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Oh, indeed, a bitter defeat for DeathByArsenic, but Arghton seems to make his way through this competition with hospitalised centenarians, greek acting couples, and, in this case, Indian founders of obscure monastic orders: DeathByArsenic 3-4 arghton

Renato de Fusco, architecture historian, dead at 95: https://www.ilmattino.it/en/renato_de_fusco_esteemed_architectural_historian_passes_away_at_95-8089364.html (This is currently highest on my Internet search right now)

José Mujica please for my empty spot.

Last day to submit your teams! Most are still missing. One thing, there currently is a tie between @GuyFromFuture and @Hell. I just tried to do something on mobile with no real success. So I have to do the tie-break after today. Meaning, you might both want to submit a team, but one will have to go after the tie-break.

His lymphoma has become more aggressive: https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/the-alarm-postpones-us-tour-after-frontman-mike-peters-latest-cancer-diagnosis-13125804

A good guy, but the end comes for all. I suspect he wont do a lot of treatment

Stephen Grimason, BBC journalist who broke the Good Friday Peace deal, has died at 67: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66923440

I was a little sceptical about allowing Jerry O'Donnell at first, but if you piece it all together, he's had a couple of claims to fame that add up to something, announcer of the Midland, Michigan football team (the Great Lakes Loons), popular advertising voice on the radio, having had his own radio shows, and writing special interest books. DDT punches the ticket for the next round: DevonDeathTrip 11-0 SirCreep

The Kessler twins change their last will: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/stars-und-leute/kessler-zwillinge-aendern-testament-wir-haben-was-auf-der-kante-66279039b30ca75c031b64f8

Yes, I would say so. Big turnaround in your game. No detailed obits until I'm back from Milan. wannamaker 11-7 MariNisia

Minnesota Polka king (and former state senator) Florian Chmielewski dead at 97: https://kfgo.com/2024/04/25/former-minnesota-state-senator-polka-music-king-florian-chmielewski-dies-at-age-97/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florian_Chmielewski

Well, now that you've sent me to Wikipedia, the first one was Croatian Mirko Miocic. https://hr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirko_Miočić

German librarian Klaus Otto Nagorsnik suddenly dead at 69: https://m.bild.de/unterhaltung/tv-fernsehformate/gefragt-gejagt-klaus-otto-nagorsnik-ueberraschend-gestorben-66294b91c419f44c65ebbc9 Well-known for being the enemy of the participants in the German quiz show "Gefragt - gejagt". One of the few german shows I watched myself. A strangely low age for someone like him. You'd have guessed him dying at least in his 80s.

Also, I am leaving for Italy on Friday afternoon, so be prepared that I might not be able to warn you of the final day to submit, etc.... You all still have to send your teams, as expected. Some of you might still score and advance with a final hit. I'll be back at my computer on May 1st (but will watch and occasionally write from the mobile phone).

Indeed, Frank Field is dead. The longtime Labour MP had been suffering from prostate cancer for quite some time, and he lasted about two years longer than most people, including himself, expected him to. As far as I can tell, he was an idiosyncratic politician - in fact, he reminds me of Joe Manchin as a sort of conservative member of the left-of-centre party. He was also quite religious and yet socially progressive - a man full of contradictions and secrets.... Cpt. Hemlock was the only one patient enough to wait for Field's demise, and so, he is still in reach to catch max_bossetti with another unique hit. Cpt. Hemlock has the advantage on age I think. Also, my previous prediction that the opponents of both MariNisia and max_bossetti were still to score, has now come to pass. Perhaps 3-0 theoldlady GuyFromFuture 3-3 Hell DeathByArsenic 3-0 arghton wannamaker 3-7 MariNisia Banana 8-3 Annami CalebH 0-3 msc DevonDeathTrip 7-0 SirCreep max_bossetti 11-7 Cpt. Hemlock