DevonDeathTrip

The world's shortest man has died, aged 21. He Ping Ping Gone Gone

Norrie Woodhall, now aged 104, has taken to the stage again.

James Brown's body is 'missing from its crypt'. Are we quite sure he really is dead?

Tim Holland, World Champion 1968 - 1973 . He was the Roger Federer of backgammon.

Oh dear . I think you'll find he was known as Ian Stuart . I do hope you haven't been too influenced by his Nazi diatribes.

I'm going to see Dave Swarbrick preform next Friday night, so I'll check to see how close to death he looks these days. Anyway, he's posted some news on his website about his close friend and former bandmate Diz Disley, who is very ill with heart problems and dementia: http://www.folkicons.co.uk/swarbmenu.htm

No news about Jovanka Brons, but another of Tito's three wives, Herta Haas has just died "in obscurity" in Belgrade, aged 96.

A Guinnesss Book of Records official is off to Israel to "formalize 115-year-old David Pur's title as the oldest living man on earth."

Seven people have been arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill the blasphemous Swedish cartoonist. For a moment, before I read that the arrested men were of Middle Eastern origin, I thought there was some sort of involvement from battle hardened traditional Irish paramilitaries, out for the reward money, which would have been a bit of a turn up for the books.

Opera singer Placido Domingo is recovering from surgery, preformed after he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Former child prodigy Patricia Travers has died of cancer, aged 82. She was very popular and gained great renown for her musical talent in the 1940s, but 'retired' aged 23 and completely vanished from the public eye. Valedictory for Vanished Violinist

I think you're right. Welcome to DL. That said, I'm really sorry and need to join in. My list for 2050, at 3.47pm on October 13th. Polar bears Handwriting Iran Morris Dancers Channel Tunnel Kiribati Cheque Books Cravats Snuff Monarchy Oil

She hasn't got a hope in hell of getting a UK obit, but that doesn't mean that the fabulously named Wilma Mankiller, former leader of the Cherokee Indian community, shouldn't get a mention here. She's got terminal pancreatic cancer.

Ron Banks, lead singer of American soul group The Dramatics, has died of a massive heart attack. The Dramatics toll of death is now right up there with The New York Dolls and Lynyrd Skynyrd, if not quite as good as The Ramones. Their line up at it's peak in the early seventies was thus: Ron Banks - Died of a heart attack today aged 58 William "Wee Gee" Howard: Died of a heart attack in 2000, aged 49 Elbert Wilkins - Died of a heart attack in 1992, aged 42 James Mack Brown - Died of an aneurysm in 2008, aged 58 Willie Ford - Still Alive Larry Demps - Still Alive

Chris Woodhead interview. Quite a sad story, but he doesn't really give any clues as to when he'll decide to end his own suffering.

What? Like a bat out of hell? Indeed. He'll be gone (gone gone) before the morning comes. Oh.

Yes! He's just died in prison.

Cyril Smith, when his heart, still beating, breaks out of his body and flies away.

Penny Marshall is "losing her battle with cancer" according the National Enquirer.

Greg Rita has died.

Phyliss Diller, growing old disgracefully. Bless her!

Jaime Escalante, possibly the word's most famous maths teacher and the inspiration behind the film Stand and Deliver, has cancer and is seriously ill.