Quite a deadly week for the football community, far more footballers than I have listed here kicked their final ball. Plus we have seen the last of pseudoscience poster boy, Erich von Däniken. Perhaps we’ll hear less from the mad hatters claiming humans did not build the Pyramids, Stonehenge etc…  

Look Who You Could Have Had:

• Pa O’Dwyer, 40, Irish strongman. 
• Jayne Trcka, 62, American bodybuilder, fitness model and actress (Scary Movie). 
• Eva Schloss, 96, Austrian-British Holocaust survivor and memoirist.
• Terry Wharton, 83, English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace). 
• Martin Chivers, 80, English footballer (Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, national team). 
• Tony Field, 79, English footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Southport, Memphis Rogues). 
• Terry Yorath, 75, Welsh football player and manager (Leeds United, national team). 
• Molly Parkin, 93, Welsh painter, novelist and journalist. 
• T. K. Carter, 69, American actor (The Thing, Punky Brewster, Runaway Train). 
• Erich von Däniken, 90, Swiss author and ufologist. 
• Bob Weir, 78, American musician (Grateful Dead) and songwriter (“Sugar Magnolia“, “One More Saturday Night“), complications from cancer.  
• Tina Packer, 87, British actress (David Copperfield, Doctor Who) and stage director, co-founder of Shakespeare & Company. 

In Other News

Football legend Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer, his family has said. In a statement published on Wednesday, his family said the former England international was recently admitted to hospital for “further evaluation of ongoing abdominal symptoms”. “These investigations have revealed a diagnosis of cancer, for which Kevin will undergo treatment,” the statement continued. “Kevin is grateful to the medical team for their intervention and ongoing care. During this difficult time, the family are requesting privacy, and will be making no further comment.” The statement was released by Newcastle United, the club Keegan both played for and managed and remains closely associated with. Affectionately known as “King Kev”, he scored 204 goals in 592 appearances during an illustrious club career and 21 goals in 63 international caps. He began his playing career at Scunthorpe United before moving to Liverpool, where he won three First Division titles as well as two Uefa Cups, the FA Cup and the European Cup. The 74-year-old later had spells at Hamburg – where he won the Bundesliga, was twice named European Footballer of the Year, and reached the European Cup final – and Southampton before he joined Newcastle. He helped the Magpies secure promotion from the Second Division in his second season. He retired in 1984 before moving into management, returning to Newcastle in 1992. Newcastle sealed promotion to the Premier League in his first full season, and he later took charge of Fulham, England, and Manchester City before a second spell with Newcastle in 2008, his most recent managerial role. 

A grandmother in Wales who became an internet hit after being hoisted 10ft into the air by a shop’s shutters has died. Anne Hughes’ coat had got entangled in the electronic shutters as they were being opened and she was left dangling upside down. A CCTV video of the incident, which thankfully left her unscathed, was viewed more than 100 million times. Although initially somewhat embarrassed, Anne soon saw the funny side and ended up embracing her newfound fame. Now it’s emerged that she sadly passed away shortly before Christmas, after being diagnosed with cancer. A family friend said: ‘Anne was lovely and, luckily for her and everyone else, she had a good sense of humour. She quite enjoyed her moment of notoriety and she definitely saw the funny side. It’s sad that she’s gone but she has left us with a memory that will always bring a smile to people’s faces.’ Anne was working as a part-time cleaner at the Best One Shop in Tonteg when she was taken for the unexpected ride in March 2024. The video shows her waiting out the front of the store as shopkeeper Amir Akram – who is out of shot – begins opening the shutters. Anne’s coat then gets caught and the shutters start to lift her up. She tries to unhook herself but with no success and keeps rising – the whole time holding on to her shopping trolly. After hearing Anne’s cries Amir rushes out and manages to lower her safely down to the ground. The store later posted the video on its Facebook site, with the caption: ‘Don’t hang about like Anne, come down to best one to get the best deals!!! The only thing going up in this shop is our staff, not the prices!!’ Anne told the media at the time: ‘It could only happen to me. I was embarrassed, who wouldn’t be? But looking back I can see the funny side. And I’ve quite enjoyed the fame, people ask me for selfies next to the shutters.’ In honour of Anne and her unexpected adventure, a graffiti artist spray painted an image of the granny in her famous upside down position on the shop’s shutters. Although she took all the attention in her stride, Anne also wanted to get on with family life and turned down numerous appearances to appear on shows like Good Morning Britain and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. 

BBC host Nick Owen has returned home after undergoing surgery after being diagnosed with kidney cancer. The 78 year old, who presents BBC Midlands Today, was hospitalised before  Christmas to undergo treatment. The news of his second cancer diagnosis comes a little under two years after he made a full recovery from prostate cancer. He returned to TV screens later in 2023. Nick has since admitted it had been a “tough” ordeal for the broadcaster and his wife following his most recent health announcement. The presenter also shared he was thankful he made it through the operation in a candid admission. He explained: “I am so relieved to have come through the operation after a traumatic time, especially after what my wife Vicki and our family went through when I had prostate cancer. It’s been tough, but things are picking up now.” Speaking about his recent treatment, Nick told the Flying Monkeys: “The NHS has been absolutely brilliant – from my GP, who was so thorough in getting me a diagnosis, to all the medics at Russells Hall Hospital. I am forever grateful.” Nick had been open about his prostate cancer treatment and encouraged men to get tested. Owen has been on screens for the past 50 years making his first appearance the very first Good Morning Britain in 1983, before forming one of the nation’s favourite on-screen partnerships with Anne Diamond on ITV and then for Good Morning with Anne and Nick on BBC One. 

On This Day

• 1922 – Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin.
• 2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois’s death row based on the Jon Burge scandal.
• 2020 – Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19.

Deaths

• 2013 – Tom Parry Jones, Welsh chemist, invented the breathalyser (born 1935).
• 2014 – Ariel Sharon, Israeli politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1928).
• 2015 – Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (born 1931).

Last Week’s Birthdays

Jason Connery (63), Jemaine Clement (52), Evan Handler (65), J.K. Simmons (71), Joely Richardson (61), Imelda Staunton (70), James Acaster (41), Cynthia Erivo (39), Michelle Forbes (61), Amber Benson (49), Nicolas Cage (62), Jeremy Renner (55), Linda Kozlowski (68), Erin Gray (76), Lewis Hamilton (41), Rowan Atkinson (71), Eddie Redmayne (44), Kate McKinnon (42), Norman Reedus (57), Genevieve O’Reilly (49), Bradley Cooper (51), Robert Duvall (95), Clancy Brown (67), January Jones (48), and Vinnie Jones (61).

We begin our year with a bang, barely three days in and Paul C correctly predicted that Sir Patrick Duffy would die. Well done that man! 95 points, which includes the ‘first death of the year’ bonus. 

Look Who You Could Have Had:

• Victoria Jones, 34, American actress. 
• Ian Balding, 87, British horse trainer, father of Clare Balding. 
• Sir Patrick Duffy, 105, British politician, and president of the NATO Assembly. 
• Bret Hanna-Shuford, 46, American actor (Paramour, Amazing Grace, The Wolf of Wall Street), cancer. 

In Other News

As you may have seen on the Telegram Messaging Group, Nickie ran the lists through ChatGPT and we found the following: The top tier names for 2026 are; David Attenborough, Dick Van Dyke, Bruce Willis, Mel Brooks, Clint Eastwood, Tom Baker, Esther Rantzen, Chris Hoy, Michael Caine and Billy Connolly. The most popular Dead Certs this year include Dick Van Dyke, David Attenborough and Esther Rantzen. The most popular Women this year are Esther Rantzen, Ethel Caterham and Joan Collins and the most popular Maverick’s are Britney Spears and Katie Price, although I still feel everyone should be listing James Corden for just being a cunt. Attenborough & Van Dyke dominate across all categories however Esther Rantzen is the single strongest crossover name (Top-10 & Dead Cert & Woman). Doesn’t look like a promising future for Rantzen! 

Barry Manilow gave fans a health update on Friday. Weeks after revealing that a cancerous spot had been found in his left lung and he was undergoing cancer treatment, the “Copacabana” singer, 82, updated fans through an Instagram post. Sharing a selfie of himself wearing a green gown in a hospital bed, Manilow captioned his post, “Better Today!” In the comments section, Manilow’s backup singer, Melanie Taylor, showed some support, writing: “That’s my boss y’all! He’s making it through the rain! Love you B!” Manilow’s drummer, Matt Sorum, said, “Heal up Barry, much love.” Last month, the “Mandy” musician revealed in a statement on his Facebook page that he’d need to take a break from performing after the cancerous spot was found on his left lung. “As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks,” Manilow said at the time. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI to make sure that everything was OK. The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early. That’s the good news.” However, Manilow said the “bad news” was that he needed to have surgery to remove the spot. “The doctors do not believe it was spread and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns,” he explained. 

Grey’s Anatomy actor Steven W. Bailey is opening up about his rare health diagnosis. Bailey, 54, who appeared as Joe the bartender in more than 30 episodes of the long-running medical drama, said he has been diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder known as congenital myasthenia syndrome, or CMS. CMS is a group of rare hereditary conditions caused by a gene difference that results in muscle weakness, worsening a person’s physical ability. In a lengthy thread on Twitter on Friday, Bailey shared that he had been diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder known as congenital myasthenia syndrome. In his “open letter” on Twitter, he wrote that he had “spent years being cautious, private and quiet” about something that has been “shaping his life and work.” “That time is over,” he wrote. “It’s the darnedest thing, but it turns out I have a rather rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Weird, right? It’s called Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome,” Bailey shared. According to the Flying Monkeys, CMS is a group of rare hereditary conditions caused by a gene difference that results in muscle weakness, worsening a person’s physical ability. “Any muscles used for movement can be affected, including muscles that control speaking, chewing and swallowing, seeing and blinking, breathing, and walking.” According to Bailey, he kept his medical struggles out of the public eye for several years “out of career caution, diagnostic uncertainty, and being private about such things,” but said he decided it was “time to stop” hiding his diagnosis. “CMS is a genetic disease that disrupts the communication between the brain and the muscle at the ‘nerve/muscle junction’… or whatever doctors call it,” he explained. “There are billions of these junction doodads in a body, and an increasing number of mine seem to be on the blink. Troublesome, little buggers — right? The result being that my hands, arms and legs tire quicker than they should, which makes them weaker than, well … anticipated,” he continued. “Sustained repetitive movements are particularly difficult and can cause my muscles to temporarily tighten and shut down.” Bailey joked that while his diagnosis has helped get him out of “doing the dishes and folding laundry in his household,” it has also increasingly hindered his ability to walk.

On This Day

• 1903 – Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy’s death. 
• 1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 
• 1972 – Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. 
• 1990 – In Pakistan’s deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries. 
• 2007 –Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. 
• 2010 – The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.

Deaths

• 1961 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist & academic (born 1887). 
• 1965 – T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic (born 1888). 
• 1967 – Donald Campbell, English racing driver & world speed record holder (born 1921). 
• 2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1947). 
• 2024 – Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (born 1923). 
• 2024 – David Soul, American-British actor and singer (born 1943). 

Last Week’s Birthdays

Emma Mackey (30), Graham McTavish (65), Dafne Keen (21), Julia Ormond (61), Matt Frewer (68), Mel Gibson (70), Florence Pugh (30), Sarah Alexander (55), Victoria Principal (76), Cuba Gooding Jr. (58), Kate Bosworth (43), Frank Langella (88), James Remar (73), Anthony Hopkins (89), Ben Kingsley (83), Eliza Dushku (46), Tracey Ullman (67), Caity Lotz (40), Jude Law (54), Ted Danson (79), Jon Voight (88), Danny McBride (50), and Diego Luna (47).

The end of the year always brings about a time for reflection, and as 2025 concludes, we look back at the actors, musicians, artists, politicians and other noteworthy figures who died this year.

In the realms of global affairs and politics, the passing of Pope Francis in April was a major loss for those religious types.

It was an especially sad year for Hollywood, which lost several notable figures, including David Lynch, Gene Hackman, Val Kilmer, Diane Keaton, Diane Ladd and Rob Reiner.

The music industry also grieved significant losses in 2025, including giants such as Roberta Flack, Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Connie Francis and Ozzy Osbourne.

The worlds of science and the arts experienced notable deaths as well, including Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, primatologist Jane Goodall, fashion designer Giorgio Armani, and DNA pioneer James Watson.

In sports, boxing great George Foreman died, as did the iconic wrestler Hulk Hogan.

Let’s have a look through each month… 

January

• Wayne Osmond, 73, singer and guitarist for The Osmonds
• Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, French politician, founder of National Front. 
• Peter Yarrow, 86, part of the folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary 
• Tony Slattery, 65, British actor comedian and television personality
• Dame Joan Plowright, 95, English actress 
• David Lynch, 78, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’
• Marianne Faithfull, 78, British singer-actress 
• John Erwin, 88, American voice actor ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’

February 

• Gene Hackman, 95, Academy Award-winning actor 
• Tony Martin, 80, English farmer and convicted criminal 
• Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, 78, Welsh politician
• Clint Hill, 93, Secret Service agent who leapt onto JFK’s car after the president was shot
• Roberta Flack, 88, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
• Boris Spassky, 88, Soviet chess champion who lost famed match to Bobby Fischer  
• Henry Kelly, 78, Irish television presenter ‘Going for Gold, Game for a Laugh’ 
• Michelle Trachtenberg, 39, American actress ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

March 

• Carl Dean, 82, Dolly Parton’s husband for nearly 60 years 
• Jack Vettriano, 73, Scottish painter ‘The Singing Butler’
• Pamela Bach, 62, ‘Baywatch’ actress and the ex-wife of David Hasselhoff 
• Eddie Jordan, 76, Irish Formula One team owner 
• George Foreman, 76, boxing legend and TV pitchman
• Richard Chamberlain, 90, TV actor who starred in ‘Dr. Kildare’

April

• Val Kilmer, 65, ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Batman Forever’ star 
• Jean Marsh, 90, English actress ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’
• Virginia Giuffre, 41, American-Australian justice advocate
• Pope Francis, 88, first Latin American leader of the Catholic church

May

• George Wendt, 76, actor best known as Norm from ‘Cheers’ 
• Alan Yentob, 78, British television executive and presenter
• Loretta Swit, 87, actor who played Maj. Margaret Houlihan on TV’s ‘M*A*S*H’

June

• Brian Wilson, 82, visionary genius behind the Beach Boys 
• Peter Kwong, 73, American actor ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ 
• Frederick Forsyth, 86, English novelist ‘The Day of the Jackal’ 
• Paul Thomas, 76, American pornographic actor 
• Kim Woodburn, 83, English television personality ‘How Clean Is Your House?’ 
• Wincey Willis, 76, British television and radio broadcaster  
• Rick Hurst, 79, Cletus from ‘Dukes of Hazzard’

July

• Sandy Gall, 97, Scottish journalist and television presenter
• Michael Madsen, 67, ‘Kill Bill’ Actor 
• Mark Snow, 78, American film and television composer ‘The X-Files’
• Julian McMahon, 56, ‘Fantastic Four’ star 
• Norman Tebbit, Baron Tebbit, 94, British politician
• Connie Francis, 87, iconic pop singer of the ’50s and ’60s
• Felix Baumgartner, 56, daredevil who skydived from the edge of space
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 54, ‘Cosby Show’ star
• Ozzy Osbourne, 76, legendary rocker
• Hulk Hogan, 71, wrestling legend 
• Dame Cleo Laine, 97, English jazz singer.
• Tom Lehrer, 87, musical satirist

August

• Loni Anderson, 79, star of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ 
• James Whale, 74, British radio and TV personality
• Jim Lovell, 97, astronaut and Apollo 13 commander 
• Biddy Baxter, 92, English television producer ‘Blue Peter’
• Terence Stamp, 87, British actor who specialised in villains 
• Purple Aki, 64, British convicted criminal

September

• Graham Greene, 73, Oscar nominee for ‘Dances With Wolves’ 
• Joe Bugner, 75, Hungarian-born British-Australian heavyweight champion boxer 
• Giorgio Armani, 91, fashion icon
• Katharine, Duchess of Kent, 92, British royal. 
• Charlie Kirk, 31, American conservative activist 
• Ricky Hatton, 46, English professional boxer
• Robert Redford, 89, legendary Hollywood actor, director and independent-film champion 
• Dickie Bird, 92, English cricket umpire and player 
• Menzies Campbell, Baron Campbell of Pittenweem, 84, British politician
• Claudia Cardinale, 87, star of Italian cinema

October

• Dame Jane Goodall, 91, English zoologist and primatologist 
• Dame Patricia Routledge, 96, English actress ‘Keeping Up Appearances’
• Patrick Murray, 68, English actor ‘Only Fools and Horses’
• Dame Jilly Cooper, 88, English author 
• John Woodvine, 96, English actor ‘An American Werewolf in London’
• John Lodge, 82, singer and bassist for psychedelic rockers the Moody Blues
• Diane Keaton, 79, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’
• Ace Frehley, 74, Kiss guitarist 
• Ian Watkins, 48, Welsh singer ‘Lostprophets’ and convicted child sex offender

November

• Diane Ladd, 89, a three-time Oscar nominee 
• Tony Adams, 84, Welsh actor ‘Crossroads’ 
• Prunella Scales, 93, English actress ‘Fawlty Towers’
• Dick Cheney, 84, American politician, vice president 
• Pauline Collins, 85, British actress ‘Shirley Valentine’
• James Watson, 97, DNA pioneer 
• Quentin Willson, 68, English television presenter 
• Sally Kirkland, 84, Oscar-nominated actor
• Jimmy Cliff, 81, reggae pioneer

December

• Brigitte Bardot, 91, film legend and sex symbol
• Chris Rea, 74, British singer-songwriter behind ‘Driving Home for Christmas’
• Gil Gerard, 82, starred on TV as Buck Rogers
• Rob Reiner, 78, one of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers 
• Stanley Baxter, 99, Scottish actor and comedian
• Raul Malo, 60, frontman for the Mavericks
• Sophie Kinsella, 55, ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ author
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, 75, star of the ‘Mortal Combat’ films

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Let’s dole out the points!! With just three days to go this year, I can award Martin 76 points for correctly guessing that Chris Rea would not be driving home for Christmas this year. I can also dish out 59 points to Shân for predicting that Bridget Bardot would uncreate in 2025. Well done both of you! 

Currently we have Abi in the lead with 538 points, with Ian K in second place with 459 points, Neil in third place with 417 points, closely followed by Martin on 397 points. I think it’s safe to say that Abi might have it in the bag this year, unless Joe Biden decides to kick the bucket then Martin could just sneak by as he has Biden as his Cert. Everyone else would probably need a couple of deaths to catch up. 

Keep working on those lists for 2026!

Look Who You Could Have Had:

• Sumiko Mori, 113, Japanese supercentenarian. 
• Mick Abrahams, 82, English guitarist and singer (Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig).
• James Ransone, 46, American actor (The Wire, It Chapter Two, The Black Phone), suicide by hanging. 
• Vince Zampella, 55, American video game developer (Call of Duty, Titanfall, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order), traffic collision. 
• Adam the Woo, 51, American YouTuber. 
• Pat Finn, 60, American actor (The Middle, Murphy Brown, Dude, Where’s My Car?), bladder cancer. 
• Chris Rea, 74, English singer-songwriter (“Fool (If You Think It’s Over)“, “Driving Home for Christmas“, “The Road to Hell“). 
• Howard Tucker, 103, American neurologist, world’s oldest practicing doctor. 
• Perry Bamonte, 65, English rock musician (The Cure). 
• John Robertson, 72, Scottish footballer (Nottingham Forest, national team). 
• Hugh Morris, 62, Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan, England national team).
• Brigitte Bardot, 91, French actress (And God Created Woman, Contempt, La Vérité) and animal rights activist.

In Other News

Copacabana singer Barry Manilow has revealed he has lung cancer and is set to undergo surgery. The 82-year-old shared his diagnosis in a statement on Instagram, as he said it was “found early”. “As many of you know I recently went through six weeks of bronchitis followed by a relapse of another five weeks,” he wrote on Instagram. “Even though I was over the bronchitis and back on stage at the Westgate Las Vegas, my wonderful doctor ordered an MRI just to make sure that everything was OK. The MRI discovered a cancerous spot on my left lung that needs to be removed. It’s pure luck (and a great doctor) that is was found so early. That’s the good news.” However, the singer added he will have surgery to have the spot removed. He said: “The doctors do not believe it has spread and I’m taking tests to confirm their diagnosis. So, that’s it. No chemo. No radiation. Just chicken soup and I Love Lucy reruns.” Revealing his rescheduled tour dates, he said: “The only follow-up is a month to recover and that means we have to reschedule the January arena concerts. The new schedule is listed below. I’m very sorry that you have to change your plans. Just like you, we were all looking forward to the January shows and hate having to move everything around.” He said he is “counting the days” until his return in Las Vegas for Valentine’s weekend concerts. He added: “Something tells me that February weekend is going to be one big party!” He finished his five-page statement by saying: “I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. And remember, if you have even the slightest symptom… get tested! I’ll see you at the Westgate Las Vegas for Valentine’s!” 

And here it is, what you have been competing for this year, the coveted Angel of Death Trophy 2025! A thing of such dreadful beauty that also includes some lovely bubble wrap and a free year of Flying Monkey protection* from the Grim Reaper himself. *terms & conditions apply, no guarantee you’ll not die next year. A guaranteed talking piece for your mantelpiece or a curio for your cupboard, you can decide to keep it or smash this objet d’art which is guaranteed to be priceless in years to come! On a serious not though, the costs of running the Pool and website have gone up by a nearly 45% this year, and since we rely on donations, it could mean that 2026 might be the last year we run things as they are, unless we can find efficiencies or some other cash injection. I have looked at ad revenue for the site, but because most of it is not original *cough plagiarised* and the content is slightly dubious, none of the usual ad offering companies would allow me to register. Besides, we don’t have the footfall to generate enough anyhow. Perhaps self hosting on personal servers is the way to go, but the Dead Pool Master has not mastered the skills required to make this happen. If any of you have any ideas or skillz, please let me know.

On This Day

• 1879 – Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.
• 1895 – Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays. 
• 1918 – Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons.

Deaths

• 1734 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish outlaw (born 1671). 
• 1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925). 
• 2015 – Lemmy, English musician, singer, and songwriter (born 1945). 
• 2016 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer and dancer (born 1932). 

Last Week’s Birthdays

Denzel Washington (71), Noomi Rapace (46), Sienna Miller (44), Joe Manganiello (49), Timothée Chalamet (30), Olivia Cooke (32), Gérard Depardieu (77), Kit Harington (39), Jared Leto (54), Sissy Spacek (76), Ghislaine Maxwell (64), Justin Trudeau (54), Annie Lennox (71), Finn Wolfhard (23), Harry Shearer (82), Ralph Fiennes (63), Vanessa Paradis (53).