Cornell, aged 52, committed suicide in his hotel room in Detroit after a show by hanging himself. He leaves 3 children. BBC article Black Hole Sun
Moors murderer Ian Brady….. Dead!
Ian Brady has been reported to have died in Ashworth High Security Hospital aged 79. Few will shed a tear for Brady who killed at least 5 children with his partner Myra Hindley. This is a win from the excluded
Celebrity Deaths In 2016: Was It Truly The Worst Year Ever? The Numbers Are In
http://www.inquisitr.com/3804963/celebrity-deaths-in-2016-was-it-truly-the-worst-year/
Kirk Douglas turns 100 years old.
A great write up on the BBC website as excluded list favourite Kirk Douglas turns 100 years old. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38250250
Peter Vaughan, 93…. Dead!
The star, best known for his roles as Maester Aemon on Game of Thrones and Grouty in Porridge, has died aged 93. Vaughan described himself as a character actor, saying he did not have the looks to play romantic leads.
Andrew Sachs, 86….. Dead!
Andrew Sachs, star of Fawlty towers as the clumsy waiter Mañuel, has died at the age of 86 following a private four year battle with dementia. Sachs was born in Berlin in 1930 to a Roman Catholic mother and a
Fidel Castro, 90…. Dead!
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, better known as Fidel Castro has died. Castro was the ruler of Cuba, firstly as Prime Minister from 1959 until 1976, then as President from 1976 until he retired due to ill health in 2008. Under
Leonard Cohen, 82…. Dead!
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has peacefully died at the age of 82. Writer of the much covered ‘Hallelujah’, Cohen died at his home in Los Angeles, just weeks after the release of his latest album ‘You want
Raghav Uday and Anil Verma, Indian stuntmen…. Dead!
2 Indian stuntmen have reportedly died after jumping into a lake in Southern India from a helicopter when neither man could swim. A rescue boat that was due to pick them up after they jumped in failed to start. https://youtu.be/3GUeTSEcCeg
Sir Jimmy Young, 95….. Dead!
Veteran broadcaster Jimmy Young has died peacefully at home. One of the original Radio 1 DJs at the launch of the station in 1967, Sir Jimmy went on to spend almost 30 years at Radio 2 before his retirement in 2002.