Hold Onto Your Hat!!

The Deaths in 2017 site lists under November 28 and 29, three notable persons who have something else in common, note from their wiki pages: 

• E. Chandrasekharan Nair (2 December 1928 – 29 November 2017) 88, Indian politician.
• Slobodan Praljak (2 January 1945 – 29 November 2017)72, Croatian politician,  suicide by poison.
• Zdeněk Šreiner (2 June 1954 – 28 November 2017) 63, Czech footballer, Olympic champion 

Each were born on the 2nd, hence generating a “December 2, January 2, __, ... June 2/ 2nd Day, Month Sequence” Pattern-cluster.  Since the inner twin world tend to generated clusters in groups of three, this was strategically designed as a means of prompting us to investigate the February 2 gap... a significant day because during a leap year, it’s the 33rd day of the year with 333 remaining.  So in bridging the gap, I decided to expand from the usual formula and peruse the list of notable Deaths on the February 2nd wiki page after 2000 that fall on leap years, and choosing the one who stands out:

• 2012 – Dorothy Gilman, American author (b. 1923)       

Her surname stands out, note from my  post two days ago, Horsey :

• Neil Gillman (September 11, 1933 – November 24, 2017) rabbi and philosopher 
•  a cryptic “kneel Gillman”— the surname significant given that my stepson’s first name is “Gillman”. 

 Note from Dorothy Gilman’s wiki page:

• Dorothy Edith Gilman (June 25, 1923 – February 2, 2012) was an

Her birthday stands out given that June 25 is also significant in that the first post to this blog involves a pattern-cluster surrounding the “timely” death of Michael Jackson on June 25. Note this next excerpt from the wiki page of :Mrs. Pollifax—Spy, a film based on one of her novels:

•  It starred Rosalind Russell 

The etymology of her surname, Russell, is “little red one” and along with the “Rose” in her first name is an addition to the recent “Colour/Red theme” pattern-cluster.  Note from yesterdays post, The White Mount:

• 1998 – Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (b. 1920)
•  his name is another addition to the “Colour Theme” pattern-cluster.  

Note from Rosalind’s wiki page:

•  Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 - November 28, 1976) 

Yesterday was the anniversary of her death, and so an addition to the “ Timely” pattern-cluster. And the year of her death is a leap year which makes November 28th the 333rd day of the year with 33 remaining— two additions to the “Identical Number Sequence” pattern-cluster.  Her birthday is also “timely” in that it’s an addition to a cluster found in my previous post, expanding it into a:

• June 4, 5, 6, 7(x2), 8(x2), 9/Date Sequence” pattern-cluster

Note the films release date:

Release date	12 May 1971

May 12th is also “timely” given that it’s another addition to a cluster found in my November 27 post, Horse and Riddle, expanding it into a:

•  “May 12, __, 14, 15, 16(x2), 17(x2), 18, 19/ Date Sequence” pattern-cluster 

Now the interesting thing about the May 13 gap, is that once bridged, it will also bridge a gap in a cluster found in my previous post:

•  “January 13, __, March 13, April 13, __, June 13(x4), July 13, __, __, October 13, __, December 13/ 13th Day, Month Sequence” pattern

So bridging the May 13 gap,  and taking into consideration the “one off” curve ball we arrive at:

1995 – Hao Wang,  (20 May 1921 – 13 May 1995) Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician

And the cluster expands twice:  

•  “May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16(x2), 17(x2), 18, 19, 20/  Date Sequence” pattern-cluster

AND,  Another Philosopher... keep in mind that my step son is a philosopher, mathematician and Logician.

Perusing the list of cast/crew of the film, Mrs. Pollifax—Spy,  the actor who played the part of “Nexdhet” stood out due to his surname being a version of “Gold” and so another addition to the “Colour Theme” pattern-cluster, note from his wiki page:

Harold Gould (December 10, 1923 – September 11, 2010)

And so 9/11 crops up yet again, a date that speaks volumes!!  

Note from the wiki pages of other cast/crew of the film :

• Darren McGavin (May 7, 1922 – February 25, 2006) as Farrell
• Nehemiah Persoff (born August 2, 1919) as Berisha
• Albert Paulsen  (13 December 1925 – 25 April 2004) as Perdido
• Leslie Herbert "Les" Martinson (January 16, 1915 – September 3, 2016) 
• Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932)
• Joseph Francis Biroc (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) 
• Frank Frazzetta (February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) Poster art
• Arthur Eugene "Gene" Milford (January 19, 1902 – December 23, 1991)

 The most prominent cluster being a “September 3, 7, __, 11(x2)/ Uneven Day, Date Sequence” pattern cluster.  When bridging the gap, you’ll want to hold onto your HAT!!