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Aaron, Hank Born 5 February 1934  (Mobile, Alabama) One of the greatest baseball players of all time, one of the few players of the sport whose fame has transcended outside North America. Bladder Monkies

Abbado, Claudio Born 26 June 1933  (Milan, Italy) Italian music conductor, one of the foremost conductors still around. Former conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and former Music Director of La Scala in Milan. Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Fallen Sparrow Tomb It May Concern

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. Konzentrationslager Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Six Feet Under The Politigones

Abdel-Rahman, Omar Born 3 May 1938  (Egypt) Blind Muslim cleric and militant leader, currently serving life for plotting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Beginnings of Rigor Calamity Clathrate Gun Graeme's Unfortunate Gems JoeRam One Foot In The Grave They Died And Left Me In Charge

Abdul, Paula Born 19 June 1962  (San Fernando, California, USA) Dancer, singer and now judge on "American Idol". Dead And Don't Know It

Abdullah II of Jordan, King Born 20 January 1962  (Amman, Jordan) King of Jordan since 1999. Toasted Brown Bread

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  (exact date unknown) Became King of Saudi Arabia in August 2005, following the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. Born 1924. Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Toasted Brown Bread

Abdulov, Aleksandr Born 29 May 1953  (Fergara, Russia) Actor, one of Russia's top stars, but rarely in international films. Died on the 3rd January 2008, but no obit as of yet. Already Dead

Abelard, Gesner Born 11 February 1922  (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) Haitian painter & sculptor. Forrest Lawn Jockeys

Abrams, M. H. Born 23 July 1912  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) US literary critic. M. H. = Meyer Howard. The Misfortune Tellers

Abse, Dannie Born 22 September 1923  (Cardiff, Wales) Brother of Leo, Dannie Abse has been a popular poet for many years. OoO is very familiar with Abse's poems as being a "boy from the valleys" himself, a book of Abse's prose was often read for school homework & both father & grandfather are fan's. I preferred reading The Beano, which is probably why I never achieved literary greatness... Pobol Y Fedd

Abse, Leo Born 22 April 1917  (Cardiff, Wales) Labour MP for Pontypool, 1958-1987. Introduced the Private Member's Bill (fnarr!) that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. House Of Stiffs

Abu-Jamal, Mumia Born 24 April 1954  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Political activist, born Wesley Cook, who was on Death Row for the murder of a policeman, then had his sentence commuted to life, but may yet still face execution. Mr. Yuck

Ackland, Joss Born 29 February 1928  (North Kensington, London, England) Distinguished and experienced actor, still working. His date of birth drastically reduces the chances of anyone collecting a "party pooper" bonus on him, bar 2008, of course!. Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Slasherslist

Ackroyd, Peter Born 5 October 1949  (London, England) UK author, writer of London - The Biography. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Adair, Johnny 'Mad Dog' Born 27 October 1963  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Ulster paramilitary and "freedom fighter". After internal feuds within the faction, he moved to the UK in order to avoid assassination. Also partial to a spot of boozing, drug-taking and wife-beating. Anyone Seen My Camel? Tombstone Raiders

Adams, Richard Born 9 May 1920  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author of "Watership Down". MizzJackTheCat Come On Baby Light My Pyre

Adler, Steven Born 22 January 1965  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Former Guns N' Roses drummer. Dustbusters Digging the Grave I Think We're Alone Now Pushing Up The Daisies

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Born 28 October 1956  (Garmsar, Iran) Plainly bonkers, holocaust-denying President of Iran. Buzzards Death Becomes Her Death In Vegas The Pale Rider Stahlmatt  The Mostly Dead

Ahmed, Abdullahi Yusuf Born 15 December 1934  (Galkacyo, Somalia) Current president of Somalia, who returned to the capital in 2007 after his side seemingly won the aeons-long battle to win control of the anarchic, war-ravaged country. Survived an assassination attempt in 2006. Ailing Rulers of Africa Feng Shui Pig Going Underground Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Rude Kid Tentoesup The End of the World As We Know It Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Ahmed, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Born 25 July 1964  (Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia) Leader of the Islamists in Somalia, who fled after their recent defeat in the civil war. First went to Kenya, but is now reportedly in Yemen. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Ainscow, Wendy Date and place of birth unknown Retired teacher who survived a suicide pact in which her husband died in 2004. She has since made further unsuccessful attempts on her life due to the pressures of coping with an adult daughter whose autism causes her to spend huge amounts of money. Born 1941. Dave's Bungalow Of Death

Akihito of Japan, Emperor Born 23 December 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) First son of Emperor Hirohito, acceded to the Imperial throne on the death of his father in 1989. Dustbusters Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Flanges Unlucky In Life Graves R Us Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Toasted Brown Bread

al-Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah, Sheikh Saad  Born in Kuwait City, Kuwait  (exact date unknown) Died 13 May 2008  (Kuwait City, Kuwait) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Served as Emir of Kuwait for just 10 days in January 2006, but before that, played a key role in liberating Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's regime. Born in 1929 or 1930. Clathrate Gun

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. The Politigones

Al-Bashir, Omar Born 1 January 1944  (Hosh Bannaga, Northern State, Sudan) Current (and controversial) President of Sudan. Konzentrationslager

Alberghetti, Anna Maria Born 15 January 1936  (Pesaro, Marche, Italy) Actress & singer - star of "Carnival!" on Broadway for many years & also in some films. Noz4news

Albert II, King Born 6 June 1934  (Laeken, Belgium) King of Belgium since 1993. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution Toasted Brown Bread

Albright, Madeleine Born 15 May 1937  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former US Secretary of State, the first woman in the role. Perish, The Thought

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in "M*A*S*H". Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

Alderton, John Born 27 November 1940  (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) Amiable actor, star of "Please Sir!" and other TV shows & comedies. Husband of Pauline Collins. Also the narrator of Fireman Sam. Lucifer's Legionaires

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon, who has always claimed he'd have been the first if it wasn't for the fact that the only door of the lunar lander was on Neil Armstrong's side. 1 Down, 19 To Go Ashes To Ashes Living On A Prayer D-Ed Just Die Will You Nice Little Urner Pushin Up Daisies They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Alexander, Jean Born 24 February 1926  (Liverpool, England) Best known as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street. Dodger's Coffins Doom Maker Jellydead Just Die Will You The Morbid Postman Tombstone Raiders Will D Maykitt

Alexander, Terence Born 11 March 1923  (London, England) Retired British actor, best remembered for his role as Charlie Hungerford in "Bergerac". Graves R Us

Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Princess Born 25 December 1936  (Belgrave Square, London) Member of the Royal Family, a Granddaughter to King George V. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Al-Fayed, Mohammed Born 27 January 1929  (Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt) Owner of Harrods and Fulham FC. Not overly popular in many quarters, but at least he lives in Switzerland now. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Death Becomes Her D-Ed Kitty Killer Past Their Sell By Date Time Of Your Life

al-Gaddafi, Colonel Muammar Born in Surt, Libya  (exact date unknown) Controversial leader of Libya since 1969. Now something of a reformed character, after being the USA's number 1 target in the mid '80s. Still clearly bonkers nonetheless. Born 1942. Juicy Janny Kitty Killer What's Up Doc?

Ali, Muhammad Born 17 January 1942  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, ditched his "slave name" in 1964. Won an Olympic gold boxing medal at age 18 and went on to become world heavyweight champion. Now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 1 Down, 19 To Go It's Grim Up North 2 Sick 2 Not Quit Carrion Luggage Annus Horribilis Are They Dead Yet? Bii Hoff Billy Dodds Knew Bitter Violet Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Buzzards Camden Corpses Chemically Detatched Colin's Toe Curlers Corpse Bride Crem De La Crem Criptkicker2 CSI Bramley Dark, Brown And Dead Dead And Don't Know It Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Deadheaddawg Dead Loss Living On A Prayer Dead Ringers Death Is Watching Death At Taylor Hall Death In Vegas Deathpig Deceased Buggers Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dodger's Coffins Doom Maker Doornails R Us Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Erith Sickos Flatline Or Bust!  Nelson Mandela Must Die Going, Going ... Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Grendel's Graveyard Hardwood Surround Henry's Half-Dead Heroes The Graveyard Shifter 2008 Fox In A Box If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course IlikeykillypartIII I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak In Bed With Maradona I Think We're Alone Now Jims Deadbeats Just Die Will You Kennedy Driving School Kitty Killer Knock Knock... Kopbird L C And The Sunshine Band Let Us Embalm You Liquiessence & Putridity Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Lou's Last Leggers Maggots-R-Us Marina MizzJackTheCat Morbid Curiousity Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Northernfox Not At All Well Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Pumpkin & Honey Bunny The Pale Rider Passing Over Past Their Sell By Date Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords Pushin Up Daisies Pushing Up The Daisies Rabbitsnuffer Redmyst XX Rest In Peace Retliv Forest Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Roger Mortis Shovelful Of Dirt Slasherslist Sleeping With The Fishes Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Sporting Lesbian Stahlmatt Steeny Tazmans Hit List The Final Whistle  The Praying Vultures The Reaper's Roundup The Shoebury Stiffs  The Voodoo Gurus The Watts Wallies Tick Tock Stopped Ticking TiMr Tomb It May Concern Tombstone Raiders Valley of Death Vicious Malcious Wawix World What's Up Doc? Will D Maykitt You Are In Grave Danger You Must Be Croaking!

Ali Zardari, Asif Born 21 July 1956  (Nawabshah, Pakistan) Widower of Benazir Bhutto, who announced that he would nominally head her party whilst their son is at university in England. Fallen Off The Twig Grendel's Graveyard Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers  The Last Gasp The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury We'reAllGonnaDie!

Alia, Ramiz Born 18 October 1925  (Shkodra, Albania) Leader of Communist Albania from 1985-92. ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

al-Jaourah, Nabeel Ahmed Issal Born in Jordan  (exact date unknown) Gunman who killed a British tourist in Amman as an act of revenge for Middle Eastern intervention. Sentenced to death in 2006. Born 1968. Dancing Elephants

Allais, Maurice Born 31 May 1911  (Paris, France) Economist, the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. Godot's Waiting List

Allardyce, Sam Born 19 October 1954  (Dudley, West Midlands, England) Gum-chewing, headpiece wearing, bung-taking (Allegedly - at the DDP lawyer's request) football manager, who likes his teams to play dirty, unattractive football. Former Bolton & Newcastle United boss. 'Cos We Can

Allason, Lt. Col James Born 6 September 1912  (London, England) Military big-wig, who later had a long career in politics. Dead Commons

Allawi, Iyad Born in Iraq  (exact date unknown) Was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005, and as such a favourite assassination target for insurgents. Born in 1945. The Mortuary Posse

Allen, Anthony John Born 11 June 1934  (Torbay, Devon, England) Killed his wife Pat, and his 2 children in May 1975 & was finally caught & jailed for his crime in 2002. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

Allen, Douglas Born 15 December 1917  (England) Politician, civil servant & businessman. Diepod Shuffle

Allen, Marty Born 22 March 1922  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Stand-up comedian and actor, far better known across the Atlantic than here in the UK. Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

Allen, Sandy Born 18 June 1955  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Currently the tallest woman in the world, standing at 7ft 7.25in. Death Stinks

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Corpsetacular Doornails R Us Hung Like Kong Yer Maw Was Athletic

Allingham, Henry Born 6 June 1896  (Clapham, London, England) First World War veteran who is now Britain's oldest man. Above Average For Norfolk A Kick In The Ghoulies All Nails In The Coffin Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Best Left To Rest Biologically Dead Bitter Violet Blade Runners  Dustbusters Brown Bananas  Crem De La Crem Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dead And Don't Know It Dead Ends Deadheaddawg Dead Loss Living On A Prayer Deaths R Us Death From Down Under  Death On The Rocks  Deathpig Death Stalks United Die Allready Died In A Nasty Accident Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged  Diepod Shuffle Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dress re-Hearse-als Eejit Ethnic Cleansing George Lass and the Gravelings Graves R Us Hardwood Surround The Graveyard Shifter 2008 International House of Death Little Miss Snuffit I Smell Dead People I Think We're Alone Now It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! I've Got Another Stiff The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Mave's Graves Mean Machine  MizzJackTheCat .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Pool Ghoul ProDeathCrew  Pulse Reaper's Revenge Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Rude Kid Anyone Seen My Camel? Come On Baby Light My Pyre Slasherslist Sometimes They Come Back Sporting Lesbian Stiff & the Tears Team Bigfoot The Conqueror Worm The Delightful Dead The Doffin' Codgers The Morbid Postman The Naq's Nightmare Team The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers ThePoitouTeam The Shoebury Stiffs Valley of Death Wednesday 'Til I Die  Yer Maw Was Athletic You Mean He's Not Already? Youth In Asia Helpline

Allison, Malcolm Born 5 September 1927  (Dartford, Kent, England) Extrovert and flamboyant ex-football manager, rarely seen without fedora and cigar. Managed a host of clubs, but is perhaps best remembered for his time at Manchester City, who he still occasionally watches these days. Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Died In A Nasty Accident The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 The Final Whistle The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Alliss, Peter Born 28 February 1931  (Berlin, Germany) Golfer, golf course designer & long-time golf commentator for the BBC and others. Retliv Forest

Allman, Gregg Born 8 December 1947  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Founder of the Allman Brothers Band, who lived the hedonistic rock 'n' roll lifestyle for many years. Tick Tock Stopped Ticking

al-Majid, Ali Hassan Born in Tikrit, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Cousin of Saddam Hussein, who served as the Minister of Defence under his regime. Termed "Chemical Ali" by the media for allegedly ordering a chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in March 1988, killing thousands. Was the King of Spades in the famous deck of cards until his capture by US forces in August 2003. Sentenced to death for war crimes in 2007, but still awaiting his fate. Born 1941. Banobo Kings  Conan Troutman Dispatch Without Delay Dodger's Coffins Gravediggin' Grandaddy Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Next Up We Spin Terror

al-Maliki, Nouri Born in Abu Gharaq, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Prime Minister of Iraq since May 2006. Later that year, he took the unusual step of announcing that he wasn't enjoying his job and wouldn't be standing for a second term in office, which loosely translates as "I'm a moving target and I'm absolutely sh*tting myself". Born in 1950. Boxed Up And Ready To Go Oh...If Only It Were True Only Fools And Corpses

al-Masri, Abu Ayyub Date and place of birth unknown Reportedly became the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq following the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an airstrike in June 2006. Born in 1967, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia No Noose Is Good Noose R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1956  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly frontman of Soft Cell and Coil. A Change Of Tactics To Hell With Living

al-Sadr, Moqtada Born 12 August 1973  (Baghdad, Iraq) Leader of a major insurgent force in Iraq, but has made overtures towards peace recently. Beginnings of Rigor  It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Skeleton Crew

al-Tikriti, Hussein Rashid Date and place of birth unknown Former head of the Republican Guard and member of Saddam Hussein's family. Currently sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Anfal trial. Born in 1939 or '40. Conan Troutman Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks

al-Turabi, Hassan Born in Kassala, Sudan  (exact date unknown) Eminent political leader in Sudan, who has fallen in and out of favour with the Sudanese Government on many occasions. Born 1932. Ailing Rulers of Africa

al-Zawahri, Ayman Born 19 June 1951  (Maadi, Egypt) One of bin Laden's deputies in Al-Qaeda, about whom recent whereabouts are sketchy. Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day Steeny

Amin Fahim, Makhdoom Born 4 August 1939  (Hala, Pakistan) Pakistani politician, one of Benazir Bhutto's chief aides in the PPP Party. Having a slightly lower profile may spare him the assassin's bullet/bomb/sunroof lever... We'reAllGonnaDie!

Amis, John Born 17 June 1922  (Dulwich, London, England) Classical music critic for The Guardian & the BBC. Also deaf in one ear. Bloody Dead Rep

Amte, Baba  Born 26 December 1914  (Hinganghat, Wardha District of Maharasht, India) Died 8 February 2008  (Anandwan, India) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Indian charity/social leader - his role was akin to Mother Teresa's is some ways but Amte's life work was towards victims of leprosy. Canadian Paul Deceased Hose  Godot's Waiting List Grobler's Stiff Ones Master Mind The Living End

Anastacia Born 17 September 1973  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Pop singer ("I'm Outta Love", "One Day In Your Life"). Has had Crohn's disease since the age of 13, and also battled breast cancer in 2003. Pop Goes The Pop Star

Anderson, Pamela Born 1 July 1967  (Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada) One of the great intellectuals of our time, and part-time model, actress and sex symbol. Dancing Elephants Jamie's Dodgers Y-Shaped Coffin

Anderson, Sparky Born 22 February 1934  (Bridgewater, South Dakota, USA) Legendary baseball manager, apparently. Buzzards

Andersson, Arne Born 27 October 1917  (Trollhättan, Sweden) Middle-distance runner in the 1940's - one of the holders of the Mile record before Roger Bannister came along. VSBfromH

Anderton, Sophie Born 14 May 1977  (Bristol, England) Model & occasional "reality TV celeb". *Shudder* Death At Taylor Hall Y-Shaped Coffin

Andreotti, Giulio Born 14 January 1919  (Rome, Italy) Former Italian President, who, due to the often chaotic Italian political system, has been the 58th, 61st AND 70th President of Italy! Drunkasaskunk ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Andreu, Rosaura Born in Cuba  (exact date unknown) Born in 1922. Cuban born actress, hugely popular in Puerto Rico as a TV show host. Not the best credentials for a UK obit, but you never know..... Forrest Lawn Jockeys

Andrews, Jane Born in Lincolnshire, England  (exact date unknown) Sarah Ferguson's ex-maid. Serving a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend, she ended up on a life support machine after a suicide attempt in October 2003. Time Of Your Life

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of "The Sound of Music". Heads in a Bag

Andrews, Patty Born 16 February 1918  (Mound, Minnesota, USA) Was one-third of The Andrews Sisters, along with her older (and now dead) siblings Laverne and Maxene. Their best-known song was probably 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree'. Patty is the one in the middle in the photo. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Riding The Jesus Train The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008

Angel, Criss Born 19 December 1967  (East Meadow, New York, USA) Illusionist & stunt performer, best known, in the US anyway, for his show Criss Angel MindFreak Beginnings of Rigor

Angelica, Mother Born 20 April 1923  (Canton, Ohio, USA) Born Rita Antoinette Rizzo, she went on to found the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN), the largest Catholic cable network with an audience of about 66 million households in 43 countries. Ohio and Goodbye-o

Angelou, Maya Born 4 February 1928  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Emiment US literary figure - poet, actress and civil rights veteran. Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators MizzJackTheCat

Angle, Kurt Born 9 December 1968  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Yet another wrestler. Pure Dead Brilliant Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Annan, Kofi Born 8 April 1938  (Kumasi, Ghana) Former Secretary-General of the UN until 2007. Today Is A Good Day To Die

Ansara, Michael Born 15 April 1922  (Syria) US actor, known for his sci-fi roles in "Star Trek", "Babylon 5" and "Buck Rogers". Merry Death Mass

Ant, Adam Born 3 November 1954  (London, England) New Romantic singer - a pin-up in his heyday, but now old, overweight and suffering from depression. Was detained under the Mental Health Act in 2002 after throwing a car alternator through a pub window. Just Die Will You

Aoun, Michel Born 17 February 1935  (Beirut, Lebanon) Lebanese military commander and politician. Also briefly ex-PM and President of the country. Not the safest of job roles, being a Lebanese politican right now... Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

arap Moi, Daniel Born 2 September 1924  (Sacho, Baringo, Kenya) President of Kenya from 1978-2002. Still dogged by controversies stemming from his time in office. Ailing Rulers of Africa Pining For The Fjords This Way Or That

Arbus, Allan Born 15 February 1918  (New York, New York, USA) Veteran US actor, best known for his role as Dr Sidney Freedman in "M*A*S*H". The Graveyard Shifter 2008 The Mortuary Posse

Archard, Bernard  Born 20 August 1916  (Fulham, London, England) Died 1 May 2008  (Witham Friary, Somerset, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Actor, in a whole host of TV shows over the years. Obituarynotice

Armfield, Jimmy Born 21 September 1935  (Denton, Manchester, England) Former Blackpool & England footballer, now a very popular radio commentator & broadcaster. Brown Bread L C And The Sunshine Band Retliv Forest Sleeping With The Fishes The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City The Voodoo Gurus

Armstrong, Curtis Born 27 November 1953  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) American actor of "Revenge of the Nerds" fame. Heads in a Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

Armstrong, Heather B. Born 19 July 1975  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Also known as "Dooce" & is apparently a top blogger. Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators

Armstrong, Lance Born 18 September 1971  (Plano, Texas, USA) Former cyclist, 7 times winner of the Tour de France, who overcame brain, lung and testicular cancer. Church(yard) On The Hill Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Northern Reaper Pushing Up Daisies Team Bigfoot

Armstrong, Neil Born 5 August 1930  (Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA) First man on the moon...or actor in an unconvincing Hollywood film set, depending on who you believe. In Bed With Maradona Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Ohio and Goodbye-o ProDeathCrew They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Armstrong, R. G. Born 7 April 1917  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Stage, film and TV actor, best known for playing evil Lewis Vendredi in the TV adaptation of "Friday the 13th". R. G. = Robert Golden. The Reaper's Roundup

Arnell, Richard Born 15 September 1917  (Hampstead, London, England) UK classical music composer. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Arness, James Born 26 May 1923  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Star of US TV show "Gunsmoke", as well as having a long and varied film career. Bronxtiremen Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Pool Ghoul The Jim Reapers

Arnold, Eddy  Born 15 May 1918  (Madisonville, Tennessee, USA) Died 8 May 2008  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Country & western singer. His hits include "That's How Much I Love You" (1946), "Kentucky Waltz" (1951), and "Make the World Go Away" (1965). Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. Nicknamed 'The Tennessee Plowboy'. Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Dancing Elephants Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

Arnold, Eve Born 21 April 1912  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American photojournalist, who now lives in Britain. Death On The Rocks Hardwood Surround Luck of the Dead Slave To The Grave The Anfield Iron Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Arthur, Bea Born 13 May 1923  (New York, New York, USA) Stage and TV actress, born Bernice Frankel. Best remembered as the tall one out of The Golden Girls who looked like a man in drag. Won an Emmy for her role in it, as did the other three main cast members. Dead Souls Forrest Lawn Jockeys Please Refrain From Testing The Dead Rancid Corpses We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here!

Arundell, Peter Born 8 November 1933  (Ilford, Essex) Racing driver, for whom injury ruined what could've been a very successful career in the early '60's. Octopus of Odstock

Arvonen, Aarne Born 4 August 1897  (Helsinki, Finland) A very old Finn, he is also the last surviving participant of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. All Nails In The Coffin

Ash, Lesley Born 19 February 1960  (Clapham, London, England) Actress, one of the stars of "Men Behaving Badly". Collagen lip implants went badly wrong in 2003, leaving her with what the tabloids described as a "trout pout". After being beaten up by her husband, ex-footballer Lee Chapman, in 2004, she picked up an infection in hospital. According to papers filed in the courts in 2007, suing the hospital, she still has mild paraparesis, loss of some power and motor control in the legs, and some loss of bladder control. It is unlikely she will be able to return to an active role as an actress. 'Cos We Can Y-Shaped Coffin

Ashmore, Sir Edward Born 11 December 1919  (Queenstown, Ireland) A former Admiral of the Fleet, the most senior Royal Navy position there is. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Asner, Ed Born 15 November 1929  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) US actor, who has mostly appeared in TV programmes such as "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Globaltruth The Praying Vultures Wishy-Washy

Asner, Milivoj Born 21 April 1913  (Daruvar, Croatia) War criminal, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the city of Požega in 1941 - 1942. Canadian Paul

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of "This Is Your Life" and "Antiques Roadshow", who has been suffering from cancer. Still continues to work, however. Clara's Corpses Conan Troutman Death From Down Under Going Green The Graveyard Shifter 2008 I Think We're Alone Now Jaguar X-Types

Assia, Lys Born 3 March 1926  (Lenzburg, Aargau, Switzerland) Swiss singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Real name: Rosa Mina Schärer. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Astin, John Born 30 March 1930  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor - starred as Gomez Addams in "The Addams Family", and has mainly appeared in TV comedies since. Beerbutton Death In Vegas Die, Die, Die My Darling Mr. Yuck The Naq's Nightmare Team

Attenborough, Sir David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. Dead Ringers Death In Vegas Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Hung Like Kong Juicy Janny What's Up Doc?

Attenborough, Sir Richard Born 29 August 1923  (Cambridge, England) Oscar-winning film director, general luvvie, and brother of Sir David. Criptkicker2 Death Is Watching Fowler09 Going, Going ... Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Hung Like Kong Jims Deadbeats Juicy Janny Over My Dead Body Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life Tazmans Hit List The Blue And White Reaper What's Up Doc? You Must Be Croaking!

Austin, Barry Born in Birmingham, England  (exact date unknown) One of the fattest people in the UK, featured in numerous obese-related programmes. As if that wasn't bad enough, he also supports Birmingham City FC. Death Is Watching

Aweys, Sheikh Hassan Date and place of birth unknown Somalian Islamist leader, born 1945. Has a distinctive and quite frankly ridiculous red beard. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Ayers, Rowan  Born 16 June 1922  (Essex, England) Died 5 January 2008  (Australia) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Former TV producer & poet - also a journalist, who later moved to Australia. They're Dead, Y'Know!

Ayres, Pam Born 14 March 1947  (Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire, England) Humorous poet, often on TV. Erith Sickos

Aziz, Tariq Born 28 April 1936  (Tel Keppe, Iraq) One of the more familiar faces of Saddam Hussein's bunch of henchmen, and one of the few still alive! Former foreign minister, now languishing in jail. A. L. F. Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX

Aziz Al-Hakim, Abdul Born in Najaf, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Born in 1950, exact date unknown. One of the main leaders of the post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, representing the majority of the country's Shia population. Rumours of poor health have abounded for years, but Al-Hakim says all is well. We shall see… Meet Your Maker  No Noose Is Good Noose

Aznavour, Charles Born 22 May 1924  (Paris, France) Watery-eyed French crooner. Ashes To Ashes Boxed Up And Ready To Go I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak MizzJackTheCat Slave To The Grave The Anfield Iron The Shoebury Stiffs

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