CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted December 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Perhaps said: Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92. Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools. Amazing that he lived into his 90's with how many tables he broke jumping into when he was young. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted December 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Perhaps said: Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92. Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools. amazing that that guy was still alive. He hadnt been reported on since 2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justonecornetto 948 Posted December 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Perhaps said: Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92. Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools. Yeah I had him in my DDP theme team of Kiwis for 2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Undead In Ohio 156 Posted December 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Perhaps said: Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92. Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools. Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,129 Posted December 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Undead In Ohio said: Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew. I was waiting for that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Undead In Ohio said: Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 1 Syrian political dissident Riad al-Turk, previously mentioned by @arghton, dead at 93. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted January 1 Basdeo Panday, the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001), has died aged 90. Mentioned previously in this thread by @arghton. This leaves two living former Prime Ministers: - Kamla Persad-Bissessar (sixth serving 2010-2015) - Keith Rowley (seventh and incumbent serving since 2015) 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,110 Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Thatcher said: Basdeo Panday, the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001), has died aged 90. He became the longest lived PM in September 2020, having surpassed ANR Robinson who had died aged 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted January 2 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12917811/South-Korean-opposition-leader-Lee-Jae-myung-stabbed-neck-press-conference-Busan.html SK opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung stabbed in the neck at press conference. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,172 Posted January 2 On 01/05/2022 at 17:44, arghton said: Sartaj Aziz (1929) Two-time foreign affairs minister Sartaj Aziz reportedly dead at 94. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 2 10 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Sartaj Aziz reportedly dead at 94. First hit of the year in AO deadpool for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,297 Posted January 3 On 02/08/2022 at 22:10, arghton said: 2. France (Including "less notable" names up to 1926) Jean Turco (1917) Former National Assembly member, alive? Edgar Morin (1921) Philosopher, politician André Chandernagor (1921) former Minister Philippe de Gaulle (1921) Senator 1986-2004, frail and not seen on his 100th. Marcel Berthomé (1922-2023) Mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle for 49 years. Henri Bangou (1922-2023) Mayor of Guadeloupe's Pointe-à-Pitre 1965-2008, counts half Roland Dumas (1922) Two-time Foreign Affairs Minister, President of the Constitutional Council 1995-2000. Henri Simon (1922) Cranky old Council Communism advocate. Christiane Papon (1924-2023) Former Constitutional Council member and MEP. Georges Berthoin (1925) Jean Monnet's chief of staff 1952-1955. Jacques Delors (1925-2023) President of the European Commission 1985-1995, rumored to be in failing health. Christiane Scrivener (1925) former Secretary of State of Trade for Consumers' protection. Pierre Pranchère (1927) Former MEP Robert Badinter (1928) Minister of Justice who abolished the death penalty. Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928) Far-right politician. Édouard Balladur (1929) Prime Minister 1993-1995 Pierre Mazeaud (1929) Former President of the Constitutional Council. André Lajoinie (1929) 1988 Presidential candidate of the Communist Party. Jean-Pierre Fourcade (1929) One of Giscard's Economy ministers. Yvette Roudy (1929) Former Women's Rights minister and mayor. Jean-Marie Rausch (1929) Foreign Trade Minister 1988-1991 French politician Pierre Pranchère (Wiki) dead at 96 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 3 Is Pakistan National Security Advisor Iqbal Akhund (wiki) still alive? This Instagram post mentions a "late Iqbal Akhund" who could look like him in his later years, but I'm not sure. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted January 3 Some sites reporting Thabo Mbeki dead at 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,581 Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Some sites reporting Thabo Mbeki dead at 81. All a bit odd at the moment. Articles have been up for a bit now and some seem genuine even with ANC sources being quoted but they is nothing on SABC yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted January 3 Some articles who have him dead, also have him 74 years old. It's not credible (yet). 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,110 Posted January 3 2 hours ago, drol said: Is Pakistan National Security Advisor Iqbal Akhund (wiki) still alive? This Instagram post mentions a "late Iqbal Akhund" who could look like him in his later years, but I'm not sure. According to this website he’s dead. I couldn’t find other sources mentioning his death though. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Sinbabad said: According to this website he’s dead. I couldn’t find other sources mentioning his death though. Surely enough, many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 3 Why no denials for Mbeki? This is being handled embarassingly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted January 3 Mainly seems to be Nigerian sources reporting it, hence a lot of South Africans kicking off on X. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 3 Yes, complete hoax by now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted January 3 1 hour ago, drol said: Thabo Mbeki dead. 5 minutes ago, drol said: Yes, complete hoax by now. Remember when this happened with Raul Castro - I’ll spare you a facepalm. On 29/12/2023 at 08:27, drol said: 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,912 Posted January 3 I'd actually deserve it! I just took the risk and got it wrong. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
