People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

23 minutes ago, drol said:

Both Kress and Béteille get their obits.

The Kress link wouldn't pass on Wikipedia as a reliable source. It looks like some kind of blog that just harvests information from social media. One of the giveaways being the incorrect use of English in the heading and the first line.

[drol 11,954]

On 17/06/2019 at 00:45, Ulitzer95 said:

George E. Felton, British computer scientist dead at 98.
Charles Wyrsch, Swiss painter dead at 98.
Jacob W. Gruber, American anthropologist dead at 98.

Felton memorial page. Probably suffered from Alzheimer's

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 27/06/2019 at 11:59, drol said:

Felton memorial page. Probably suffered from Alzheimer's

George Felton QO, if needed:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/02/george-felton-obituary

 

[drol 11,954]

Arseny Mironov, Russian aeronautical engineer, dead at 101.

[drol 11,954]

Mironov got his obit. Another one who is less likely to get it is Armenian-Russian painter Valerik Apinian, dead back in June (28th June) at 69.

[Clorox Bleachman 2,435]

On 06/02/2019 at 20:52, Clorox Bleachman said:

Mexican trans TV personality Miriam Rivera, DDP pick, may have died yesterday aged 37 or 38.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_(TV_personality)

 

185 days later, Miriam Rivera finally gets a round of obits.

 

 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49293351

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/miriam-riveras-husband-says-fears-18870282

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/miriam-rivera-death-cause-age-something-about-miriam-big-brother-tv-a9049116.html

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9687299/miriam-rivera-dead-husband-murdered-something-about-miriam/

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7335699/Theres-Miriam-star-mysteriously-dies-aged-38.html

 

https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/09/something-miriam-star-miriam-rivera-found-dead-aged-38-10543603/

 

Unnatural causes...

[Sir Creep 7,070]

26 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

 

185 days later, Miriam Rivera finally gets a round of obits.

 

Unnatural causes...

 

...they’re still vague as to what caused the delay and/or what inspired the editors to print the obit.  Just that they were unnatural.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

John Coffey, Ireland’s oldest professional hurler, dead at 101 according to edits.

[Cian 22]

35 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

John Coffey, Ireland’s oldest professional hurler, dead at 101 according to edits.

 

All hurlers are nominally amateur as the GAA bans professionals; there are a few who live entirely off sponsorship and others with very very spurious jobs with sponsors.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

25 minutes ago, Cian said:

 

All hurlers are nominally amateur as the GAA bans professionals; there are a few who live entirely off sponsorship and others with very very spurious jobs with sponsors.

 

How are they paid then? Potato rations? 

[Grim Up North 3,726]

35 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

 

How are they paid then? Potato rations? 

 

Yes it is a little known fact that during the Irish Potato Famine the whole Irish Hurling League had to be suspended as the players refused to play as they were not receiving their wages.

 

Also if they ever committed an indiscretion they used to get fined through their wages and is where the expression 'a chip off the old block' originated.

[drol 11,954]

3 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

John Coffey, Ireland’s oldest professional hurler, dead at 101 according to edits.

Here you go.

[Cian 22]

6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

 

How are they paid then? Potato rations? 

Officially, they aren't paid at all. All voluntary, graceful amateur game (that's incredibly violent) and all that

 

Reality is they get expenses, grants and sponsors delivered to them if they're top level.

[JiroemonKimura 95]

Anonymous user has reported that popular DL pick Doug Supernaw has died via suicide.  Probably a hoax as there is nothing on his FB page.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

Lord Northbourne aged 93. Crossbench hereditary peer. Retired from the House of Lords last September.

[Toast 16,143]

10 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Lord Northbourne aged 93. Crossbench hereditary peer. Retired from the House of Lords last September.

 

Oooh!  He could have gone in the Farmers thread. 

[YoungWillz 21,055]

On ‎08‎/‎09‎/‎2019 at 22:12, Ulitzer95 said:

Lord Northbourne aged 93. Crossbench hereditary peer. Retired from the House of Lords last September.

Lord Northbourne  dead according to the Parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/

[Toast 16,143]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Lord Northbourne  dead according to the Parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/retired-lords/

 

One of his ancestors was possibly the father of one of my illegitimate ancestors. 

I personally am not convinced.  I expect it was the butler, or one of the gardeners or stable boys. 

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Jesus - granted they're c (for circa) dates but there's a second one indicating his demise. There was a resurrection and ascention in the book, right?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus

[drol 11,954]

New Lost City Ramblers founder John Cohen, dead at 87.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

17 hours ago, drol said:

New Lost City Ramblers founder John Cohen, dead at 87.

John Cohen obit:  https://www.npr.org/2019/09/17/761593122/banjo-player-folklorist-photographer-and-filmmaker-john-cohen-has-died

 

[drol 11,954]

Iraqi football striker Faleh Abed Hajim, dead at 73.

American gay cartoonist The Hun (Bill Schmelig), dead at... who knows?

[drol 11,954]

American Hispanist Eric Woodfin Naylor, dead at 82.

[drol 11,954]

29 minutes ago, drol said:

American Hispanist Eric Woodfin Naylor, dead at 82.

Obituary.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

Split Waterman, British speedway racer dead at 96 (edit has since been reverted but likely true).