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| January 4th: | Irving Layton. Poet. Age 93 |
| January 6th: | Lou Rawis. Singer. Age 72 |
| January 14th: | Shelley Winters Actress. Age 85 |
| January 19th: | Anthony Franciosa. Actor Age 77 |
| January 24th: | Chris Penn. Actor. Age 40 |
| January 31st: | Coretta Scott KIng. Wife of Civil Rights Leader Age 78 |
| February 3rd: | Al Lewis Actor. Age 82 |
| February 4th: | Betty Friedan. Feminist Age 82 |
| February 11th: | Peter Benchley. Author (Jaws) Age 65 |
| February 13th: | Andreas Katsulas Actor. Age 59 |
| February 20th: | Curt Gowdy. Broadcaster Age 86 |
| February 24th: | Don Knotts. Comic actor. Age 81 |
| February 24th: | Dennis Weaver. Actor. Age 81 |
| February 25th: | Darren McGavin. Actor. Age 83 |
March 9th: |
John Profumo. UK Politician. Age 91 |
| March 28th: | Caspar Weinberger. US POlitician. Age 88 |
April 2nd: |
Gene Pitney. Singer Age 65 |
| April 13th: | Dame Muriel Spark. Novelist. Age 88 |
May 26th: |
Desmond Dekker . Singer. Age 64 |
June 13th: |
Charles Haughey. Former Irish PM. Age 80 |
July 1st: |
Luther Vandross. Singer. Age 54 |
| July 1st: | Fred Truman . Cricketer. Age 75 |
August 30th: |
Glen Ford. Actor. Age 90 |
September 4th: |
Steve Irwin . Australian Crocodile Hunter Age 44 |
October 6th: |
Tom Bell . British actor. Age 73 |
| October 9th: | Paul Hunter . Snooker Player. Age 22 |
November 10th: |
Jack Palance . Actor. Age 87 |
| November 20th: | Robert Altman. Film Director. Age 81 |
| November 23rd: | Nick Clarke . Radio Presenter. Age 58 |
| November 24th: | Alexander Litvinenko . Ex Russian spy. Age 43 |
| November 27th: | Alan 'Fluff ' Freeman. DJ and TV presenter. Age 79 |
December 10th: |
Elizabeth Bolden . Oldest woman in the world. Age 116 |
| December 23rd: | Charlie Drake . UK comedian, actor and singer. Age 81 |
| December 26th: | Gerald Ford . Former President of the US. Age 93 |
| December 29th: | Saddam Hussein . Former Iraqi dictator. |