People Who Are Dead According To Wikipedia...

[drol 11,944]

Jacques Mehler, French cognitive psychologist, dead at 83.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 12/02/2020 at 14:45, drol said:

Jacques Mehler, French cognitive psychologist, dead at 83.

Jacques Mehler obit: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/obituary-jacques-mehler

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Clyde Davenport, old-time fiddler and banjo player, dead at 98.

EDIT: Confirmation

[Philip 121]

Pearl Carr who represented the UK in the eurovision has died at 98. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Carr_%26_Teddy_Johnson

[Clorox Bleachman 2,410]

3 minutes ago, Philip said:

Pearl Carr who represented the UK in the eurovision has died at 98. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Carr_%26_Teddy_Johnson

She's been confirmed dead. This thread is for people whose deaths show up on Wikipedia with little evidence.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 10/02/2020 at 15:04, drol said:

Peter McCall, Bristol City footballer, dead at 83.

Obituary for Peter McCall: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/peter-mccall-obituary-former-bristol-3849012

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Marge Redmond, actress and singer, dead at 95.

[Handrejka 1,903]

2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Marge Redmond, actress and singer, dead at 95.

 

Another of my subs, typical. 

[drol 11,944]

DeDe Lind, American model and Playmate of the Month, dead at 72.

 

Robert Cabaj, American psychiatrist, dead at 71.

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

7 minutes ago, drol said:

DeDe Lind, American model and Playmate of the Month, dead at 72.

 

Looks like DeDeceased on Feb 4th:

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Carsten Bresch, German geneticist, dead at 98.

EDIT: Confirmation

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 27/02/2020 at 04:40, drol said:

 

Robert Cabaj, American psychiatrist, dead at 71.

Psychiatrist Robert P. Cabaj, a gay Bay Area man known for his role in advancing LGBT mental health through writing, teaching, and advocacy, died suddenly February 24 after a brief hospitalization. He was 72.
https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news//288922/online_extra:_dr_bob_cabaj,_leader_in_lgbt_mental_health_issues,_dies

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Bill Smith, jazz clarinetist, dead at 93.

EDIT: Confirmation

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Peter Burns, Australian architect, dead at 95/96

EDIT: Also Richard Hughes, English cricketer, dead at 93

[drol 11,944]

Vibhut Shah, Indian novelist and playwright, dead at 86 (think it's enough to transliterate his name into Hindi or Gujarati)

 

Molly Brodak, American poet, dead at 39 (only automatically generated sources which take it from social newtorks, nothing reliable)

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

3 hours ago, drol said:

Molly Brodak, American poet, dead at 39 (only automatically generated sources which take it from social newtorks, nothing reliable)

 

Was a contestant on the American version of Bake Off as well, so bizarrely has a shot at a QO.

[drol 11,944]

Charlotte Pritt, American politician, dead at 71.

 

Italo De Zan, Italian racing cyclist, dead at 94. (good luck with obit considering what's happening in Italy)

[Death Impends 7,964]

3 hours ago, drol said:

Charlotte Pritt, American politician, dead at 71.

 

A hoax. Here's Charlotte Pritt's Twitter, which she last posted to minutes ago - https://twitter.com/betterbalance2

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 10/03/2020 at 07:06, drol said:

Molly Brodak, American poet, dead at 39 (only automatically generated sources which take it from social newtorks, nothing reliable)

Notice of celebration of the life of Molly Brodak, posted by her partner.

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

David Briggs, headmaster at King’s College, Cambridge, dead at 102 or 103

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Phil Phillips, 89, American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1959 U.S. hit “Sea of Love” has died according to an edit, and on his birthday too! 
 

Sadly his version of the song was never a hit here in the UK but Marty Wilde had a No. 3 UK hit with his own cover later that same year.
 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

On 17/03/2020 at 13:51, Ulitzer95 said:

David Briggs, headmaster at King’s College, Cambridge, dead at 102 or 103

Confirmation of death from the i

[alt obits guy 3,371]

On 12/03/2020 at 02:58, alt obits guy said:

Notice of celebration of the life of Molly Brodak, posted by her partner.

 

Molly Brodak cause of death revealed to be suicide.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2020/03/new-york-times-remembers-molly-brodak

 

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Robert H. Scarborough, Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (1978–82), dead at 97

[drol 11,944]

Ion Druță, Moldovan national author and poet, dead at 91.