| WHOM |
DIED |
OBITUARY |
PICKS |
| Estelle Getty
| 22-Jul-2008 | Golden Girl actress Estelle Getty dies at her home in Los Angeles. | 1,243
|
| Jo Stafford
| 16-Jul-2008 | Jazz singer Jo Stafford dies from congestive heart failure in Century City, California. | 0 |
| Bobby Murcer
| 12-Jul-2008 | Former MLB player and Yankees sportscaster Bobby Murcer succumbs to brain cancer. | 15
|
| Tony Snow
| 12-Jul-2008 | Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow dies of colon cancer at Georgetown University Hospital. | 85
|
| Michael DeBakey
| 11-Jul-2008 | Pioneering heart surgeon Michael DeBakey dies from natural causes at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, two months short of 100 years old. | 1,806
|
| Roy M. Huffington
| 11-Jul-2008 | Oilman and former US Ambassador to Austria Roy M. Huffington dies in Venice. | 0 |
| Rocky Aoki
| 10-Jul-2008 | Benihana founder Rocky Aoki dies of cancer in New York City. | 0 |
| Clem McSpadden
| 07-Jul-2008 | Former Oklahoma legislator and US Congressman Clem McSpadden dies from cancer at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. | 0 |
| Jesse Helms
| 04-Jul-2008 | Former US Senator Jesse Helms dies at the age of 86. | 283
|
| Evelyn Keyes
| 04-Jul-2008 | Actress Everlyn Keyes dies from uterine cancer at her home in Montecito, California. | 3
|
| Larry Harmon
| 03-Jul-2008 | Larry Harmon, better known as Bozo the Clown, dies at his home in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| John Pont
| 01-Jul-2008 | College football coach John Pont dies from cancer at his home in Oxford, Ohio. | 0 |
| Don S. Davis
| 29-Jun-2008 | Stargate actor Don S. Davis dies from a heart attack. | 0 |
| William O. Albertini
| 28-Jun-2008 | Former Bell Atlantic executive William O. Albertini dies suddenly on the golf course at Eagles Mere Country Club in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. | 0 |
| Leonid Hurwicz
| 24-Jun-2008 | Nobel economics laureate Leonid Hurwicz dies. | 1
|
| Eugene C. Sit
| 24-Jun-2008 | Businessman Eugene C. Sit dies from pancreatic cancer in Minneapolis. | 0 |
| George Carlin
| 22-Jun-2008 | Comedian George Carlin dies of heart failure at Saint John's Hospital in Santa Monica, CA. | 181
|
| Revius O. Ortique, Jr.
| 22-Jun-2008 | Former Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Revius O. Ortique, Jr. dies in New Orleans from complications after a stroke. | 0 |
| Cyd Charisse
| 17-Jun-2008 | Actress Cyd Charisse dies suffering an apparent heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 79
|
| Stan Winston
| 15-Jun-2008 | Special effects artist Stan Winston dies of multiple myeloma in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Tim Russert
| 13-Jun-2008 | NBC journalist Tim Russert dies suddenly of a heart attack in Washington, DC. | 5
|
| Vo Van Kiet
| 11-Jun-2008 | Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet dies in Singapore. | 0 |
| Anne Clark Martindell
| 11-Jun-2008 | Former US Ambassador to New Zealand Anne Clark Martindell dies at age 93. | 0 |
| John Rauch
| 10-Jun-2008 | Former Oakland Raiders Head Coach John Rauch dies at his home in Oldsmar, Florida. | 0 |
| Peter Jon de Vos
| 09-Jun-2008 | Ambassador Peter Jon de Vos dies in Grant-Valkaria, FL, age 69. | 0 |
| Jim McKay
| 07-Jun-2008 | Sportscaster Jim McKay dies at his farm in Monkton, Maryland. | 92
|
| Dino Risi
| 07-Jun-2008 | Italian film director Dino Risi dies in Rome, aged 91. | 0 |
| Bo Diddley
| 02-Jun-2008 | Blues guitarist Bo Diddley dies of a heart attack at his home in Archer, Florida. | 176
|
| Mel Ferrer
| 02-Jun-2008 | Actor Mel Ferrer dies at his ranch near Santa Barbara, aged 90. | 71
|
| Yves Saint Laurent
| 01-Jun-2008 | Fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent dies in Paris from brain cancer. | 45
|
| Joachim Herz
| 31-May-2008 | German billionaire and heir of coffee firm Tchibo Joachim Herz dies while swimming in Lake Rabun, Georgia. Herz had swum out into the lake's channel and was clipped by a motorboat. | 0 |
| Harlan Cleveland
| 30-May-2008 | American diplomat Harlan Cleveland dies in Sterling, Virginia. | 21
|
| William Odom
| 30-May-2008 | Former NSA Director William Odom dies from a heart attack at his vacation home in Lincoln, Vermont. | 4
|
| Harvey Korman
| 29-May-2008 | Comic Harvey Korman dies from complications of an aortic aneurysm. | 73
|
| Charles B. Fruit
| 27-May-2008 | Former Coca-Cola marketing executive Charles B. Fruit dies of a heart attack. | 0 |
| Sydney Pollack
| 26-May-2008 | Film director Sydney Pollack dies from cancer at his home in Pacific Palisades, California. | 36
|
| J. R. Simplot
| 25-May-2008 | Idaho potato billionaire J. R. Simplot dies at his home in Boise, aged 99. | 327
|
| Papa Pilgrim
| 24-May-2008 | Wilderness patriarch and convicted sex offender Papa Pilgrim dies in an Anchorage prison. | 2
|
| Dick Martin
| 24-May-2008 | Comedian Dick Martin dies from respiratory failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, California. | 111
|
| Robert Asprin
| 22-May-2008 | Author Robert Asprin dies at his home in New Orleans. | 1
|
| Hamilton Jordan
| 20-May-2008 | Carter Administration Chief of Staff Hamilton Jordan dies from cancer at his home in Atlanta. | 1
|
| Joseph Pevney
| 18-May-2008 | Film director Joseph Pevney dies at his home in Palm Desert, California. | 8
|
| Lionel Van Deerlin
| 17-May-2008 | Former California Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin dies at his home in San Diego. | 3
|
| Robert Mondavi
| 16-May-2008 | Vintner Robert Mondavi dies in Yountville, CA, age 94. | 68
|
| Willis Lamb
| 15-May-2008 | Noel laureate physicist Willis Lamb dies at his home in Tucson, Arizona. | 84
|
| Lucius Battle
| 13-May-2008 | American diplomat Lucius Battle dies at his home in Washington, DC. | 8
|
| John Phillip Law
| 13-May-2008 | Actor John Phillip Law dies at his home in Los Angeles. | 3
|
| Robert Rauschenberg
| 13-May-2008 | Iconic American pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies. | 14
|
| Eddy Arnold
| 08-May-2008 | Country music legend Eddy Arnold dies in Nashville following an illness. | 256
|
| Charles L. Caccia
| 04-May-2008 | Former Liberal Canadian MP Charles L. Caccia dies in Ottawa. | 0 |
| Robert F. Brachtenbach
| 02-May-2008 | Former Washington State Supreme Court Justice Robert F. Brachtenbach dies from throat cancer at his home in Cottage Grove, Oregon. | 0 |
| Buzzie Bavasi
| 01-May-2008 | Baseball general manager Buzzie Bavasi dies at his home in La Jolla, California, aged 93. | 0 |
| Deborah Jeane Palfrey
| 01-May-2008 | DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey is found dead by her mother, an apparent suicide by hanging, in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Two weeks previous, she had been convicted of money laundering and racketeering. | 1
|
| Albert Hofmann
| 29-Apr-2008 | Discoverer of LSD Albert Hofmann dies at his home in Basel, Switzerland, aged 102. | 10,862
|
| John Patrick Crecine
| 28-Apr-2008 | Former Georgia Tech President John Patrick Crecine dies in Pittsburgh. | 0 |
| Aimé Césaire
| 17-Apr-2008 | Martinique poet Aimé Césaire dies. | 24
|
| Gwyneth Dunwoody
| 17-Apr-2008 | British parliamentarian Gwyneth Dunwoody dies following a major heart operation. | 0 |
| Edward Lorenz
| 16-Apr-2008 | Mathematician Edward Lorenz, called the father of chaos theory, dies in his home in Cambridge, Mass. | 0 |
| Stephen H. Weiss
| 16-Apr-2008 | Investment banker Stephen H. Weiss dies in New York City. | 0 |
| Hazel Court
| 15-Apr-2008 | English-born horror actress Hazel Court dies from a heart attack at her home near Lake Tahoe, California. | 0 |
| Martin S. Kimmel
| 15-Apr-2008 | Founder of Kimco Realty Martin S. Kimmel dies from congestive heart failure in New York City. | 0 |
| Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
| 13-Apr-2008 | Cannibal child killer Nathaniel Bar-Jonah is found dead in his cell at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge, Montana. | 57
|
| John Archibald Wheeler
| 13-Apr-2008 | Nobel physics laureate John Archibald Wheeler dies from pneumonia at his home in Hightstown, New Jersey. | 59
|
| Patrick Hillery
| 12-Apr-2008 | Former President of Ireland Patrick Hillery dies following a brief illness, age 84. | 2
|
| Stanley Kamel
| 08-Apr-2008 | Actor Stanley Kamel dies from a heart attack in Hollywood Hills. | 0 |
| Charlton Heston
| 05-Apr-2008 | Prolific actor and former NRA president Charlton Heston dies of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California. | 2,643
|
| Jules Dassin
| 31-Mar-2008 | American film director Jules Dassin dies in Athens, Greece. | 76
|
| Bill Dickinson
| 31-Mar-2008 | Former Alabama congressman Bill Dickinson dies of colon cancer at his home in Montgomery. | 0 |
| Robert F. Goheen
| 31-Mar-2008 | Former President of Princeton University and US Diplomat Robert F. Goheen dies at Princeton University Medical Center. | 2
|
| Dith Pran
| 30-Mar-2008 | Killing Fields survivor Dith Pran dies of pancratic cancer at a New Jersey hospital. | 5
|
| David D. Newsom
| 30-Mar-2008 | Diplomat David D. Newsom dies of respiratory failure in Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 90. | 2
|
| Jock Stallard
| 29-Mar-2008 | British Labour Party politician Jock Stallard dies. | 0 |
| Robert Fagles
| 26-Mar-2008 | Translator Robert Fagles dies of prostate cancer at age 74. | 0 |
| Abby Mann
| 25-Mar-2008 | Screenwriter and playwright Abby Mann dies from heart failure in Beverly Hills, California. | 0 |
| William G. Hyland
| 25-Mar-2008 | Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Foreign Affairs editor William G. Hyland dies from an aortic aneurysm, age 79. | 0 |
| Richard Widmark
| 24-Mar-2008 | Actor Richard Widmark dies at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut. | 149
|
| Klaus Dinger
| 20-Mar-2008 | Krautrock drummer Klaus Dinger of Neu! dies of heart failure age 61. | 0 |
| Arthur C. Clarke
| 19-Mar-2008 | Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at age 90 in Sri Lanka. | 413
|
| Hugo Claus
| 19-Mar-2008 | Belgian author Hugo Claus dies by euthanasia at an Antwerp hospital. | 0 |
| Paul Scofield
| 19-Mar-2008 | Actor Paul Scofield dies from leukemia at a hospital in Sussex, England. | 17
|
| Anthony Minghella
| 18-Mar-2008 | Film director Anthony Minghella dies of a cerebral hemmorhage at Charing Cross Hospital in London. | 3
|
| Roland Arnall
| 17-Mar-2008 | Billionaire Roland Arnall dies of cancer at UCLA Medical Center. | 0 |
| Ivan Dixon
| 16-Mar-2008 | Actor Ivan Dixon, known for playing Sgt. Kinchloe on Hogan's Heroes, dies from hemorrhage and kidney failure at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina. | 0 |
| Vicki van Meter
| 15-Mar-2008 | Aviator Vicki van Meter, who had gained notoriety for flying cross-country at age 11, commits suicide at her home in Meadville, PA. | 0 |
| Howard Metzenbaum
| 12-Mar-2008 | Ohio Senator Howard Metzenbaum dies at his home near Fort Lauderdale. | 34
|
| Dave Stevens
| 10-Mar-2008 | Dave Stevens, author and illustrator of The Rocketeer comic book series, dies of leukemia in a Turlock, California hospital. | 0 |
| Donald C. MacDonald
| 08-Mar-2008 | Ontario party leader Donald C. MacDonald dies from heart failure at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto. | 0 |
| Richard J. Durrell
| 07-Mar-2008 | Former Time, Inc. executive Richard J. Durell, the first publisher of People magazine, dies from lung cancer at his home in Fairfield, Connecticut. | 0 |
| Tony Gillespie
| 07-Mar-2008 | American diplomat Tony Gillespie dies from cancer at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California. | 0 |
| Francis Pym
| 06-Mar-2008 | Former UK Foreign Secretary Francis Pym dies. | 1
|
| Joseph Weizenbaum
| 05-Mar-2008 | Former MIT computer scientist and author of chatbot progenitor ELIZA, Joseph Weizenbaum dies in Gröben, Germany. | 0 |
| Gary Gygax
| 04-Mar-2008 | Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax dies at his Lake Geneva, Wisconsin home. | 31
|
| Joseph M. Juran
| 28-Feb-2008 | Quality control pioneer Joseph M. Juran suffers a fatal stroke at his home in Rye, New York. | 0 |
| William F. Buckley
| 27-Feb-2008 | Conservative columnist William F. Buckley dies of emphysema at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. | 95
|
| Porter E. Thompson
| 26-Feb-2008 | Former President of Bechtel Porter E. Thompson dies, age 91. | 0 |
| Evan Mecham
| 22-Feb-2008 | Former Governor of Arizona Evan Mecham dies at a nursing home in Phoenix, Arizona, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. | 2
|
| Robin Moore
| 21-Feb-2008 | Author Robin Moore, best known for The Green Berets and The French Connection, dies at a hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. | 0 |
| Alain Robbe-Grillet
| 18-Feb-2008 | Novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet dies at Caen University Hospital. | 1
|
| David Groh
| 12-Feb-2008 | Actor David Groh dies from kidney cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Imad Fayez Mugniyah
| 12-Feb-2008 | Hezbollah terorist leader Imad Fayez Mugniyah is assassinated by a car bombing in Damascas, Syria. | 13
|
| Tom Lantos
| 11-Feb-2008 | California Congressman Tom Lantos dies of complications from esophageal cancer. | 22
|
| Roy Scheider
| 10-Feb-2008 | Film actor Roy Scheider dies of complications from a staph infection, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. | 32
|
| Eugene C. Renzi
| 09-Feb-2008 | Retired Army Major General and ManTech executive Eugene C. Renzi dies of cancer. | 0 |
| Robert Jastrow
| 08-Feb-2008 | Astronomer Robert Jastrow dies in Arlington, Virginia. | 1
|
| Steven R. McCracken
| 07-Feb-2008 | Former CEO of Owens-Illinois Steven R. McCracken dies from stomach cancer at his home in Toledo, Ohio. | 0 |
| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
| 05-Feb-2008 | Transcendental guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi dies at his home in Vlodrop, Netherlands. | 190
|
| Earl Butz
| 02-Feb-2008 | Ford's Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz dies in his sleep at age 98. | 674
|
| Joshua Lederberg
| 02-Feb-2008 | Molecular biologist and Nobel laureate Joshua Lederberg dies from pneumonia in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Barry Morse
| 02-Feb-2008 | English-Canadian actor Barry Morse dies in London. | 48
|
| Jeremy Beadle
| 30-Jan-2008 | British TV presenter Jeremy Beadle dies from pneumonia at a London hospital. | 0 |
| Margaret Truman
| 29-Jan-2008 | Margaret Truman, the daughter of Harry S. Truman, dies after a short illness at age 83. | 50
|
| Larry Smith
| 28-Jan-2008 | Former college football coach Larry Smith succumbs to leukemia in Tucson. | 0 |
| Gordon Hinckley
| 27-Jan-2008 | Mormon Church President Gordon Hinckley dies of natural causes in Salt Lake City, Utah. | 1,490
|
| Mike Holovak
| 27-Jan-2008 | Former NFL head coach and general manager Mike Holovak dies from pneumonia in Ruskin, Florida. | 0 |
| Suharto
| 27-Jan-2008 | Former Indonesian dictator-president Suharto dies in Jakarta. | 165
|
| Louie Welch
| 27-Jan-2008 | Former Mayor of Houston, Louie Welch dies from lung cancer. | 0 |
| Christian Brando
| 26-Jan-2008 | Christian Brando dies from pneumonia at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. | 8
|
| George Habash
| 26-Jan-2008 | PFLP founder George Habash dies from a heart attack in Amman, Jordan. | 0 |
| Richard Darman
| 25-Jan-2008 | Bush 41 budget director Richard Darman dies of myelogenous leukemia. | 0 |
| Heath Ledger
| 22-Jan-2008 | Actor Heath Ledger is found dead in an apartment in New York City. | 27
|
| Evan Griffith Galbraith
| 21-Jan-2008 | Former US Ambassador Evan Griffith Galbraith dies in Manhattan. | 0 |
| Kenneth Parnell
| 21-Jan-2008 | Kidnapper Kenneth Parnell dies in prison. | 6
|
| Albert H. Bowker
| 20-Jan-2008 | Former university chancellor Albert Bowker dies at his home in Portola Valley, California. | 0 |
| James LeVoy Sorenson
| 20-Jan-2008 | Utah billionaire James LeVoy Sorenson dies. | 0 |
| Suzanne Pleshette
| 19-Jan-2008 | Actress Suzanne Pleshette dies in Los Angeles. | 79
|
| Eugene Sawyer
| 19-Jan-2008 | Former Mayor of Chicago Eugene Sawyer dies. | 0 |
| Bobby Fischer
| 18-Jan-2008 | Chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer dies in Reykjavik, Iceland. | 77
|
| Lois Nettleton
| 18-Jan-2008 | Broadway actress Lois Nettleton dies of lung cancer. | 0 |
| Brad Renfro
| 15-Jan-2008 | Former child star Brad Renfro dies of a heroin overdose in Los Angeles, age 25. | 27
|
| Johnny Podres
| 13-Jan-2008 | World Series MVP of 1955, Johnny Podres dies at a hospital in Glen Falls, New York, suffering kidney and heart ailments. | 0 |
| Edmund Hillary
| 11-Jan-2008 | The first man to summit Mt. Everest, Edmund Hillary dies in Auckland, New Zealand. | 697
|
| Carl Karcher
| 11-Jan-2008 | Carl's Jr. founder Carl Karcher dies of pneumonia at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, CA. | 77
|
| John Harvey-Jones
| 09-Jan-2008 | Former Chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries John Harvey-Jones dies at age 83. | 0 |
| Jim Dooley
| 08-Jan-2008 | Former Chicago Bears wide receiver and later Head Coach Jim Dooley dies suffering Lou Gehrig's Disease at a hospital in Lake Forest, Illinois. | 0 |
| Phil Agee
| 07-Jan-2008 | Former CIA agent and longtime critic of the Agency Phil Agee dies in surgery in Havana, Cuba, where he had lived in exile. | 13
|
| Lee S. Dreyfus
| 02-Jan-2008 | Former Wisconsin governor Lee Dreyfus dies at 81. | 1
|
| Louis Wolfson
| 30-Dec-2007 | Businessman and horse breeder Louis Wolfson dies of Alzheimer's disease and colon cancer at his home in Bal Harbour, Florida. | 0 |
| William Sheluck, Jr.
| 29-Dec-2007 | | 0 |
| Benazir Bhutto
| 27-Dec-2007 | Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto is assassinated at a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in a suicide bombing attack that kills 22. | 14
|
| Edward A. Brennan
| 27-Dec-2007 | Former CEO of Sears Roebuck Edward A. Brennan dies at his home in Burr Ridge, Illinois, after a short illness. | 1
|
| Steven Florio
| 27-Dec-2007 | Former Condé Nast CEO Steven Florio dies in New York City. | 0 |
| Shawn Wang
| 27-Dec-2007 | Baidu CFO Shawn Wang dies in an accident while on vacation in China. | 0 |
| Oscar Peterson
| 24-Dec-2007 | Legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson dies of kidney failure at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. | 0 |
| Michael Kidd
| 23-Dec-2007 | Choreographer Michael Kidd dies at his home in Los Angeles. | 56
|
| Marvin Wachman
| 22-Dec-2007 | Former Temple University president Marvin Wachman dies at his home in Philadelphia. | 0 |
| Kenneth J. Hendricks
| 21-Dec-2007 | Billionaire CEO of ABC Supply Kenneth Hendricks dies at his Wisconsin home after falling through the roof of his garage. | 0 |
| Tommy Byrne
| 20-Dec-2007 | Former MLB pitcher and Mayor of Wake Forest, North Carolina Tommy Byrne dies from congestive heart failure. | 0 |
| Glenn W. Ferguson
| 20-Dec-2007 | Former university president and US Ambassador to Kenya, Glenn W. Ferguson dies at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | 0 |
| Lewis C. Solmon
| 17-Dec-2007 | Educator and activist Lewis C. Solmon dies from a stroke. | 0 |
| Dan Fogelberg
| 16-Dec-2007 | Musician and singer Dan Fogelberg dies from prostate cancer at his home in Maine. | 50
|
| Julia Carson
| 15-Dec-2007 | Congresswoman Julia Carson dies in her sleep from lung cancer at the age of 69. | 7
|
| Diane Middlebrook
| 15-Dec-2007 | Biographer Diane Middlebrook dies from cancer in San Francisco. | 0 |
| John H. Crimmins
| 12-Dec-2007 | American ambassador John H. Crimmins dies from congestive heart failure at a retirement community in Mitchellvile, Maryland. | 4
|
| Ike Turner
| 12-Dec-2007 | Soul musician Ike Turner overdoses on cocaine at his home in San Marcos, California. | 108
|
| Karlheinz Stockhausen
| 05-Dec-2007 | Legendary experimental composer Karlheinz Stockhausen dies in his home in Kürten, Germany. | 6
|
| Pimp C
| 04-Dec-2007 | Rapper Pimp C is found dead at the Mondrian Hotel in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Robert O. Anderson
| 02-Dec-2007 | Oilman Robert O. Anderson dies after a fall at his home in Roswell, NM. | 0 |
| Elizabeth Hardwick
| 02-Dec-2007 | Novelist and critic Elizabeth Hardwick dies in Manhattan, at age 91. | 5
|
| Evel Knievel
| 30-Nov-2007 | Daredevil Evil Knievel dies in St. Petersburg, Florida, of complications from diabetes and hepatitis C. | 908
|
| Henry Hyde
| 29-Nov-2007 | Former Congressman Henry Hyde dies, four months after undergoing open heart surgery. | 30
|
| Roger Smith
| 29-Nov-2007 | Former CEO of General Motors Roger Smith dies in Detroit after a short illness. | 17
|
| John J. McLaughry
| 28-Nov-2007 | Former college football coach John J. McLaughry dies at the Tockwotton Home in Providence, Rhode Island. | 0 |
| Jane Rule
| 27-Nov-2007 | Author Jane Rule dies from liver cancer at her home on Galiano Island, British Columbia. | 6
|
| Sean Taylor
| 27-Nov-2007 | Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor dies after being shot in the leg during a house robbery, after having lost enough blood to enter a coma. | 0 |
| Bill Willis
| 27-Nov-2007 | NFL Hall of Famer Bill Willis dies from complications of a stroke at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. | 0 |
| Bill Hartack
| 26-Nov-2007 | Jockey Bill Hartack, a five-time Kentucky Derby winner, dies at a remote hunting retreat near Freer, Texas. | 0 |
| Kevin DuBrow
| 25-Nov-2007 | The lead singer of Quiet Riot, Kevin DuBrow, is found dead in his Las Vegas apartment. | 0 |
| Antonio Lamer
| 24-Nov-2007 | Former Canadian Chief Justice Antonio Lamer dies from heart failure in Ottawa, Ontario. | 0 |
| Joseph G. Minish
| 24-Nov-2007 | Former US Congressman Joseph G. Minish dies aged 91 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. | 0 |
| William A. O'Neill
| 24-Nov-2007 | Former Connecticut Governor William A. O'Neill dies at his home in East Hampton. | 0 |
| Maurice Béjart
| 22-Nov-2007 | French choreographer Maurice Béjart dies suffering kidney failure in Lausanne, Switzerland. | 0 |
| Fernando Fernán-Gómez
| 21-Nov-2007 | Spanish actor and film director Fernando Fernán-Gómez dies after a two-day hospital stay, Madrid. | 0 |
| Tom Johnson
| 21-Nov-2007 | Hockey Hall-of-Famer Tom Johnson dies from a heart attack at his home in Falmouth, Massachusetts. | 0 |
| Ian Smith
| 20-Nov-2007 | Former prime minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith dies in his home in Cape Town, South Africa. | 33
|
| Jim Ringo
| 19-Nov-2007 | NFL Hall of Famer Jim Ringo dies at a care facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, suffering pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. | 0 |
| Robert E. McNair
| 17-Nov-2007 | Former Governor of South Carolina Robert E. McNair dies from brain cancer in Charleston, South Carolina. | 0 |
| Ira Levin
| 12-Nov-2007 | Writer Ira Levin dies in Manhattan from a heart attack at age 78. | 10
|
| Delbert Mann
| 11-Nov-2007 | Film director Delbert Mann dies from pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 6
|
| Dick Nolan
| 11-Nov-2007 | Former San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Dick Nolan dies, suffering Alzheimer's disease. | 0 |
| Augustus F. Hawkins
| 10-Nov-2007 | Former Congressman from California Augustus F. Hawkins dies, aged 100. | 169
|
| Laraine Day
| 10-Nov-2007 | Actress Laraine Day dies at her daughter's home in Utah, at age 90. | 26
|
| Norman Mailer
| 10-Nov-2007 | Author Norman Mailer dies from renal failure in Manhattan, aged 84. | 107
|
| Hank Thompson
| 06-Nov-2007 | Honky Tonk musician Hank Thompson succumbs to lung cancer at his home in Keller, Texas. | 0 |
| Paul Tibbets
| 01-Nov-2007 | Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets dies at his Columbus, Ohio home. | 245
|
| Robert Goulet
| 30-Oct-2007 | Singer Robert Goulet dies of pulmonary fibrosis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 36
|
| Peter Hoagland
| 30-Oct-2007 | Former Congressman Peter Hoagland dies in Washington, DC, having suffered Parkinson's disease. | 0 |
| Thomas J. Meskill
| 29-Oct-2007 | Former Connecticut Governor Thomas J. Meskill dies from a heart attack at a hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida. | 0 |
| Porter Wagoner
| 28-Oct-2007 | Country musician Porter Wagoner dies of lung cancer at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. | 55
|
| Moira Lister
| 27-Oct-2007 | South African actress Moira Lister dies in Cape Town, after a short illness. | 2
|
| Arthur Kornberg
| 26-Oct-2007 | Nobel laureate Arthur Kornberg dies from respiratory failure at Stanford Hospital. | 1
|
| Goh Tong Lim
| 23-Oct-2007 | Malaysian casino gaming billionaire Goh Tong Lim dies at age 90. | 0 |
| Max McGee
| 20-Oct-2007 | Former Green Bay Packer Max McGee dies after he falls from his roof while using a leafblower, Deephaven, Minnesota. | 0 |
| Paul Raven
| 20-Oct-2007 | Killing Joke and later Ministry bassist Paul Raven is found dead in Geneva, Switzerland, of a suspected heart attack. | 0 |
| William J. Crowe, Jr.
| 18-Oct-2007 | US Navy Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital, age 82. | 1
|
| Lucky Dube
| 18-Oct-2007 | South African reggae star Lucky Dube is shot to death during a carjacking, Johannesburg, South Africa. | 0 |
| Teresa Brewer
| 17-Oct-2007 | Singer Teresa Brewer dies in New Rochelle, New York. | 0 |
| Joey Bishop
| 17-Oct-2007 | The longest-surviving member of the Rat Pack, Joey Bishop dies at his home in Newport Beach, age 89. | 1,829
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| Robert A. Young III
| 17-Oct-2007 | Former US Congressman Robert A. Young III dies from liver failure, St. Ann, Missouri. | 0 |
| Deborah Kerr
| 16-Oct-2007 | Scottish actress Deborah Kerr dies from complications of Parkinson's disease at her home in Suffolk, England. | 52
|
| Tose Proeski
| 16-Oct-2007 | Macedonian pop singer Tose Proeski is killed in an early morning automobile accident, near Nova Gradiska, Croatia. | 0 |
| Big Moe
| 14-Oct-2007 | Sizzurp-powered rapper Big Moe dies at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. | 0 |
| Bob Denard
| 13-Oct-2007 | Colorful French mercenary Bob Denard dies. | 0 |
| Lonny Chapman
| 12-Oct-2007 | American character actor Lonny Chapman dies from heart disease and pneumonia in Sherman Oaks, California. | 0 |
| Sri Chinmoy
| 11-Oct-2007 | Meditation guru Sri Chinmoy dies of a heart attack in Queens, New York. | 3
|
| James O. Robbins
| 10-Oct-2007 | Longtime Cox Communications President James O. Robbins dies of cancer. | 0 |
| Carol Bruce
| 09-Oct-2007 | Singer and actress Carol Bruce dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Woodland Hills, California. | 34
|
| Robert B. McGehee
| 09-Oct-2007 | Progress Energy CEO Robert B. McGehee dies after suffering a stroke while on a business trip to London, England. | 0 |
| Douglas C. Yearley
| 08-Oct-2007 | Former CEO of Phelps Dodge Douglas C. Yearley dies from multiple myeloma at his home in Osterville, Massachusetts. | 1
|
| George E. Sangmeister
| 07-Oct-2007 | Former US Congressman George E. Sangmeister dies from leukemia. | 0 |
| Jo Ann Davis
| 06-Oct-2007 | Virginia Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis dies of breast cancer at her home in Gloucester, Virginia. | 0 |
| J. D. Roy Atchison
| 05-Oct-2007 | Assistant U.S. Attorney and alleged pedophile J. D. Roy Atchison is found hanged in his cell at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan. | 0 |
| George Grizzard
| 02-Oct-2007 | Actor George Grizzard dies in Manhattan, suffering lung cancer. | 0 |
| James W. Michaels
| 02-Oct-2007 | Former Forbes editor James W. Michaels dies of pneumonia, at age 86. | 0 |
| Al Oerter
| 01-Oct-2007 | Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist Al Oerter dies from heart failure in Fort Myers, Florida. | 0 |
| Lois Maxwell
| 29-Sep-2007 | Actress Lois Maxwell, known for playing Miss Moneypenny in James Bond films, dies at a hospital in Perth, Australia. | 0 |
| Harry S. Dent, Sr.
| 28-Sep-2007 | Political strategist Harry S. Dent, Sr. dies at his Columbia, South Carolina home. | 0 |
| Charles B. Griffith
| 28-Sep-2007 | Screenwriter and film director Charles B. Griffith dies from a heart attack in San Diego, California. | 0 |
| Martin Manulis
| 28-Sep-2007 | Television producer Martin Manulis dies at his home in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| David Hans Schmidt
| 28-Sep-2007 | "Sultan of Sleaze" David Hans Schmidt is found dead in his Phoenix, Arizona home, a suicide. | 0 |
| George Rieveschl
| 27-Sep-2007 | Chemist George Rieveschl, discoverer of Benadryl, dies of pneumonia at age 91. | 0 |
| Pief Panofsky
| 24-Sep-2007 | Physicist Pief Panofsky suffers a fatal heart attack at his home in Los Altos, California. | 0 |
| Marcel Marceau
| 22-Sep-2007 | French mime Marcel Marceau dies in Paris, aged 84. | 142
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| William D. Rogers
| 22-Sep-2007 | William D. Rogers, former adviser to Henry Kissinger, suffers a fatal heart attack while fox hunting near Upperville, Virginia. | 0 |
| Alice Ghostley
| 21-Sep-2007 | "Bewitched" actress Alice Ghostley dies in Studio City, California. | 3
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| Ian Gilmour
| 21-Sep-2007 | British Parliamentarian Ian Gilmour dies after a short illness at West Middlesex Hospital in London. | 0 |
| Rex Humbard
| 21-Sep-2007 | Televangelist Rex Humbard dies at a hospital in Atlantis, Florida. | 44
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| Coral Eugene Watts
| 21-Sep-2007 | Convicted serial killer Coral Eugene Watts dies of prostate cancer at Foote Hospital, Jackson, Michigan. | 11
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| Christian Herter, Jr.
| 16-Sep-2007 | Christian Herter, Jr. dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Washington, DC. | 0 |
| Calvin L. Rampton
| 16-Sep-2007 | Three-term Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton dies from cancer at a hospice in Holladay, Utah. | 3
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| Robert Jordan
| 16-Sep-2007 | Fantasy author Robert Jordan dies from cardiac amyloidosis. | 10
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| Brett Somers
| 15-Sep-2007 | Actress and game show fixture Brett Somers dies from stomach and colon cancer in Westport, Connecticut. | 35
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| Colin McRae
| 15-Sep-2007 | Scottish rally car champion Colin McRae dies along with his son and two family friends when the helicopter he is illegally piloting crashes in Lanark, Scotland. | 0 |
| Jane Wyman
| 10-Sep-2007 | Actress Jane Wyman dies at her home in in Palm Springs, California. | 218
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| John Compton
| 07-Sep-2007 | Prime Minister of St. Lucia John Compton dies at a private hospital in Castries, St. Lucia, after suffering multiple strokes. | 0 |
| Madeleine L'Engle
| 06-Sep-2007 | Juvenile author Madeleine L'Engle dies of natural causes, age 89. | 90
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| Luciano Pavarotti
| 06-Sep-2007 | Operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies of kidney failure after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. | 298
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| Percy Rodriguez
| 06-Sep-2007 | Character actor Percy Rodrigues dies from kidney failure at his home in Indio, California. | 0 |
| Jennifer Dunn
| 05-Sep-2007 | Former US Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn dies at her apartment in Alexandria, Virginia. | 1
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| Paul Gillmor
| 05-Sep-2007 | Republican Congressman from Ohio, Paul Gillmor is found dead in his Washington, DC apartment. | 0 |
| D. James Kennedy
| 05-Sep-2007 | Televangelist D. James Kennedy dies in Fort Lauderdale after suffering heart problems. | 0 |
| Michael Evans
| 04-Sep-2007 | Actor Michael Evans dies of natural causes at age 87. | 0 |
| Steve Fossett
| 03-Sep-2007 | | 94
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| Edward McGaffigan
| 02-Sep-2007 | Edward McGaffigan, the longest-serving panelist of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dies of metastatic melanoma. | 0 |
| José Luis de Villalonga
| 30-Aug-2007 | Spanish actor José Luis de Villalonga dies on the island of Majorca. | 0 |
| Charles Vanik
| 30-Aug-2007 | Former Ohio Representative Charles Vanik dies in his sleep at his home in Jupiter, Florida. | 0 |
| Pierre Messmer
| 29-Aug-2007 | Former French Prime Minister Pierre Messmer dies at age 91. | 0 |
| Richard Jewell
| 29-Aug-2007 | Security guard Richard Jewell, wrongly linked to the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing, dies of diabetes complications at his West Georgia home, age 44. He had been suffering from kidney problems since February. | 5
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| Miyoshi Umeki
| 28-Aug-2007 | Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki dies at a Missouri nursing home. | 6
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| Alfred Peet
| 27-Aug-2007 | Founder of Peet's Coffee Alfred Peet dies in Ashland, Oregon. | 12
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| Gaston Thorn
| 26-Aug-2007 | Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg Gaston Thorn dies after an illness. | 0 |
| Aaron Russo
| 24-Aug-2007 | Film producer and activist Aaron Russo dies from cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Raymond Barre
| 23-Aug-2007 | Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre dies in hospital after first suffering heart problems in April. | 7
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| Grace Paley
| 22-Aug-2007 | Author Grace Paley dies at her home in Thetford Hill, Vermont, following a battle with breast cancer. | 10
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| Leona Helmsley
| 20-Aug-2007 | Queen of Mean Leona Helmsley dies from heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Connecticut. | 186
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| Daniel Brewster
| 19-Aug-2007 | Former US Senator from Maryland Daniel Brewster dies from liver cancer at his home in Owings Mills, Maryland. | 0 |
| Michael Deaver
| 18-Aug-2007 | Reagan adviser Michael Deaver dies from pancreatic cancer at his home in Bethesda, Maryland. | 1
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| Max Roach
| 16-Aug-2007 | Jazz drummer Max Roach dies at a Manhattan care facility. | 33
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| Sam Pollock
| 15-Aug-2007 | Former Monteral Canadiens General Manager Sam Pollock dies from pancreatic cancer in Toronto. | 0 |
| John Biffen
| 14-Aug-2007 | British parliamentarian and former Lead of the House of Commons during the Thatcher era, John Biffen dies in Shrewsbury, England. | 0 |
| Phil Rizzuto
| 14-Aug-2007 | Former MLB player and later broadcaster Phil Rizzuto dies at a nursing home in West Orange, New Jersey. | 183
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| Brian "Crush" Adams
| 13-Aug-2007 | Retired wrestler Brian Adams, better known as Crush, dies in his sleep at age 43. | 0 |
| Brooke Astor
| 13-Aug-2007 | Philanthropost Brooke Astor dies from pneumonia at her home in Briarcliff Manor, New York. | 4,028
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| Merv Griffin
| 12-Aug-2007 | Talk show host and businessman Merv Griffin dies from prostate cancer. | 248
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| James Mackay
| 12-Aug-2007 | Historian and philatelist James Mackay dies in Glasgow. | 4
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| Tony Wilson
| 10-Aug-2007 | The founder of Factory Records and the Haçienda club Tony Wilson dies from a heart attack due to complications of kidney cancer. | 0 |
| Melville Shavelson
| 08-Aug-2007 | Film director Melville Shavelson dies at his home in Los Angeles. | 0 |
| Hal Fishman
| 07-Aug-2007 | Local TV news anchor Hal Fishman dies from colon cancer at his Los Angeles home. | 2
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| Jean-Marie Lustiger
| 05-Aug-2007 | Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paris Jean-Marie Lustiger dies in Paris after an unspecified illness. | 0 |
| Lee Hazlewood
| 04-Aug-2007 | Music producer and country music singer/songwriter Lee Hazlewood dies of kidney cancer in Las Vegas. | 29
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| Michelangelo Antonioni
| 30-Jul-2007 | Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni dies in Rome, aged 94. | 233
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| Ingmar Bergman
| 30-Jul-2007 | Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman dies at his home in Faaroe, Sweden. | 217
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| Bill Walsh
| 30-Jul-2007 | Former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh succumbs to leukemia at his home in Menlo Park, California. | 16
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| Mike Reid
| 29-Jul-2007 | English actor Mike Reid dies in Marbella, Spain. | 0 |
| Michel Serrault
| 29-Jul-2007 | French actor Michel Serrault dies in Honfleur, France. | 0 |
| Tom Snyder
| 29-Jul-2007 | Talk show host Tom Snyder dies from complications associated with leukemia. | 43
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| Marvin Zindler
| 29-Jul-2007 | KTRK-TV reporter Marvin Zindler dies from pancreatic cancer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. | 0 |
| Skip Prosser
| 26-Jul-2007 | Basketball coach Skip Prosser dies after collapsing from a heart attack, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. | 0 |
| Albert Ellis
| 24-Jul-2007 | Psychologist Albert Ellis dies at his home in New York City. | 0 |
