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Jim Lovell, commander of the ill fated Apollo 13 mission, dies at age 97.

Franklan wrote: ↑Fri Aug 08, 2025 9:19 pm Jim Lovell, commander of the ill fated Apollo 13 mission, dies at age 97.

Also crew member of Apollo 8.
I well remember the TV broadcasts over Christmas 1968. We did not own a TV at that time but back then grandmother & 2 aunts used to come on Christmas Eve to stay in our house for a few days & they would bring their (monochrome) TV with them.

Giorgio Armani.

British professional boxer Ricky "Hitman" Hatton, aged 46.

Word on the street is that he hanged himself.

Robert Redford, dies at 89.

I saw many movies like Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Sting, A Bridge Too Far, All the Presidents’ Men, Out of Africa, etc.

Great actor.

Sonny Curtis, Member of Buddy Holly's Crickets and 'I Fought the Law' Writer, dies at 88.

Claudia Cardinale (87) passed away. She appeared in Once Upon A Time in the West, which is one of the biggest western movies of all time. She also played in The Pink Panther and The Leopard.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c237elg3rr3o.amp

German television will probably air that movie this week to honour her. Also, great music from Ennio Morricone. Recently, they showed plenty of Robert Redford movies.

Jane Goodall dies at 91. RIP.

She was certainly All Good.