The world’s second oldest woman has died at the age of 116 at
a nursing home in Japan. Fusa Tatsumi (pictured in each photo),
who was Japan’s oldest person, passed away on Tuesday at a
care facility in Osaka after eating her favorite meal of bean-paste
jelly.
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Japanese Sweet Bean Paste Jelly.
Jeffrey Foskett, longtime touring member of the Beach Boys
who was dubbed the band’s “vice principal” by its principal
members, has died at 67 following a years-long battle with
anaplastic thyroid cancer. 
On its final approach to Madison, Wisconsin on December 10,
1967, the private plane carrying soul-music legend Otis Redding
(26)crashed into the frigid waters of a small lake three miles short
of the runway, killing seven of the eight men aboard, including
Redding. “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay”, which he had been
recording, would be released in its “unfinished” form several
weeks later, with Redding’s whistled verse a seemingly
indispensable part of the now-classic record and would soon
become history’s first posthumous #1 hit and the biggest pop
hit of Redding’s career.
On December 9, 1979, a commission of scientists declared that
smallpox had been eradicated. The disease, which carries around
a 30 percent chance of death for those who contract it, is the only infectious disease afflicting humans that has officially been
eradicated.
Recent research indicates that the smallpox virus may have evolved
as late as 1580 CE.
Dr. Donald A. Henderson (1928-2016) was the epidemiologist
who led the international war on smallpox that resulted
in its eradication.
A self-described “disease detective,” Dr. Henderson being
vaccinated for smallpox.
Ryan O’Neal (April 20, 1941 – December 8, 2023)
O’Neal was a native of Los Angeles, he trained as an amateur
boxer before beginning a career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he
landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime
soap opera Peyton Place.
In April 2012, O’Neal stated he had been diagnosed with stage
4 prostate cancer. He later stated it was stage 2.
