Martinus Veltman

Physics Nobel laureate

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Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtinʏʃʏsˈtinʏs xoːdəˈfridʏs ˈtini ˈvɛltmɑn]; 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory.

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British middle-distance runner Bill Nankeville who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. Passed away, age 95.

Michael Apted, director and "Seven Up" documentarian, dies at 79.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jan/08/michael-apted-director-seven-up-dies-79

Eleanor Wadsworth, 103. Pilot.

Howard Johnson

"...arguably the best-known tuba player in contemporary jazz for the past several decades, died this morning, January 11, following a long, unspecified illness."

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/howard-johnson-tuba-dies-79/?fbclid=IwAR14K9d8HVwUexCRrwjTjSCsOTWCjBXSCy84GcwbJ_0Y44LItRVeLZh7oFM

@moonbus said
Eleanor Wadsworth, 103. Pilot.

@very-rusty said
He lived a good long life!

May he R.I.P.

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@lemondrop said
Eleanor was a woman

@very-rusty said
You are correct. What a difference an 'S' can make in a word!!!

My apology.

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@lemondrop said
when you saw the word pilot you automatically assumed it was a man

Siegfried. (Of Siegfried and Roy.) 81.

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dead at 69

@moonbus said
Siegfried. (Of Siegfried and Roy.) 81.