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1 minute ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

What about Anja Pohjola (b. 1931)? I don't know if she's actually notable in Finland, mind, I just know of her from the intro to the show Hyvät herrat:

 

 

She's definitely notable, but still doing well for her age.

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To be honest, I made that list today mostly out of names I've had sitting around, Matti & Teppo I'd forgot about. Kuusela looked unrecognizable and frail in the most recent image I've seen of her (from years ago) and is a pretty big name. There's been some implication of her being ill including how when media attempted to interview her this year the assistant who answered her phone said "she was in very good health until 80". I don't think she's been seen or heard of since 2022 atleast.

 

Pohjola was most recently interviewed last month. I recall she's got diabetes but she and Eero Aarnio (Ball Chair designer) are some of the healthiest-looking Finnish nonagenarians I've seen.

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My Dutch List 2025. The fourth year in a row I do this (I play with the 'obit in national media' rule too) but this one feels like the worst one so far.

 

1 (3). George Kooymans (Golden Earring, 77)

2 (-). Petra Laseur (actress, 86)

3 (6). Hans van den Broek (politician, 89)

4 (5). Frits Bolkestein (politician, 92)

5 (4). Bas van Toor (kids TV actor, 90)

6 (-). Mirjam Bolle-Levie (Holocaust survivor, 108)

7 (11). Herman Kortekaas (actor, 95)

8 (15). Rob Bolland (musician, 70)

9 (7). Jack Kooistra (nazi hunter, 95) Died 14 January

10 (12). Selma van de Perre (resistance fighter, 103)

11 (14). Dolf Verroen (children's book writer, 97)

12 (17). Jacqueline van Maarsen (Anne Frank's friend, 96)

13 (23). Piet de Visser (football scout, 91)

14 (22). Els Pelgrom (children's book writer, 91)

15 (24). Erik Vos (theatre director, 96)

16 (re). Jerney Kaagman (singer, 78)

17 (27). Frans Weisz (movie director, 87)

18 (37). Frits Korthals Altes (politician, 94)

19 (-). Tanja Koen (TV announcer/presenter, 100)

20 (18). Rob de Nijs (singer/actor, 83)

21 (29). IJf Blokker (actor/musician, 95)

22 (28). Ernst Daniël Smid (opera singer, 72)

23 (-). Bram van Erkel (TV director, 93)

24 (-). Frida Vogels (writer, 95)

25 (-). Milly Scott (singer/actress, 92)

26 (-). Willem van Kooten (radio DJ, 84) Died 3 January (2)

27 (re). Theo Loevendie (composer, 95)

28 (19). Nelly Frijda (actress, 89)

29 (36). Koos Postema (TV presenter, 93)

30 (39). Jan Terlouw (politician/children's book writer, 94)

31 (40). Hans van Manen (choreographer, 93)

32 (re). Yvonne Keuls (writer, 94)

33 (-). Joost Prinsen (actor/presenter, 83)

34 (-). Cees Nooteboom (writer, 92)

35 (-). Stijn Franken (lawyer, 58)

36 (-). Guus Luijters (writer/journalist, 82) Died 3 January (1)

37 (-). Luud Schimmelpennink (inventor, 90)

38 (42). Thé Tjong-Khing (children's book illustrator, 92)

39 (33). Herman Hertzberger (architect, 93)

40 (-). Paul van Gorcum ((voice) actor, 91)

41 (-). Joke Bruijs (actress/singer, 73)

42 (-). Leo Beenhakker (football manager, 83)

43 (-). Herman Koch (comedian/writer, 72)

44 (-). Loretta Schrijver (TV presenter, 69)

45 (-). Pieter van Vollenhoven (Beatrix's brother-in-law, 86)

46 (-). Aad van Toor (kids TV actor, 83)

47 (45). Tim den Besten (TV presenter, 38)

48 (-). Emma Heesters (singer, 29)

49 (-). Harrie Jekkers (comedian/singer, 74)

50 (re). Manuëla Kemp (presenter/singer, 62) Died 17 January

 

:rip: 4/50

 

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4 hours ago, arghton said:

A 2025 version of my "Finnish DeathList".

 

Both Danny and Hector seem pretty active still, and maybe that's why they come easily to the deathlisters mind. My legendary musician pick is M.A. Numminen. 

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On 23/09/2022 at 10:00, Gisooo said:

Miranda Martino (Wiki) born 1933

Lea Massari (Wiki) born 1933

Sandra Milo (Wiki) born 1933

Giorgio Bracardi (Wiki) born 1933

Anna Maria Guarnieri (Wiki) born 1933

Nora Orlandi (Wiki) born 1933

Primarosa Battistella (Wiki) born 1933

Pina Bottin (Wiki) born 1933

Franca Parisi (Wiki) born 1933

Giuliano Esperati (Wiki) born 1933

Rinaldo Smordoni (Wiki) born 1933

Nando Angelini (Wiki) born 1933

 

Italian pianist, vocalist, composer and occasional actress Nora Orlandi (Wikidead at 91

 

The first female film composer of Italian cinema, she composed scores for Spaghetti Westerns, Eurospy films and gialli throughout the 1960s and is best known for "Dies Irae", a short piece she wrote and performed for Sergio Martino's The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) which was later reused in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). 

 

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Chilean Deathlist 2025

 

Spoiler

Lista 2025:

  1. Nelson Acosta
  2. Mario Arnello Romo
  3. Nibaldo Bahamonde
  4. Miguel Caviedes
  5. Carlos Caszely
  6. Carla Cordua
  7. Rafael de la Barra Tagle
  8. Luis Eyzaguirre
  9. Don Francisco
  10. Adán Godoy
  11. Delfina Guzmán 
  12. Marion Huber von Appen
  13. Patricio Infante Alfonso
  14. Luz Jiménez
  15. Alejandro Jodorowsky
  16. Betty Kretschmer
  17. Ricardo Lagos Escobar
  18. Miguel Lawner
  19. Lucy López
  20. Jorge Lucar
  21. Adriana Millard
  22. Fernando Mönckeberg Barros
  23. Braulio Musso
  24. Sergio Navarro
  25. Horst Paulmann
  26. Miguel "Negro" Piñera
  27. Santiago Sinclair
  28. Gastón Soublette
  29. Valentín Trujillo
  30. Juan Luis Ysern de Arce

 

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On 23/09/2022 at 09:00, Gisooo said:

 

Here are some new names that I forgot to add

 

*snip*

Enzo Staiola (Wiki) born 1939

Maria Pia Di Meo (Wiki) born 1939

Vittoria Febbi (Wiki) born 1939

Ida Galli (Wiki) born 1939

Carlo Cecchi (Wiki) born 1939

Marco Bellocchio (Wiki) born 1939

Pietro Biondi (Wiki) born 1939

Rita Savagnone (Wiki) born 1939

Federica Ranchi (Wiki) born 1939

Rosalba Neri (Wiki) born 1939

Eros Pagni (Wiki) born 1939

Cristina Gaioni (Wiki) born 1939

Don Backy (Wiki) born 1939

Luigi Diberti (Wiki) born 1939

Giacomo Rizzo (Wiki) born 1939

Mariano Rigillo (Wiki) born 1939

Linda Veras (Wiki) born 1939

Fabrizio Capucci (Wiki) born 1939

Sandro Iovino (Wiki) born 1939

Benito Urgu (Wiki) born 1939

Alba Cardilli (Wiki) born 1939

Boris Cavazza (Wiki) born 1939

Alessandro Quasimodo (Wiki) born 1939

Rosanna Armani (IMDb) born 1939

Renato Cortesi (Wiki) born 1939

Vanna Busoni (Wiki) born 1939

Emilio Cappuccio (Wiki) born 1939

Maurizio Scattorin (Wiki) born 1939

Giorgio Biavati (Wiki) born 1939

Romano Malaspina (Wiki) born 1939


Fabrizio Capucci (wikidead at 85.

Also husband to the great Catherine Spaak, who predeceased him in 2022.

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Film and television actor Dileep Shankar was found dead at a hotel near Vanross Junction in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. According to the Cantonment Police, the actor, who was staying at the hotel as part of his work in a television serial, was not seen outside his room for the past two days, following which the hotel staff informed the serial’s production controller and the police.

“The death is estimated to have happened at least two days ago. 
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MAGA Representative Virginia Foxx took a tumble down the Senate stairs. No mortal damage to Foxx though since the stairs were regrettably not high enough.

 

 

Thankfully there was no damage to the stairs.

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Indonesian comedian Nurul Qomar has died at 64:

https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2025/01/08/191811/pesan-terakhir-pelawak-nurul-qomar-untuk-para-cucu-meninggal-dunia-dunia-saat-berjuang-melawan-kanker

 

Was already ill 2 years ago, then had a miraculous recovery, but the stage 4 cancer came back.

 

Too late to matter in the Deathrace for me. At least he counts in AltObits.

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2 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Nepalese comedian Nurul Qomar has died at 64:

https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2025/01/08/191811/pesan-terakhir-pelawak-nurul-qomar-untuk-para-cucu-meninggal-dunia-dunia-saat-berjuang-melawan-kanker

 

Was already ill 2 years ago, then had a miraculous recovery, but the stage 4 cancer came back.

 

Too late to matter for the Deathrace for me. At least he counts in AltObits.

He was Indonesian.

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5 minutes ago, drol said:

He was Indonesian.

Corrected, thanks!

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On 04/04/2022 at 19:33, Gisooo said:

Sowcar Janaki (Wiki) - born 1931

Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (Wiki) - born 1931

Charuhasan (Wiki) - born 1931

C. S. Radhadevi (Wiki) - born 1931

Irshad Panjatan (Wiki) - born 1931

Gyanda Kakati (Wiki) - born 1932

Thomas Berly (Wiki) - born 1932

 

Indian actress Gyanada Kakati (Wiki), mostly active in Bengali films dead at 93

 

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On 04/04/2022 at 19:33, Gisooo said:

Mexico

Armando Silvestre (Wiki) - born 1926

Sara Montes (Wiki) - born 1926

Ernestina Garfias (Wiki) - born 1926

Maria Victoria (Wiki) - born 1927

Virginia Gutiérrez (Wiki) - born 1928

Sergio Corona (Wiki) - born 1928

Ana Luisa Peluffo (Wiki) - born 1929

Alma Rosa Aguirre (Wiki) - born 1929

Queta Lavat (Wiki) - born 1929

Martha Ofelia Galindo (Wiki) - born 1929

Amparo Garrido (Wiki) - born 1929

 

Mexican actress Amparo Garrido (Wikidead at 95

 

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On 31/12/2024 at 19:40, arghton said:

A 2025 version of my "Finnish DeathList". ...

13. Seela Sella - Classic actress, b. 1936

 

On 20/04/2024 at 20:55, arghton said:

Seela Sella, Finnish actress ill with unstable blood pressure and a-fib, but doesn't sound like she's seriously ill. However she has suffered from blood cancer since 2007 or earlier and Meniere's disease since 1974.

Seela Sella interviewed, "recovering well from a stroke she suffered late last year".  Still working though, I don't think she'll go this year.

 

 

EDIT: Anyways, looking at and analyzing my Finnish list I think Ristomatti Ratia of Marimekko will end up being my big loss there. He's suffered from dementia since atleast 2016 (although he felt like it already to me when he participated in our version of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2012) but has been ill for so long I'd forgotten about him.

 

Armi Kuusela - frail, lost son a few years ago, although she's been quite a recluse she hasn't been in condition to even shortly comment about her life for years now. 45%

Taisto Tähkämaa - Decrepit and seemingly was in a care home earlier. Reappears in November in decent health and not wheelchairbound. 50%

Tellervo Koivisto broke her hip back in 2020 and has looked increasingly frail and decrepit for years. She didn't attend the annual independence day reception this year and it wasn't the first time. I am honestly suprised she's made it this far. 45%

Ilkka Kuusisto suffers from dementia and looked physically ultra-frail in 2023. 60%

Taina Elg hasn't been interviewed since the 2010s. Came back from the US to Finland some years ago. No idea, 30%

Frederik has suffered from heart problems, lung problems and whatever for years probably partially due to cocaine use etc. First heart attack over 9 years ago. Fucking overdue to me, but still doesn't seem near the end. 20%

Olga Temonen has brain cancer and has been treated in Germany with some form of alternative treatments that allegedly have made the tumor shrink. Very positive about her health but I don't believe it. On the other hand, her cancer is said to not be GBM but some similar slower one. 45%

Paavo Lipponen has had around 7 heart surgeries, wife called him "living on borrowed time" already back in 2018. However I recall he didn't attend the independence day reception last month, which he did last year. 55%

Pentti Matikainen...PCNSL lymphoma, usually has a very poor prognosis. What I didn't notice is that he said he's now in remission. Relapse chances are high but this was a shite pick. 5%

Jaakko Iloniemi - relatively bad pick, still sharp and seems in decent health. 10%

Arto Salomaa - Just very very frail back in December. 40%

Lenita Airisto - Enormous stroke in 2023, around a year in hospital and rehab. Very similar to Chomsky, but might not be in 24/7 care. Articles make it sound she's unable to talk or walk though. 80%

Seela Sella - Blood cancer since 2009 controlled with meds and some other ailments. Stroke as mentioned there. 88 years old but recovers from fucking everything. 35%

Astrid Swan - Breast cancer, terminal since 2014, already spread to the brain in 2017. Long lost Nolan cousin, 20%

Eila Roine - 93, multiple strokes, heart attacks, falls, sounds like she's suffering from quite advanced dementia now. 55%.

Jouko Loikkanen - Can't find anything on him since 2014. 30%.

Pekka Vennamo - Morbidly obese octogenarian, on and off critical conditions/ICU with covid for EIGHT months some years ago. Overdue 40%

Risto Pelkonen - Decrepit but honestly, he has been for a decade. 20%.

Izumi Tateno - Enormous stroke in 2002 but seems to be doing amazing, actually. 10%.

Andy McCoy - Former heroin addict, brain completely fried for decades and more of a mess than Ozzy, in 2005 he seemed like he'd die from an OD in weeks. Some kind of a role model for his good friend Bam Margera. 15%

Raimo Ilaskivi - Decrepit, has suffered from cancers and other health problems, turning 97. Still active on Facebook and his wife's caregiver...25%

Kisu Jernström - congenital pancreatic anomaly, liver problems, laryngeal cancer (in remission), sepsis and peptic ulcer last year and suffers from an agressive submucosal stomach cancer. That cancer was supposed to be everywhere but he has claimed he's "recovered" following an enormous surgery that was the first of its kind here. Previously he might've been exaggerating, currently I think he's downplaying it. 40%

Bjarne Kallis - Massive fall, brain bleed and skull fracture from 3 places in 2015. Lived but has gone quiet as of late. 35%

Danny - Yesteryear icon with diabetes for 30 years, heart attacks, surgeries. 82 but still very active to the extent he feels much younger and healthier. 10%

Jorma Panula - fat 94-year-old controversial maestro who has outlived his younger colleagues. Still active and feels eternal. 20%

Peter Nygård - "deteriorating health" stuff is likely bullshit, but I can't resist a potential hit to celebrate. 10%

Kai Lind - When his wife died in 2020 he fell into deep depression and lost his appetite, losing 10 kilos in a year or two. Then he had a major fall. 87 and hasn't been heard of in a while now. Unfortunately 60%.

Eeva Kilpi - Turning 97. Lifetime award some time ago (she couldn't receive it in person) and lots of places have been honouring her in the last months. Unable to give comments now. 70%

Remu Aaltonen - 77, has used every drug on earth. Calmed down a bit after he crashed his car while high on meth at 65. Heart problems, atleast 4 pulmonary embolisms, broken bones etc etc. 40%

Birgitta Öunap - Some rare form of demyelinating disease that causes her to get brain tumors, she has five of those. It's been relatively stable since 2017 when it was diagnosed according to her, but god knows...30%

Ilmari Koppinen - Healthiest 107-year-old you'll ever see. 55%

Pentti Salmi - An icon, heartwarming that he was still doing quite good last year. 30%

Rauno Aaltonen - Vague old-age ailments but no specific illness. 10%

Ulla Järvilehto - strong political opposer of gay rights in the early 1980s. Wheelchairbound and frail as of late. 20%

Jasmiina Yildiz - advanced cancer, recurring pneumonia recently but quite young and doesn't look dying. Hmm...25%

Heikki Hasu - Quiet for a couple of years and really feels like someone who'd just die suddenly sometime. 45%.

Reijo Oras - Pulmonary fibrosis, late 70s. 30%

Leo Makkonen - Very fat but only 76. Looks swollen but orthodox leaders... 5%

Jutta Zilliacus - Turning 100 in good health but VERY pro-euthanasia and has said she'll end herself if she starts declining. 30%

Heikki Hietamies - Massive stroke survivor, dementia. 35%

Vuokko Nurmesniemi - Old, relatively silent. 10%

Tapani Mäkinen - Seems a complete Malik Shabazz repeat. Survived ECMO, four heart surgeries, sepsis and takes 20 pills a day. On VAD as Shabazz is. You don't live long on VAD. 30%

Jacob Söderman - Has always looked old. There were better potential picks. 10%

Katriina Huttunen - Terminal but slow leukemia and crohn's disease. Probably will turn out a shite pick. 5%

Eino Makunen - Unusually silent for a while now. 35%.

Erik Bruun - Was in good health at 98. 20%

Hector - Heart attacks and other stuff. Seems fine now. 5%

Juha Väätäinen - Long health history but stable recently. 15%

Erkki Pystynen - 95 years old and sounds like he's in perennially poor health. 40%

Enzo Pulkkinen - Every ailment for years and seemed like an attention seeker at one point. Main problems COPD + lung cancer that that seemed to come back around late 2023. Seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth early last year - there's implications that he's close to the end, it's time and he's fucking overdue. 75%.

 

 

 

Those that I thought of and decided to not include:

Arvi Hämäläinen - Oldest in the country but really not that notable.

Hannes Tuovinen - Not famous, honestly.

Roy Harkimo - Almost a guaranteed hit but NOT notable.

Lasse Liemola - Oldest of those yesteryear teen idols but seems to be doing well.

Antti Aarnio-Wihuri - Decrepit, but too early. Probably immortal.

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On 05/05/2021 at 15:47, arghton said:

 

Kaasua, komisario Palmu! (1961)

Elina Salo (b. 1936)

Esko Salminen (b. 1940)

Jarno Hiilloskorpi (b. 1939)

Liisa Roine (b. 1939)

Yrjö Tähtelä (b. 1936)

 

Finnish actor Yrjö Tähtelä (Wikidead at 88

 

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Former junior minister and People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St Mary South Eastern (Jamaica) Harry Douglas has died.  Douglas, who died Saturday, served as MP from 1989 until his retirement in 2007.
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On 23/09/2022 at 10:00, Gisooo said:

Marisa Pavan (Wiki) born 1932

Mara Berni (Wiki) born 1932

Dana Ghia (Wiki) born 1932

Lia Amanda (Wiki) born 1932

Giancarlo Dettori (Wiki) born 1932

Anna Maria Ackerman (Wiki) born 1932

Giovanna Pala (Wiki) born 1932

Bianca Maria Fusari (Wiki) born 1932

Piera Arico (Wiki) born 1932

Lucia Modugno (Wiki) born 1932

Grazzia Daddario (Wiki) born 1932

Franca Lumachi  (Wiki) born 1932

Franca Gandolfi (Wiki) born 1932

Liuba Rosa (IMDb) born 1932

Claudio Biava (Wiki) born 1932

Leontine Snell (IMDb) born 1932

Willy Colombini (Wiki) born 1932

 

Italian actress Anna Maria Ackermann (Wikidead at 92

 

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Easy punt for low requirements pools: Brazilian sports pundit Léo Batista, 92, in critical condition with pancreatic cancer.

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On 04/04/2022 at 19:33, Gisooo said:

Hungary

Itala Bekes (Wiki) - born 1927

Laszlo Baranyi (Wiki) - born 1927

Erzsi Mathe (Wiki) - born 1927

Ilona Kassai (Wiki) - born 1928

Edit Ambrus (Wiki) - born 1928

Liza Szatmári (Wiki) - born 1928

Mariann Csernus (Wiki) - born 1928

Robert Dariday (Wiki) - born 1928

Zsuzsa Gyurkovics (Wiki) - born 1929

 

Hungarian actress Itala Bekes (Wikidead at 97

 

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