Other notable deaths in 2016

[Virago]

We've all mourned the loss of many performing artists during the year 2016. The deaths of so many high-profile people, many still in their creative prime, has stunned us all.

But so many other notable people died without fanfare and without public adoration. Many of whom, through their fields of expertise, have created a better world beyond measure.

One such person is Dr Donald Henderson, an American doctor and epidemiologist. Henderson directed a 10 year vaccination programme (1967-1977) which resulted in the world-wide eradication of Smallpox. The World Health Organisation certified the global eradication of Smallpox in 1979.

Smallpox was a particularly nasty disease. It is estimated that it killed 300 to 500 million people in the 20th century, before being eradicated. Mortality rates for children was over 80%.

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Thankfully, the successful eradication happened before the internet age, and before the modern anti-vax hysteria. Today's anti-vaxxers would no doubt be willing to let the disease continue, on the basis of some tenuous suggestion of vaccine side-effects. But I digress...

For me, Dr Henderson is a true modern-day hero, and deserves public recognition of his achievements.

Doctor Donald Ainslie Henderson (7 September 1928 to 19 August 2016).

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[onearmedbandit]

Deserves more recognition than Bowie/Prince/George Michael/et al combined in my opinion.

[Katman]

But I digress...

You just can't help yourself though, can you?

[Berries]

We've all mourned the loss of many performing artists during the year 2016. The deaths of so many high-profile people, many still in their creative prime, has stunned us all.
Speak for yourself. Can't say I was stunned by any of them and I certainly haven't mourned for people I have never met.


Apart from Paul Daniels.

But not a lot.

[Katman]

......and I certainly haven't mourned for people I have never met.

It wasn't that long ago that we would have had 6 pages of mourning the death of a murdering, rapist motorcyclist - all before any details emerged of the incident.

[Virago]

Speak for yourself. Can't say I was stunned by any of them and I certainly haven't mourned for people I have never met.


Apart from Paul Daniels.

But not a lot.

Fairy muff.

[jasonu]

Speak for yourself. Can't say I was stunned by any of them and I certainly haven't mourned for people I have never met.
.

What he said, speak for yourself.
Apart from David Bowie which was a bit of a bummer I am not at all bothered about the rest. Sure didn't mourn.

[Swoop]

Henderson directed a 10 year vaccination programme (1967-1977) which resulted in the world-wide eradication of Smallpox. The World Health Organisation certified the global eradication of Smallpox in 1979.

Interesting. Amazing work and something that the human race can celebrate the eradication of.
Do you know whether this has been entirely eliminated from the planet, or have we kept "samples" in laboratories (CDC perhaps)?

[Laava]

Interesting. Amazing work and something that the human race can celebrate the eradication of.
Do you know whether this has been entirely eliminated from the planet, or have we kept "samples" in laboratories (CDC perhaps)?

You could start a "hysteria" thread on the topic for our open brained, oh I mean "minded", members to vent their spleens in.

[Katman]

Do you know whether this has been entirely eliminated from the planet, or have we kept "samples" in laboratories (CDC perhaps)?

Why would they get rid of it?

It might be 'useful' one day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_virus_retention_controversy

[Virago]

Interesting. Amazing work and something that the human race can celebrate the eradication of.
Do you know whether this has been entirely eliminated from the planet, or have we kept "samples" in laboratories (CDC perhaps)?

Katman's link answers that question. It's not the most objective Wikipedia page, but it does raise some key issues. I note with interest that the esteemed Dr Henderson led the push for permanent destruction of the last samples, while an army scientist is (conveniently) fighting to keep them. Shit, this conspiracy stuff is infectious - is there vaccine I can use?

[Katman]

Shit, this conspiracy stuff is infectious - is there vaccine I can use?

http://www.sellbetter.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blinder.jpg

[R650R]

Thankfully, the successful eradication happened before the internet age, and before the modern anti-vax hysteria. Today's anti-vaxxers would no doubt be willing to let the disease continue, on the basis of some tenuous suggestion of vaccine side-effects. But I digress...


Back then some vaccines were genuinely good and administered the proper way, eg polio vax was orally administered so the bodys natural immune system was exposed in the proper order and way.
But now we have corporate brewed cocktails injected in high dose and multiple vaccinnes at same time overwhelming young bodies.

Before the age of the internet we had a family member brain damaged by a vaccine. His mother said it was like they turned off the lights the moment he got and hes never been the same since. Of course the doctors at time we trained to rubbish any possible claims and absent social media it wa svery hard to hear of similar cases.
You know you can support the concept of something but at the same time say hey soemthings not right with this shit, its hurting many people......

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[Katman]

You know you can support the concept of something but at the same time say hey soemthings not right with this shit, its hurting many people.....

That's the thing that amuses me most about some of the fucking morons on here.

Even Andrew Wakefield is on record stating that he's not 'anti-vaccine'.

Unfortunately though, far too many people seem to think if you have the gall to ask questions about vaccines it means you want to return to an era of rampant disease.

[Voltaire]

That's the thing that amuses me most about some of the fucking morons on here.



your easily amused.

Ever heard of joie de vivre

[Katman]

Ever heard of joie de vivre

Dude, feel free to be as gay about life as you please.

Don't let me stand in your way.

[Voltaire]

Dude, feel free to be as gay about life as you please.

Don't let me stand in your way.

LOL.....beats having bleeding knuckles.:woohoo:

( Dude....no one says Dude since.....ages ago...but saying that you do live in Taupo)

[Katman]

( Dude....no one says Dude since.....ages ago...but saying that you do live in Taupo)

If you ever come to town just make sure you're wearing some pretty panties.

[Voltaire]

If you ever come to town just make sure you're wearing some pretty panties.

I suppose for a town that still has a Cobb and Co my old BMW leathers would do ;), I do like the by pass :woohoo:

[Madness]

your easily amused.

In fairness, this place is pretty much full of fucking morons, even on a slow day.

[trufflebutter]

In fairness, this place is pretty much full of fucking morons, even on a slow day.

Some of you in that category clearly then, need to pick the pace up.

[pritch]

I do like the by pass :woohoo:

Coming south on Boxing Day the useless Australian bitch in my GPS took me through Temple View. Lucky I'm such a laid back, relaxed, soul or she'd have gone out the bloody window. Maybe I should pay the extra and get Billy Connolly? If he gives me a bum steer, I might at least get a laugh out of it.

Thinking back on the dear departed celebs from the past year and the associated mass hysteria, those who were big names in the 1960's are likely in their 70s now, and most of them were hardly paragons of healthy living. The banging on about 2016 was probably misplaced and the toll may well continue unabated.

Personally I hope I can make it through, after all Keith Richards is still with us, and if he can do it...

[Voltaire]

Personally I hope I can make it through, after all Keith Richards is still with us, and if he can do it...

You'd remember Vera....." Messersmitts over ...the White Cliffs of Dover"


Amazing what you can Google...

Keef does not even make the top 100:

Cripes ...I know about a third of them....( excluding Rolf):facepalm:

The Stairway To Heaven
The 100 oldest rockstars still living
1 Vera Lynn is 99 years 9 months 14 days old. She was born on 20 March 1917
2 Dave Bartholomew is 98 years 10 days old. He was born on 24 December 1918
3 Ray Anthony is 94 years 11 months 14 days old. He was born on 20 January 1922
4 Doris Day is 94 years 9 months old. She was born on 3 April 1922
5 Bonnie Guitar is 93 years 9 months 9 days old. She was born on 25 March 1923
6 Faye Adams is 93 years 7 months 12 days old. She was born on 22 May 1923
7 Don Cherry is 92 years 11 months 23 days old. He was born on 11 January 1924
8 Jane Morgan is 92 years 8 months old. She was born on 3 May 1924
9 Charles Aznavour is 92 years 7 months 12 days old. He was born on 22 May 1924
10 Marshall Allen is 92 years 7 months 9 days old. He was born on 25 May 1924
11 Henry Gray is 91 years 11 months 15 days old. He was born on 19 January 1925
12 Bobby Lewis (R&B) is 91 years 10 months 25 days old. He was born on 9 February 1925
13 Roy Haynes is 91 years 9 months 21 days old. He was born on 13 March 1925
14 Mac Wiseman is 91 years 7 months 11 days old. He was born on 23 May 1925
15 Sue Thompson is 91 years 5 months 15 days old. She was born on 19 July 1925
16 Phil Phillips is 90 years 9 months 20 days old. He was born on 14 March 1926
17 Tony Bennett is 90 years 5 months old. He was born on 3 August 1926
18 Chuck Berry is 90 years 2 months 16 days old. He was born on 18 October 1926
19 Freddie Hart is 90 years 13 days old. He was born on 21 December 1926
20 Harry Belafonte is 89 years 10 months 2 days old. He was born on 1 March 1927
21 Big Jay McNeely is 89 years 8 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 April 1927
22 Ed Ames is 89 years 5 months 25 days old. He was born on 9 July 1927
23 Granville Sascha Burland is 89 years 2 months 9 days old. He was born on 25 October 1927
24 Cleo Laine is 89 years 2 months 6 days old. She was born on 28 October 1927
25 Fats Domino is 88 years 10 months 8 days old. He was born on 26 February 1928
26 Burt Bacharach is 88 years 7 months 22 days old. He was born on 12 May 1928
27 Vic Damone is 88 years 6 months 22 days old. He was born on 12 June 1928
28 CW McCall is 88 years 1 month 19 days old. He was born on 15 November 1928
29 John Dee Holeman is 87 years 8 months 30 days old. He was born on 4 April 1929
30 April Stevens is 87 years 8 months 5 days old. She was born on 29 April 1929
31 Willie Winfield is 87 years 4 months 10 days old. He was born on 24 August 1929
32 Leroy Van Dyke is 87 years 2 months 30 days old. He was born on 4 October 1929
33 Berry Gordy is 87 years 1 month 6 days old. He was born on 28 November 1929
34 Peggy King is 86 years 10 months 18 days old. She was born on 16 February 1930
35 Rolf Harris is 86 years 9 months 4 days old. He was born on 30 March 1930
36 Joe Porcaro is 86 years 8 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 April 1930
37 Randy Starr is 86 years 6 months 1 day old. He was born on 2 July 1930
38 Sonny Rollins is 86 years 3 months 27 days old. He was born on 7 September 1930
39 Bobbie Nelson is 86 years 2 days old. She was born on 1 January 1931
40 D J Fontana is 85 years 9 months 19 days old. He was born on 15 March 1931
41 Sonny Burgess is 85 years 7 months 6 days old. He was born on 28 May 1931
42 Kenny Burrell is 85 years 5 months 3 days old. He was born on 31 July 1931
43 Des O'Connor is 84 years 11 months 22 days old. He was born on 12 January 1932
44 Keely Smith is 84 years 9 months 25 days old. She was born on 9 March 1932
45 Billy Bland is 84 years 8 months 29 days old. He was born on 5 April 1932
46 Loretta Lynn is 84 years 8 months 20 days old. She was born on 14 April 1932
47 Johnny Thunder is 84 years 4 months 19 days old. He was born on 15 August 1932
48 Stonewall Jackson is 84 years 1 month 28 days old. He was born on 6 November 1932
49 Petula Clark is 84 years 1 month 19 days old. She was born on 15 November 1932
50 Little Richard is 84 years 29 days old. He was born on 5 December 1932
51 Yoko Ono is 83 years 10 months 16 days old. She was born on 18 February 1933
52 Lloyd Price is 83 years 9 months 25 days old. He was born on 9 March 1933
53 Mike Stoller is 83 years 9 months 21 days old. He was born on 13 March 1933
54 Quincy Jones is 83 years 9 months 20 days old. He was born on 14 March 1933
55 Roy Clark is 83 years 8 months 19 days old. He was born on 15 April 1933
56 Willie Nelson is 83 years 8 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 April 1933
57 Wayne Shorter is 83 years 4 months 9 days old. He was born on 25 August 1933
58 Jimmie Rodgers is 83 years 3 months 16 days old. He was born on 18 September 1933
59 Ian Tyson is 83 years 3 months 9 days old. He was born on 25 September 1933
60 John Mayall is 83 years 1 month 5 days old. He was born on 29 November 1933
61 Charley Pride is 82 years 9 months 16 days old. He was born on 18 March 1934
62 Ray Walker is 82 years 9 months 15 days old. He was born on 19 March 1934
63 Richard Chamberlain is 82 years 9 months 3 days old. He was born on 31 March 1934
64 Shirley Jones is 82 years 9 months 3 days old. She was born on 31 March 1934
65 Frankie Valli is 82 years 8 months old. He was born on 3 May 1934
66 Pat Boone is 82 years 7 months 2 days old. He was born on 1 June 1934
67 Dave Grusin is 82 years 6 months 8 days old. He was born on 26 June 1934
68 Nino Tempo is 81 years 11 months 28 days old. He was born on 6 January 1935
69 Ronnie Hawkins is 81 years 11 months 24 days old. He was born on 10 January 1935
70 Adam Wade is 81 years 9 months 17 days old. He was born on 17 March 1935
71 Carol Kaye is 81 years 9 months 10 days old. She was born on 24 March 1935
72 Herb Alpert is 81 years 9 months 3 days old. He was born on 31 March 1935
73 Bobby Bare is 81 years 8 months 27 days old. He was born on 7 April 1935
74 Bobby Vinton is 81 years 8 months 18 days old. He was born on 16 April 1935
75 Otis Rush is 81 years 8 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 April 1935
76 Nokie Edwards is 81 years 7 months 25 days old. He was born on 9 May 1935
77 Ramsey Lewis is 81 years 7 months 7 days old. He was born on 27 May 1935
78 Glenn Douglas Tubb is 81 years 6 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 June 1935
79 Steve Lawrence is 81 years 5 months 26 days old. He was born on 8 July 1935
80 Ronnie Dove is 81 years 3 months 27 days old. He was born on 7 September 1935
81 Jerry Lee Lewis is 81 years 3 months 5 days old. He was born on 29 September 1935
82 Johnny Mathis is 81 years 3 months 4 days old. He was born on 30 September 1935
83 Julie Andrews is 81 years 3 months 2 days old. She was born on 1 October 1935
84 Sam Moore is 81 years 2 months 22 days old. He was born on 12 October 1935
85 Bobby Rush is 81 years 1 month 24 days old. He was born on 10 November 1935
86 Abdul 'Duke' Fakir is 81 years 8 days old. He was born on 26 December 1935
87 Clarence Carter is 80 years 11 months 20 days old. He was born on 14 January 1936
88 Jack Scott is 80 years 11 months 10 days old. He was born on 24 January 1936
89 John Leyton is 80 years 10 months 17 days old. He was born on 17 February 1936
90 Mickey Gilley is 80 years 9 months 25 days old. He was born on 9 March 1936
91 Roger Whittaker is 80 years 9 months 12 days old. He was born on 22 March 1936
92 Fred Parris is 80 years 9 months 8 days old. He was born on 26 March 1936
93 Glen Campbell is 80 years 8 months 12 days old. He was born on 22 April 1936
94 Engelbert Humperdinck is 80 years 8 months 1 day old. He was born on 2 May 1936
95 Carla Bley is 80 years 7 months 23 days old. She was born on 11 May 1936
96 Charlie Gracie is 80 years 7 months 20 days old. He was born on 14 May 1936
97 Tom T Hall is 80 years 7 months 9 days old. He was born on 25 May 1936
98 Kris Kristofferson is 80 years 6 months 12 days old. He was born on 22 June 1936
99 Buddy Merrill is 80 years 5 months 18 days old. He was born on 16 July 1936
100 Buddy Guy is 80 years 5 months 4 days old. He was born on 30 July 1936

[Grumph]

Coming south on Boxing Day the useless Australian bitch in my GPS took me through Temple View. Lucky I'm such a laid back, relaxed, soul or she'd have gone out the bloody window. Maybe I should pay the extra and get Billy Connolly? If he gives me a bum steer, I might at least get a laugh out of it.

A while back an American outfit was offering Ozzie Osborne voicing their GPS.....

[pritch]

Keef does not even make the top 100:

Ahh but Keith's the archetypal dissolute rocker.

Interesting list but I don't know that many near the top. Know more in the second half.

CW McCall's name leapt off the page, it has been a while since his effort has replayed in my head, and God knows I spent enough time in convoys on Boxing Day.

[Virago]

You'd remember Vera...."Messerschmitts over ...the White Cliffs of Dover"...

It was more likely to be Messerschmitts, as there's no bloody Bluebirds in Europe. They are native to America.


A while back an American outfit was offering Ozzie Osborne voicing their GPS.....

That would be freaking awesome. If you got lost it could be programmed to yell "Sharonnnnn...!