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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. Alfred Lord Heinous Perish, The Thought

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die The Politigones

Abbot, Russ Born 16 September 1947  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Comedian and actor. Born Russell Roberts, he was voted "funniest man on television" 5 times. If he was the funniest, then we'd hate to see who was the unfunniest. Also Pipe Smoker of the Year 2001, which might be more relevant to the DDP. Pulse

Abdel-Rahman, Omar Born 3 May 1938  (Dakahlia, Cairo, Egypt) Blind Muslim cleric and militant leader, currently serving life for plotting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Alfred Lord Heinous Clathrate Gun

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

Abdul-Aziz, Crown Prince Sultan bin Born 5 January 1928  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Crown Prince of the Saudi Arabian royal family & politician. A Pelican In The Wilderness Deceased Hose

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Born 1 August 1924  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Became King of Saudi Arabia in August 2005, following the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. Criptkicker2 Dancing Elephants Dead Cert Evil Shape-Changing Pixies The Dukes Death List

Abrams, M. H. Born 23 July 1912  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) US literary critic. M. H. = Meyer Howard. 6ft To Go 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

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! Dr Shipman's Waiting Room It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead

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. Finbarr Returns From The Dead Yer Maw Used To Be Athletic

Adam, Ken Born 5 February 1921  (Berlin, Germany) Former film set designer, most notably on the James Bond movies. Nice Little Urner

Adams, Gerry Born 6 October 1948  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) President of the Irish Republican party Sinn Féin. Death Has A Shadow Digging The Grave

Adams, Richard Born 9 May 1920  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author of "Watership Down". Club Carp Criptkicker2 Death Shall Have No Dominion - Oh Yes It Will Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Literary Cemetery X-Pyred

Adler, Steven Born 22 January 1965  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Former Guns N' Roses drummer. Digging The Grave Nescafe Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Afewerki, Isaias Born 2 February 1946  (Asamara, Eritrea) Current, long time President of Eritrea. H5N1

Aga Khan, Prince Karim Born 13 December 1936  (Geneva, Switzerland) 49th and current Imam of the Ismaili Muslims & horse-racing fan. Evil Shape-Changing Pixies

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Born 28 October 1956  (Garmsar, Iran) Plainly bonkers, holocaust-denying President of Iran. Buzzards Finbarr Returns From The Dead  Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Stahlmatt  You Must Be Croaking!

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. Finbarr Returns From The Dead H5N1

Air, Donna Born 2 August 1979  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Bimbo. It's Tyne To Meet Your Maker

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. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Steeny The Conqueror Worm ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Aksyonov, Vasily  Born 20 August 1932  (Kazan, Russia) Died 6 July 2009  (Moscow, Russia) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Famed Russian novelist, who often fell foul of the authorities in the early days of his career. Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008

Al Masri, Abu Ayyub Born in El-Sharaiya, Egypt  (exact date 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. The Living End

Al Megrahi, Abdelbaset Born 1 April 1952  (Tripoli, Libya) Alleged bomber of flight Pan-Am Flight 103, which crashed over Lockerbie in 1988. However, his conviction has always been disputed, not least now he is revealed to be suffering from cancer. Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008 Bang Bang You're Dead Wheels Biologically Dead  Breathless In Seattle Carkers Convention 2009 Clathrate Gun Dave's Bunglalow Of Death  Dead By Dawn Dead Ends Deathlist.net Diepod Shuffle Drunkasaskunk  Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining  From Dust To Dung Cooking Small Fish Going Green Going Underground Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now How Much For Those Stem Cells?  Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! It Tolls For Thee  Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Madonna's Hand of Bod Master Mind Misers Nice Little Urner Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia No Noose Is Good Noose  Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Picktons Pork Pies  Rude Kid  Forgotten But Not Gone  STAB_in_the_DARK The Dead Certs The Pale Horseman's Six Feet Undercover Brothers This Mortal Coil The Tartan Flatliners  Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy To The Other Side We Spin Terror As You Wave Us Goodbye Windsor The Troll  Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer... You Must Be Croaking!

Al Zahar, Mahmoud Born in Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) One of the founding members of Hamas in 1987, becoming its first press spokesman. Born 1945. Digging The Grave ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

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

Albanese, Licia Born 22 July 1913  (Bari. Italy) Famed former opera singer. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Albee, Edward Born 12 March 1928  (Washington, District of Columbia, USA) Author & playwright, best known for his work on "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Dead Last

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

Albert II, King Born 6 June 1934  (Laeken, Belgium) King of Belgium since 1993. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution As You Wave Us Goodbye

Albright, Madeleine Born 15 May 1937  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former US Secretary of State, the first woman in the role. Dead Last Death By Impailer

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York City, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in "M*A*S*H". Corpse Bride Dance Of The Living Dead

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. 6ft To Go Ashes To Ashes First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die It May Be You? Owl-Zat They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Aleksanyan, Vasily Born 15 December 1972  (Moscow, Russia) Russian businessman, formerly with Yukos who was jailed controversially in 2006. He has been in health problems ever since, say his lawyers. It's Grim Up North Canadian Paul Clathrate Gun Konstabel Els And His Merry Harbingers Cooking Small Fish Hide And Go Die How Much For Those Stem Cells? Hunting Halos  Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia  No Noose Is Good Noose Now That's What I Call SIGNIFICANT 2009  Plowing The Deep  The Dead Certs The End of the World As We Know It The Living End

Alencar, Jose Born 17 October 1931  (Muriaé, Minas Gerais, Brazil) Currently vice-president of Brazil. Cooking Small Fish The Living End

Alexander, Jean Born 24 February 1926  (Liverpool, England) Best known as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street. Don't Eat The Figs Jellydead Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Stiff As A Board The Morbid Postman You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Alexander, Terence  Born 11 March 1923  (London, England) Died 28 May 2009  (London, England) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) British actor, best remembered for his role as Charlie Hungerford in "Bergerac". Dave's Bunglalow Of Death Dr Shipman's Waiting Room VSBfromH

Alexandra, Princess Born 25 December 1936  (Windsor, Berkshire, England) First cousin of the Queen and sister to Prince Michael of Kent. Variously known as The Honourable Lady Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. 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. Death Has A Shadow First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Oh!

Al-Hafiz, Amin  Born 12 November 1921  (Damascus, Syria) Died 17 December 2009  (Aleppo ,Syria) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Military officer and former Prime Minister (1963-4, 1964-5) and president (1963-66) of Syria. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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. It's Grim Up North 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 6ft To Go Carrion Luggage Are They Dead Yet? Armchair Morgue Bang Bang You're Dead Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Beginnings of Rigor Wheels Breathless In Seattle Burke'N'Hare Buzzards Canadian Cadaver Dogs Criptkicker2 Crofty's Coffin Crew Curlytops Dance Of The Living Dead Dead And Dusted Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Dead Calm Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Man's Party Dead Men Walking Livin' On A Prayer Death By Impailer Die, Die, Die My Darling Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair End Of Time Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining Heads In A Bag  Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Fox In A Box I Drink Your Milkshake I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom Irish Rover It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells It May Be You? Jellydead Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mr C Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Much Loved But Not Yet Departed Naked Florida Gravediggers Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Not At All Well  Oh! The Pale Rider Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Past Their Sell By Date Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords Prunella Vulgaris Pushing Up The Daisies Rabbitsnuffer Red Beauty Redmyst XX Retliv Forest Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Ringo's Kiss Of Death! Say Hi To Uncle George Shovelful Of Dirt Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead Soylent Green Recipe Stahlmatt Steeny Stiff As A Board Still Warm-Ish Tazmans Hit List Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Final Whistle  The Voodoo Gurus The Watts Wallies Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Toasted Brown Bread Tomb It May Concern Wawix World Wednesday 'Til I Die Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce Zombie Resurrection Impending

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. Then became insurgent target number 1 when he became President of the country in 2008. Busby's Babes Head For The Gates!! It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts The Pale Rider Riding The Jesus Train The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

Alia, Ramiz Born 18 October 1925  (Shkodra, Albania) Leader of Communist Albania from 1985-92. Lawyers, Guns And Money And Coffins And Tombstones ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Allais, Maurice Born 31 May 1911  (Paris, France) Economist, the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Deathpig JoeRam Agoodtimetokickit The Pale Horseman's Six Feet Undercover Brothers

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

Allen, Douglas Born 15 December 1917  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Politician, civil servant & businessman. Diepod Shuffle Win One For The Dead

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!! Tagyourout

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Hung Like Jesus Team Rumsfeld II Wot The Deuce

Allingham, Henry  Born 6 June 1896  (Clapham, London, England) Died 18 July 2009  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Age at death: 113  (read death notice) First World War veteran who was, briefly, the World's oldest man. 6ft To Go A Kick In The Ghoulies Annus Horribilis Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Biologically Dead Bitter Violet Blade Runners Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas Bucket Kickers Inc. (Well, Life Is A Terminal Illness!) Clara Butt & Plum Come On Baby, Light My Fire!  Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Bunglalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  Dead And Don't Know It Dead Ends Dead Loss Dead Man Walking Blues Livin' On A Prayer Death On The Rocks Death From Down Under Deathpig Death Stalks United Died In A Nasty Accident Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Diepod Shuffle Don't Eat The Figs Dress re-Hearse-als Eejit Ethnic Cleansing George Lass and the Gravelings Golden Oldies! Gray Panthers Guild Of Master Reapers Researched To Death Head For The Gates!! Hippoposthumous Holicaust Hurry Up Please, You'll Be Late International House of Death It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! It Tolls For Thee Brady, Tobin And Huntley Starring In "Friends Behind Bars" JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Just Die Allready Lidders Late Lamentables Oldies But Goodies Lulu's Stiffs! Weakend At Bernies Mave's Graves Mean Machine Much Loved But Not Yet Departed No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Old People Smell Of Piss Only Fools & Corpses Past Their Sell By Date People I Think Might Die In 2009 United Plowing The Deep Pool Ghoul Pulse Pushing Up The Daisies Rotters Stephen Hawking's Karaoke Machine  Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sicksadworld Inquilinekea/Simfish Putting The Fun Into Funeral Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead Sometimes They Come Back Forgotten But Not Gone Sqwidge's Motley Crew Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Still Warm-Ish Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long The Conqueror Worm The Delightful Dead The Morbid Postman The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Six Feet Undercover Brothers The Vyrdolak Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Valley of Death Wednesday 'Til I Die We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... You Mean He's Not Already? You're Dead And You Know You Are 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. Now suffering from dementia. Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! The Final Whistle The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI To The Other Side X-Pyred

al-Majid, Ali Hassan Born 30 November 1941  (Tikrit, Iraq) 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. Currently awaiting execution for war crimes. Morbid Curiosity

al-Maliki, Nouri Born 20 June 1950  (Abu Gharaq, Iraq) 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". Go Ahead Thatch, Make My DDP Oh...If Only It Were True

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1956  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly frontman of Soft Cell and Coil. Erith Sickos

Amash, Mariam Date and place of birth unknown Bedouin lady, who claims to be the oldest living person, at a whopping 120 years of age. However, this hasn't been (and probably won't be) proved. The Tartan Flatliners

Ames, Ed Born 9 July 1927  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer & actor. Holicaust

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

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, Gerry Born 14 April 1929  (Kilburn, London, England) TV producer, director & writer - the man behind "Thunderbirds" and "Stingray", amongst others. Lidders Late Lamentables On The Box/in The Box

Anderson, Michael J Born 31 October 1953  (Denver, Colorado, USA) American actor, in a whole host of films & TV, but best remembered for his role in "Twin Peaks". Betty White And The 19 Dwarfs

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. Y-Shaped Coffin

Anderson, Paul W.S. Born 4 May 1965  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Film director, often of video game & sci-fi literature adaptations. It's Tyne To Meet Your Maker

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

Anderton, Sophie Born 14 May 1977  (Bristol, England) Model & occasional "reality TV celeb". *Shudder* Lawyers, Guns And Money And Coffins And Tombstones  Nescafe Y-Shaped Coffin

Andre, Peter Born 27 February 1973  (Harrow, London, England) Cheesy pop singer of "Mysterious Girl" fame. Was married to someone even cheesier, than him - Jordan. C'mon... Who Doesn't Want Me To Get 20/20

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! Death On The Rocks ThePoitouTeam ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. Stephen Hawking's Football Boots No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of "The Sound of Music". Heads In A Bag Lucifer's Legionaires

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 Eternity Tours Riding The Jesus Train The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2009

Andruzzi, Joe Born 23 August 1975  (Staten Island, New York, USA) American footballer who had to retire due to cancer. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

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. Food For Worms Grim McGraw Nefarious Skullduggery

Annakin, Ken  Born 10 August 1914  (Beverley, Yorkshire, England) Died 22 April 2009  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Film director, an inspiration & friend to George Lucas, who named Anakin Skywalker in his Star Wars films after him. Keeper Of The Heads Wikipedia Entries In Need Of Updating

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

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. Nescafe

Anthony, Casey Born 19 March 1986  (Warren, Ohio, USA) American who hit the headlines there when she was charged with the murder & appalling treatment of her daugher Caylee in 2008. Hide And Go Die

Antoniozzi, Alfonso Born 29 August 1964  (Viterbo, Italy) Italian opera singer. He was subject of rumours about his health, but these have been proven to be completely fake & Alfonso is still fit, well & working. Ash Cream Konstabel Els And His Merry Harbingers Eejit Ethnic Cleansing Hide And Go Die No Noose Is Good Noose

Anud Bint Abdulaziz Al Saud, Princess Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  (exact date unknown) Saudi Royal. Yes, she really does have bint in her name....... Born around 1917. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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!!

Apiata, Bill Born 28 June 1972  (Mangakino, New Zealand) VC holder, one of the more recent receipients of the award, when he was awarded it for bravery in the Afghanistan conflict. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Applegate, Christina Born 25 November 1971  (Hollywood, California, USA) American actress & comedienne who has suffered from & beaten breast cancer. Phreebyrd

Aquino, Corazon  Born 25 January 1933  (Paniqui, Tarlac. Philippines) Died 1 August 2009  (Makati, Philippines) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Former President of the Philippines who replaced Ferdinand Marcos in the country's peaceful revolution in 1986. Alfred Lord Heinous A Pelican In The Wilderness Biologically Dead But I'm Not Dead Yet Diet Of Worms Cooking Small Fish Master Mind The End of the World As We Know It They're Dead, Y'Know!

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. Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Pining For The Fjords

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

Arkin, Alan Born 26 March 1934  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, in films from the mid-60's onwards. Beerbutton 3

Armfield, Jimmy Born 21 September 1935  (Denton, Manchester, England) Former Blackpool & England footballer, now a very popular radio commentator & broadcaster. The Voodoo Gurus

Armstrong, Curtis Born 27 November 1953  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) American actor of "Revenge of the Nerds" fame. Heads In A Bag

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. 6ft To Go Diet Of Worms Pushing Up Daisies

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. Death By Gough Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Ohio And Goodbye-O Ringo's Kiss Of Death! They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway You're Dead And You Know You Are

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. 6ft To Go

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. Bronxboy422 Pool Ghoul The Jim Reapers

Arnold, Eve Born 21 April 1912  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American photojournalist, who now lives in Britain. Death On The Rocks Luck of the Dead The Anfield Iron

Arthur, Bea  Born 13 May 1923  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 25 April 2009  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) 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. Wheels First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die The Forest Lawn Jockeys Jesus Jones Kackers United Please Refrain From Testing Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long

Artschwager, Richard Born 26 December 1923  (Washington, District of Columbia, USA) Artist, painter & sculptor. A Lost Art

Arundell, Peter Born 8 November 1933  (Ilford, Essex, England) Racing driver, for whom injury ruined what could've been a very successful career in the early '60's. Died in 2009, no obituary yet. Octopus of Odstock

Arvonen, Aarne Born 4 August 1897  (Helsinki, Finland) A very old Finn, he was also the last surviving participant of the Finnish Civil War of 1918. Died in 2009, but an obituary hasn't come yet. Oldies But Goodies

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". C U Dead 2009 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 Die, Die, Die My Darling

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. Mave's Graves

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. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Die, Die, Die My Darling The Mortuary Posse

Atkins, Susan  Born 7 May 1948  (San Gabriel, California, USA) Died 24 September 2009  (Chowchilla, California, USA) Age at death: 61  (read death notice) Murderer, one of Charles Mansons' followers. It's Grim Up North  A Kick In The Ghoulies  Alfred Lord Heinous  Ash Cream Canadian Paul  Carkers Convention 2009 Clathrate Gun Crazycarl  Dead Ends Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Diepod Shuffle Eejit Ethnic Cleansing From Dust To Dung Cooking Small Fish Grobler's Stiff Ones Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now Hide And Go Die  Hunting Halos I'll Get The Oven On Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom Madonna's Hand of Bod Master Mind Meet Your Maker Misers  Mr. Yuck Naked Florida Gravediggers  Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia No Noose Is Good Noose Now That's What I Call SIGNIFICANT 2009 Plowing The Deep Pooil Vaaish  R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rude Kid Shovelful Of Dirt  The End of the World As We Know It The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know! Time Is NOT On Our Side!  Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer... Worm Farmer

Attenborough, Sir David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. Deathglam Industries Hung Like Jesus Pacman

Attenborough, Sir Richard Born 29 August 1923  (Cambridge, England) Oscar-winning film director, general luvvie, and brother of Sir David. A Kick In The Ghoulies Are They Dead Yet? Bananies Bestie's Boys Busby's Babes C.A.Daver Criptkicker2 Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Bunglalow Of Death The Norwegian Blues Dead Centre Of England Death By Gough Death By Impailer Died In A Nasty Accident Liz's Lately Lamented Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Fantaka 2009 Flanges Final Few George Lass and the Gravelings Gwynhafyr Researched To Death Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?  Hung Like Jesus I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak It's Life Jim It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Lidders Late Lamentables Lord Football Mave's Graves Moldy Oldies Much Loved But Not Yet Departed  Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Only Fools & Corpses Over My Dead Body Owt To Stop Me Coffin? People I Think Might Die In 2009 United Pop The Clog! Pulse R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead Sometimes They Come Back Forgotten But Not Gone Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long Tazmans Hit List Dead Rancid Corpses The Grateful Dead They're Dead, Y'Know! This Mortal Coil

Austin, Barry Born 17 September 1968  (Birmingham, England) 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. 6ft To Go The Funeral Director 09

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. Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout

Aziz Al-Hakim, Abdul  Born in Najaf, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Died 26 August 2009  (Tehran, Iran) Age at death: 55  (read death notice) Born in 1953, exact date unknown. One of the main leaders of the post-Saddam 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. He was wrong as he died in 2009! Lawyers, Guns And Money And Coffins And Tombstones Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Cooking Small Fish Meet Your Maker Misers Only Fools & Corpses STAB_in_the_DARK

Aznavour, Charles Born 22 May 1924  (Paris, France) Watery-eyed French crooner. Ashes To Ashes Go Ahead Thatch, Make My DDP Stiff As A Board The Anfield Iron

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