Age 93 – Celebrity Death Club

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.

The D-A-CH-DeathList 2026 (page 35) 2nd February 2026
Rita Sussmuth has a Yahoo Obit, but nothing yet qualifying, and beats Jon Absey to the first Yahoo obiting but no QO title, I think. Absey hasn't even made the Yahoo papers. But it is early days, she might QO.
The Happy Birthday Thread 2nd February 2026
Ina Garden, (TV chef, Barefoot Contessa) is 78
The Happy Birthday Thread 2nd February 2026
Than Shwe, former Burmese army general and authoritarian leader of Myanmar turns 93
Dead Pop Stars 2nd February 2026
Report that Steve Washington, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the US groups Slave and Aurra, has died: https://soultracks.com/news-steve-washington-aurra-slave-dies/ More successful in the US with both bands, Aurra had a few entries in the UK charts, peaking at #12 in May 1986 with You And Me Tonight:
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 2nd February 2026
2/2/2026 57 The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony +2 44 Pulp – Common People +2 42 James – Laid 33 Elastica – Connection -6 25 Mansun – Wide Open Space 23 Rialto – Monday Morning 5:19 22 Blur – Parklife 22 Lightning Seeds – Lucky You 21 Super Furry Animals – If You Don’t Want […]
Liza Minnelli 2nd February 2026
Dead this year going by that pic, her face looks puffed up and deformed
Kill or Save: UK No.3 Hits of the 50s 2nd February 2026
2/2/2026 68 Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar +4 51 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop 47 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 25 Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol 24 Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 23 The Diamonds - Little Darlin’ 19 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be […]
Kill or Save: Best of the Rest Top 20 Hits of the 90s 2nd February 2026
2/2/2026 80 Travis - Driftwood +4 54 The Cardigans - My Favourite Game 54 Queen - No-One But You 51 Weezer - Buddy Holly 50 The Wannadies - You And Me Song 33 Alanis Morissette - Ironic 32 Mike & The Mechanics - Over My Shoulder 29 The Lightning Seeds - Sugar Coated Iceberg […]
20/20 + 6 2nd February 2026
1926: George Ariyoshi/Erna Schnider Hoover 1927: John Kander/Trude Beiser 1928: Roy Romer/Thea Musgrave 1929: John Nicks/Tellervo Koivisto 1930: Roger Sims/Vigdis Finnbogadottir 1931: John Sutcliffe/Carol Baker 1932: Neil Thorne/Helga Line 1933: Ilia II of Georgia/Ngina Kenyatta 1934: Don Cherry/Michiko 1935: 14th Dalai Lama/Esther Vilar
Kill or Save: The Themed Games 2nd February 2026
Feb 2 2026 55 The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony 46 Pulp – Common People 42 James – Laid 39 Elastica – Connection 25 Mansun – Wide Open Space +4 23 Rialto – Monday Morning 5:19 22 Blur – Parklife 22 Lightning Seeds – Lucky You 21 Super Furry Animals – If You Don’t Want […]