YoungWillz 21,058 Posted July 28, 2020 Najib Razak, former Malaysian PM, convicted in corruption trial and sentenced to 12 years in the pokey: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53563065 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted July 29, 2020 https://www.larep.fr/selle-sur-le-bied-45210/actualites/jacqueline-sauvage-est-decedee_13817795/ didn’t know where to put it but Jacqueline Sauvage who killed her husband because he was beating her for 46 years has died at 76. She was sentenced to jail after a really mediatic trial but finally releaved by François Hollande in 2016. A sad life indeed, may she finally find peace, RIP... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted July 29, 2020 On 28/07/2020 at 05:14, Lafaucheuse said: https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2020/07/28/l-avocate-gisele-halimi-defenseuse-passionnee-de-la-cause-des-femmes-est-morte_6047506_3382.html french lawyer and feminist Gisèle Halimi has died at 93 : +1 hit for my french list... RIP Guardian obit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,956 Posted August 2, 2020 On 30/01/2019 at 00:35, Banana said: I was considering him for Cup play but it seems that Amit Shah, president of the Indian political party BJP, is now out of hospital and attending public events after being treated for swine flu, and then being re-hospitalised last week. Amit Shah hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 5, 2020 Dr. Hawa Abdi, a Somalian human rights activist, physician, author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, has died. She was 73. https://www.horndiplomat.com/2020/08/05/somalias-humanitarian-icon-dr-hawa-abdi-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 5, 2020 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Dr. Hawa Abdi, a Somalian human rights activist, physician, author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, has died. She was 73. https://www.horndiplomat.com/2020/08/05/somalias-humanitarian-icon-dr-hawa-abdi-dies/ HAWA people gonna ABDIcate for Somalian human rights any more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted August 6, 2020 Serbian Author and playwright Isidora Bjelica, who has published over 55 books throughout her career, died at 52 years: https://expresstabloid.ba/naslovnica/299665/preminula-isidora-bjelica-borila-se-do-zadnjeg-dana-kao-lavica/ She was the co-founder of Dual Therapy, a self-help method built on recognizing both the positive and the negative aspects of life. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted August 6, 2020 Blanca Rodríguez de Pérez, venezuelan socialite and widow of president Carlos Andrés Pérez has died at 94 https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/fallecio-la-exprimera-dama-blanca-rodriguez-de-perez/ (in spanish) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted August 9, 2020 Bangladesh composer and longlister Alauddin Ali has died at 67 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 9, 2020 Brendan Halligan Economist and former Irish Labour TD (MP) and MEP Will defo have an obit in the next day or two 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,058 Posted August 10, 2020 Lars Goran Petrov, Swedish death metal singer, has incurable bile duct cancer: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/entombed-vocalist-lg-petrov-diagnosed-with-incurable-cancer-gofundme-launched/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted August 10, 2020 Jacobo Langsner romanian-born uruguayan writer and playwright has died at 93 https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2020/08/10/a-los-93-anos-murio-jacobo-langsner-el-creador-de-esperando-la-carroza/ (in spanish) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,058 Posted August 11, 2020 Rainer Pries, German known as cult comedian Fips Asmussen, dead at 82: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/tochter-bestaetigt-kult-komiker-fips-asmussen-82-ist-tot-72332512.bild.html&prev=search&pto=aue 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Rainer Pries, German known as cult comedian Fips Asmussen, dead at 82: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=https://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/tochter-bestaetigt-kult-komiker-fips-asmussen-82-ist-tot-72332512.bild.html&prev=search&pto=aue Master of the classic tasteless joke, you know, of the mysoginistic, xenophobic, homophobic kind. He had faithful fans since the 60s and 70s and was a living capsule of simpler times. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,557 Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Master of the classic tasteless joke, you know, of the mysoginistic, xenophobic, homophobic kind. He had faithful fans since the 60s and 70s and was a living capsule of simpler times. Really bad taste, but cult. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted August 12, 2020 French singer, songwriter and actress Belle du Berry died at 53 years: https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2020/08/12/belle-du-berry-chanteuse-de-paris-combo-est-morte_6048775_3246.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted August 14, 2020 Japanese actor Tetsuya Watari, who has starred in films such as Tokyo Drifter in 1966 and Brother in 2001, dies at 78 years. Later in his acting career, he became the president of Ishihara Promotion. https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2020-08-14-actor-tetsuya-watari-dies-at-78-years-old-because-of-pneumonia-.rkoOC2yEGv.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted August 14, 2020 Egyptian actress and singer Shwikar who became known for her roles in The Leech and Wife Number 13, dies at 81 years: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/32/376705/Arts--Culture/Film/Iconic-Egyptian-actress-Shwikar-dies-in-her-s.aspx 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 16, 2020 On 09/08/2020 at 17:38, DCI Frank Burnside said: Brendan Halligan Economist and former Irish Labour TD (MP) and MEP Will defo have an obit in the next day or two 2 QO Irish Times Obit Irish Independent Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,058 Posted August 17, 2020 Sure I checked before but maybe I missed her. Venezuelan artist Luchita Hurtado, DDP pick, dead with a Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/16/luchita-hurtado-obituary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,956 Posted August 19, 2020 On 02/08/2020 at 14:36, drol said: Amit Shah hospitalized after contracting COVID-19. Amit Shah was discharged, but now back in hospital for complications. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,956 Posted August 20, 2020 On 21/02/2020 at 21:51, adrian0719 said: Some rumours on Twitter that Shajarian was dead - his son has denied them. But, I don't think he has long judging by this pic Tweet. Mohammed Reza Shajarian back in ICU, but improving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted August 23, 2020 Can't find any links that aren't in Chinese, but HK director Benny Chan has died of cancer. Really sad news - he was one of the major HK film names of the 90s and 00s - directing such films as Gen-X Cops, Rob-B-Hood, Who Am I, New Police Story, Invisible Target, and my personal fave Shaolin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted August 23, 2020 53 minutes ago, Vinegar Tits said: Can't find any links that aren't in Chinese, but HK director Benny Chan has died of cancer. Really sad news - he was one of the major HK film names of the 90s and 00s - directing such films as Gen-X Cops, Rob-B-Hood, Who Am I, New Police Story, Invisible Target, and my personal fave Shaolin. I saw this in the cinema at the time. There's a big fight scene in a Lego shop complete with lego dinosaur looming over everyone that went down particularly well with the audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted August 23, 2020 6 hours ago, Vinegar Tits said: Can't find any links that aren't in Chinese, but HK director Benny Chan has died of cancer. Really sad news - he was one of the major HK film names of the 90s and 00s - directing such films as Gen-X Cops, Rob-B-Hood, Who Am I, New Police Story, Invisible Target, and my personal fave Shaolin. maybe this works, https://sg.news.yahoo.com/new-police-story-director-benny-chan-muksing-dies-at-58-104035038.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
