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France's most senior Catholic prelate, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, has died in Paris at the age of 80

Shih Ming-Teh, the Taiwanese dissident, who was reported last year to be suffering from liver cancer, is now said to be afflicted with lung cancer was well.

Father Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard. Not terribly famous, but his Telegraph obit is highly entertaining.

I am not a farmer. I don't own any cows. I just happen to own a field.

George Steinbrenner III, one of the most powerful men in baseball and owner of the New York Yankees, is now a befuddled, bloated old man in "dreadful" shape American Deathlisters, how does The New York Post rank as a news source? It's style does seem a bit similar to the National Enquirer.

Pierre Spies, one of the world's most talented rugby union players, has been diagnosed with clots on his lung, he is only 22.

He's alive and well Welcome back Millwall32 We thought you were dead.

Dr Art Davis, the double bassist who played with Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Max Roach and, er, Peter Paul and Mary, has died at the age of 73. He held a doctorate in clinical psychology.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Kex Gorin, original drummer with Magnum, has advanced lung and kidney cancer. The NHS can't afford to prolong his life with medication. Not altogether sure that he'll get a UK obit, but you never know...

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BBC obit for Tommy Makem.

Tommy Makem has died.

Tul Bahadar Pun, 84, holder of the Victoria Cross, is critically ill after suffering a stroke. He also suffers from heart problems and diabetes. He is one of only twelve living recipients of this country's highest award for valour and will certainly get a UK obit. His VC citation can be found on his Wiki page. It will take a lot to kill this man.

Sergei Antonov, who was accused of trying to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 but later released for lack of evidence, has been found dead in his home. The Bulgarian interior ministry say he died of natural causes. Mr Antonov was 58.

The Daily Express think that Simon Mann is "Set To Go Free" Having read the article, I am not sure how they arrived at this conclusion.

The aforementioned Tommy Makem, who some discerning deadpoolers have picked for the DDP ( ), isn't doing too well. He's been too unwell to preform at some recent concerts, upon investigation I have found that his lung cancer has spread to his liver. The end is surely nigh. And I can't see Tommy Makem lasting much longer either.

The carnage continues. Michelangelo Antonioni has just died

Phil Drabble. For personal reasons.

It's been at least 24 hours since Harvester of Souls logged on to remind us how much he hates peadophiles. I can therefore only deduce that he must have changed his mind about them and come to the conclusion that they are all jolly decent chaps after all.

^ No thanks - I'm having one of these: Q: What have Jesus Christ and Phil Drabble got in common? A: They both walked again.

Going back a few years, but the mysterious hunting accident that put an end to the life of King William II in 1100 must be one the greatest deaths ever on British soil. I suppose a comparable modern day scenario would be if The Queen's head was blown off during a pheasant shoot.

Ayatollah Ali Meshkini has finally died. Well done to all the teams who picked him on the DDP and the Poolofdeath

Patriarch Teoctist, head of the Romanian Church has just died.

A very well done to Iraq for winning the Asian Cup. The whole nation has put the war on hold to celebrate their 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia. It does look as if the good citizens of Baghdad have got a little carried away with their celebrations this evening