy the well known Hungarian poet and 1956 Hungarian uprising resistance figure as died at the tender age of 95 or 96 (seems to be some dispute on the age) Voice of America listing Canadian listing on Faludy This reminds me of a comment I've read about Henrik Ibsen: he wrote drama in Norwegian. That didn't help, his plays were translated. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twelvetrees 10 Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) The great Swedish-American soprano Astrid Varnay has died at the age of 88. She is undoubtedly most famous for her performances as Brunnhilde and Isolde, particularly at the Bayreuth festival during the 1950s and 1960s, and for her friendly rivalry with the Birgit Nilsson, who died on Christmas day last year. Edited September 5, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted September 5, 2006 The great Swedish-American soprano Astrid Varnay has died at the age of 88. She is undoubtedly most famous for her performances as Brunnhilde and Isolde, particularly at the Bayreuth festival during the 1950s and 1960s, and for her friendly rivalry with the Birgit Nilsson, who died on Christmas day last year. The link didn't work. Here is a more reliable (?) one - well, Wiki anyway! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twelvetrees 10 Posted September 5, 2006 Thanks for letting me know, VSB. I spotted this on Wikipedia yesterday, together with a dodgy German citation, but decided to wait until it was reported in a reputable publication that I could actually read. "The Gramophone" is reputable enough for me. Astrid Varnay dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dan Posted September 5, 2006 I Think You Guys Missed A Certain Aussie Croc Wrestler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
