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| January 2nd: | Cyril Fletcher. Comedian and UK 'That's Life' presenter. Age 91 |
| January 17th: | Virginia Mayo. Actress. (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.) Cause: Pneumonia/heart failure. Age 84 (born 30th Nov 1920) |
| January 23rd: | Johnny Carson. Talk show host. Age 79 |
| January 25th: | Raymond Peterson. singer/songwriter. ('Tell Laura I Love Her' and 'The Wonder of You') Cause: Cancer. Age 65 (born 23rd April 1939) |
| January 23rd: | Johnny Carson. Talk show host. Age 79 |
| January 28th: | Jim Capaldi. Rock Musician and founder of Taffic. Age 60 |
| February 2nd: | Max Schmeling. German world heavyweight boxing champion. Cause: Died after heart surgery. Age 99 (Borm 28th Sept 1905) |
| February 10th: | Arthur Miller. Playwright. (The Crucible, After the Fall, and Death of a Salesman) Briefly married to Marilyn Monroe. Cause: Congestive heart failure. Age 89 (born 17th Oct 1915) |
| February 13th: | Sister Lucia Dos Santos. Nun and last of the children who claimed to see the Virgin Mary at Fatima. Age 97 |
| February 20th: | Sandra Dee. Hollywood actress and exwife of Bobby Darin. Age 62 |
| February 20th: | Hunter S Thompson. Author and inventor of gonzo journalism Age 67 |
March 1st: |
Peter Malkin. Israeli secret agent who caught Adolf Elchmann. Age 77 |
| March 6th: | Tommy Vance. DJ. Age 63 |
| March 6th : | David Shepherd. Former England cricket captain and Bishop of Liverpool.Age 75 |
| March 7th : | Willis Hall. Playwright and co writer of Billy Liar. Age 76 |
| March 10th : | Dave Allen. UK Comedian. Age 68 |
| March 14th: | Janet Reger. Lingerie designer. Age 69 |
| March 15th: | Lady Audrey Callaghan. Wife of the former Prime Minister. Age 89 |
| March 19th: | John De Lorean. Car maker. Age 80 |
| March 26th: | Lord James Callaghan (Only 7 days after his wife). Former UK Prime Minister. Age 92 |
April 2nd: |
Pope John Paul II. Leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Cause: Parkinson's disease/heart failure/kidney failure. Born Karol Wojtyla, he was the first Polish pope and served from 1978-2005. Age 84 (Born May 18th 1920.) |
| April 5th: | Saul Bellow. Novelist. Age 89 |
| April 6th: | Prince Rainier III of Monico. Was married to US actress Grace Kelly Age 81 (born May 31st 1928) |
| April 21st: | Gwynfor Evans. Welsh nationalist leader. Age 92 |
| April 22nd: | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Sculptor. Age 81 |
| April 23rd: | Sir John Mills. British Actor. Won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role of a mute in Ryan's Daughter. Other films included; Ice Cold in Alex and Swiss Family Robibson'. Age 97 (born 22nd Feb 1908) |
May 17th: |
Frank Gorshin. Actor who played the Riddler in the 1960s Batman series. Age 72 |
| May 23rd: | Billy Smart Jr. Circus performer and owner. Age 70 |
| May 25th: | Ismail Merchant. Film maker. Age 68 |
| May 26th: | Eddie Albert. Actor (Green Acres). Cause: Pneumonia Age 99 (Born April 22, 1906) |
| June 6th: | Anne Bancroft. US Actress, whose films include 'The Graduate' and 'The Miracle Worker'(oscar). Married to film maker Mel Brookes. Cause: Uterine cancer. Age 73 (Born September 17, 1931) |
| June 26th: | Richard Whiteley. Journalist and Television presenter (Countdown). Cause: Pneumonia. Age 61 (born 28th Dec 1943) |
July 1st: |
Luther Vandross. Singer. Age 54 |
| July 5th: | Ed McBain. Novelist. Age 78 |
| July 11th: | Gretchen Franklin. British actress that played 'Ethel Skinner' in Eastenders. Age 94 |
| July 12th: | Lord King. Former British Airways chairman. Age 87 |
| July 14th: | Dame Cicely Saunders. Founder of the Hospice movement. Age 87 |
| July 17th: | Sir Edward Heath. Former UK Prime Minister. Age 89 |
| July 20th: | James Doohan. Actor who played 'Scotty' in the original 1960s Star Trek series. Cause: Pneumonia/Alzheimer's. Age 85 (born 3rd March 1920) |
| July 21st: | Long John Baldry. Singer and songwriter. Age 64 |
| July 24th: | Professor Sir Richard Doll. Scientist who proved link between smoking and lung cancer. Age 92 |
August 1st: |
King Fahd. Ruler of Saudi Arabia. Age 84 |
| August 6th: | Robin Cook. Former UK Foreign secretary. Cause: Heart Attack. Age 59 (born 28th Feb 1946) |
| August 8th: | Barbara Bel Geddes. US actress who played 'Miss Ellie' in the TV series Dallas. Age 82 |
| August 19th: | Mo Mowlam. UK Politician. Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Cause: Brain cancer/effects of a fall. Age 55 (Born Sept 18th 1949) |
| August 24th: | Jack Slipper. Great train robbery detective. Age 8178 |
| August 26th: | Lord Gerry Fitt. Northern Ireland Politician and founder of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. Age 79 |
| August 30th: | Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper. Was the oldest known person living. Age 115 (Born June 29th 1890.) |
| September 2nd: | Bob Denver. Actor (Gilligan on Gilligan's Island) Cause: Cancer. Age 70 (born January 9th 1935.) |
| September 14th: | Robert Wise. Film Director. (Sound of Music / West Side Story). Age 91 |
| September 20th: | Simon Wiesenthal. Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter. Age 96 |
October 3rd: |
Ronnie Barker. British actor, comedian and writer. Age 76 |
| October 18th: | Johnny Haynes. Former footballer and England captain. Age 71 |
| October 24th: | Rosa Parks. Seamstress who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man which started the US civil rights movement. Age 92 |
| October 31st: | Mary Wimbush. Actress who played Julia Pargetter in the BBC radio series 'The Archers'. Age 81 |
November 5th: |
John Fowles. Author (French Lieutenant's Woman). Age 79 |
| November 7th: | Harry Thompson. TV producer. ('Have I got news for you' and 'They think it's all over') Age 45 |
| November 11th: | Lord Lichfield. Society photographer. Age 66 |
| November 19th: | John Timpson. Presenter of BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme. Age 77 |
| November 21st: | Alfred Anderson. Last surviving veteran of the 1914 Christmas day truce in the First World War trenches. Age 109 |
| November 23rd: | Constance Cummings. Actress. (The ghost in Blithe Spirit) Age 85 (Born May 15th 1910) |
| November 25th: | George Best. Footballer. Age 59 |
December 1st: |
Lady Mary Mills. (six months after her husband's death in April) Actress. Age 94 |
| December 10th: | Richard Pryor. Actor and comedian. Age 65 |
| December 10th: | Mary Jackson. Actress (Miss Emily Baldwin on The Waltons). Cause: Parkinsons. Age 95 (Born November 22th 1910) |
| December 26th: | Kerry Packer. Media tycoon. Owned a publishing empire in Australia. Cause: Kidney failure. Age 68 |