Age 27 – Celebrity Death Club

Anton Yelchin, 27…… Dead

The 27 year old actor, probably best known for his role as Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek movies, died in a freak accident at his home. The actor was reportedly crushed when his own car rolled into him and

Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 10s 27th August 2025
27th August 44 George Ezra - Budapest 35 The Weeknd - The Hills 27 Fleur East - Sax 26 The Weeknd - Can’t Feel My Face 25 The Script - Superheroes 25 Sam Smith - I’m Not The Only One 25 OneRepublic - Love Runs Out 24 One Direction - Steal My Girl 23 Zara […]
World War II Veterans 27th August 2025
There are several Nepalese & Gurkha veterans that I know of that are still alive, I didn't even know there were any Nepalese/Gurkha veterans left, but they include Motiras Gurung (103), Bal Bahadur Khadka (102), J.P. Cross (100), Kerbahadur Ghale (99), and Bal Bahadur Thapa (95), all fought in the Burma campaign https://www.gwt.org.uk/news/living-history-vj-day/ https://www.facebook.com/gurkhawelfaretrust/posts/95-year-old-gurkha-veteran-bal-bahadur-thapa-was-admitted-to-our-residential-hom/1179110860916854/ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B872TGnGB/ […]
Bruce Willis 27th August 2025
He strikes me as a better 2027 pick than a 2026 one.
Rugby Players 27th August 2025
Shane Christie, a former New Zealand rugby player and advocate for concussion victims, has died. He was 39. https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360804222/shane-christie-former-new-zealand-rugby-union-player-has-died
Who will be the next James Bond singer to go? 27th August 2025
Gladys Knight is on a farewell tour currently; she’s looking pretty weedy now. Nancy Sinatra never really makes public appearances but tweets furiously. Jones is still performing but mainly seated now; I think he’ll go before Bassey, less active but has the vibe of making it well into her 90s. I think all of them […]
People I Was Surprised To Find Are Still Alive 26th August 2025
I went to a museum for artist and holocaust survivor Samuel Bak (admittedly it was more for student discounts rather than actually being interested), and I had assumed that he had passed a while back, but no he’s still going at 92 years of age.
ALS/MND/other degenerative diseases 26th August 2025
Stephen Darby’s condition worsened in recent months but still able to stand still judging by his wife recent insta posts.
People I Was Surprised To Find Are Still Alive 26th August 2025
I've been reading a bit on disability movements recently and found that Finnish disability rights activist, Order of the White Rose recipient Liisa Rautanen is still alive at 68. I remember seeing her interview around 15 years ago. Not really notable, but the interesting part here is that she suffers from SMA type 2, average […]
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 26th August 2025
26th August 63 One OK Rock - Neon 54 Evanescence - Lithium +4 40 David Guetta - Titanium 28 Woodkid - Iron 27 Twenty One Pilots - Chlorine 25 Backhand Blue - Potassium 25 Hiroyuki Sawano - Tungsten 22 East 17 - Gold 22 Lost Immigrants - Californium 22 Midnight Faces - Germanium […]
Derby Dead Pool - The Lost And The Missed 26th August 2025
List of the Missed: Rainer Weiss, Nobel laureate, last picked 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/science/rainer-weiss-dead.html https://www.derbydeadpool.co.uk/deadpool2020/celebs_W.html#weiss9r018