Calvin's Quiz #373 - 2014 deaths

[Calvin]

Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify them.

2-Feb American actor 46
17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49
7-Apr British writer and model 25
10-Apr British novelist 68
17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87
31-May British aristocrat and author 91
27-Jun American R&B singer 70
12-Jul Soviet politician 86
12-Sep Irish politician 88
4-Oct Haitian politician 63

cheers,
calvin

[Rob Parker]

> 2-Feb American actor 46

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

> 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49

L'wren ? - Mick Jagger's girlfriend

> 7-Apr British writer and model 25

Peaches Geldoff

> 10-Apr British novelist 68

Douglas Adams (? - seems awfully wrong)

> 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87

no idea

> 31-May British aristocrat and author 91

Evelyn Waugh

> 27-Jun American R&B singer 70

BB King

> 12-Jul Soviet politician 86

Mikail Gorbachev

> 12-Sep Irish politician 88

Ian Paisley

> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63

Duvalier - son of Papa Doc


Rob

[Marc Dashevsky]

In article <85708573-c7f5-47f1...@googlegroups.com>, 334...@gmail.com says...

>
> Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify them.
>
> 2-Feb American actor 46

Philip Seymour Hoffman

> 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49
> 7-Apr British writer and model 25
> 10-Apr British novelist 68
> 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

> 31-May British aristocrat and author 91
> 27-Jun American R&B singer 70

Bobby Womack

> 12-Jul Soviet politician 86
> 12-Sep Irish politician 88

Ian Paisley

> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63

Baby Doc


> cheers,
> calvin

[Erland Sommarskog]

Calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63
>

Baby Doc

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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

[Erland Sommarskog]

Marc Dashevsky (use...@MarcDashevsky.com) writes:
>> 12-Sep Irish politician 88
> Ian Paisley
>

I guess this is what Calvin had in mind, but I suspect that Mr Paisley
rotates in grave when he sees this quiz and that he is described as
Irish...

[Björn Lundin]

On 2015-01-02 04:37, Calvin wrote:
> Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify them.

> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63

Baby Doc

>

> cheers,
> calvin
>
>


--
--
Björn

[Peter Smyth]

Calvin wrote:

> Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age
> of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to
> identify them.
>
> 2-Feb American actor 46

Fast and Furious guy, Paul someone?

> 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49
> 7-Apr British writer and model 25

Peaches Geldof
> 10-Apr British novelist 68
Iain Banks

> 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87
> 31-May British aristocrat and author 91

PD James

> 27-Jun American R&B singer 70
> 12-Jul Soviet politician 86

Edward Shevardnadze
> 12-Sep Irish politician 88
Albert Reynolds
> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63
Baby Doc Duvalier

Peter Smyth

[Pete]

Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:85708573-c7f5-47f1...@googlegroups.com:

> Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of
> various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify
> them.
>
> 2-Feb American actor 46

Hoffman

> 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49
> 7-Apr British writer and model 25
> 10-Apr British novelist 68
> 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87
> 31-May British aristocrat and author 91
> 27-Jun American R&B singer 70
> 12-Jul Soviet politician 86
> 12-Sep Irish politician 88
> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
>
>

Pete

[Calvin]

On Friday, January 2, 2015 at 1:37:36 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> Listed below are the date of death, a brief description and the age of various famous individuals who passed away in 2014. Try to identify them.

Well these were harder than I had intended so more clues would have been a good idea sorry. i have marked very leniently, accepting first name or nicknames only.

> 2-Feb American actor 46

Philip Seymour Hoffman

> 17-Mar American fashion designer and model 49

L'Wren Scott

> 7-Apr British writer and model 25

Peaches Geldof

> 10-Apr British novelist 68

Sue Townsend

> 17-Apr Colombian novelist and journalist 87

Gabriel García Márquez

> 31-May British aristocrat and author 91

Baroness Soames [daughter of Churchill]

> 27-Jun American R&B singer 70

Bobby Womack

> 12-Jul Soviet politician 86

Eduard Shevardnadze

> 12-Sep Irish politician 88

Ian Paisley
Now I appreciate that "Irish" may have thrown some people, but it ws a better clue than "British".

> 4-Oct Haitian politician 63

Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 373
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 12 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 13 Rob Parker
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Pete Gayde
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Erland S
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 16 27%

Well done Marc!

cheers,
calvin