The DeathList 1996

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The Death List has been carefully prepared annually since 1987 by an experienced committee of Death Experts. The objective is to select celebrities who will sadly not make it through the coming year. Below is the 1996 list. We completed the year with a disappointing score of seven. EMail us with your comments and suggestions for next years list at comments@deathlist.net

The 1996 List

Rank	Prev Year	Appear	Name	Age	Description
1		3	Andreas Papandreou	77	Ex Greek Prime Minister
2		1	Timothy Leary	76	Drugs Guru
3	1	6	Deng Xiaoping	94	Chinese Premiere
4		2	Francois Mitterand	80	Former French President
5	4	3	Boris Yeltsin	65	Tsar
6		1	Larry Hagman	65	JR
7	35	2	Prince Rainier	73	Prince
8		1	Muriel Spark (Dame)	78	Novelist
9		7	George Burns	100	Comedian
10	23	7	Barbara Cartland	91	Literary Genius
11	24	6	Lord Denning	93	Judge
12	5	8	Queen Mother	96	Entertainer
13		2	Princess Alice	95	Queen Mum's sister-in-law
14		1	Tim Gullikson	45	Tennis player / coach
15		3	Simon Cadell	46	Actor
16	8	6	Ronald Reagan	85	(former) Idiot
17	14	3	Dr Hastings Banda	94	Dictator
18	19	3	Helen Wills Moody	86	Tennis
19	12	6	Jimmy Stewart	88	Actor
20		1	Julian Critchley	66	ex MP
21	21	2	Willie Whitelaw	78	Politician
22		5	Glyn Worsnip	51	TV Presenter
23	20	3	Catherine Cookson	85	Writer
24	15	2	Gene Sarazan	90	Golfer
25		4	John Demjanjuk	76	Nazi Collaborator
26		1	Mr T	44	Actor
27	29	5	Don Bradman	84	Cricketer
28	18	4	Alec Guiness	78	Actor
29		2	Jeremy Thorpe	67	Ex-Politician
30	9	4	General Pinochet	81	Dictator
31	10	7	Jacques Cousteau	86	Aqua man
32		1	E W Swanton	85	Writer
33	30	1	Fats Domino	68	Singer
34		1	Baroness Castle	86	Politician
35	27	1	Lord Longford	91	Judge
36	45	1	Marlon Brando	72	Actor: The Godfather of Method
37	40	4	Katharine Hepburn	89	Actress
38		2	Stan Flashman	56	Ticket Tout
39		2	Red Auerbach	79	Basketball owner
40	34	3	Kurt Waldheim	78	Nazi
41	50	4	Red Adair	81	Fire Fighter
42	3	3	Pope John Paul II	76	Pope
43		1	Wilf Mannion	74	Footballer
44		2	Gretchen Franklin	85	Eastender (Ethel)
45		3	Fidel Castro	70	Dictator
46		1	Bill Deedes	83	Journalist
47	37	2	Victor Borge	83	Comedian
48	17	6	Bob Hope	93	Entertainer
49		2	Fred Pontin	90	Entrepreneur
50		1	Yassir Arafat	67	Terrorist

Latest News

12th October 1996

Beryl Reid dies

1 appearance: 1987 (17)
Age: 76, Actress, Cause of death: Unknown
22nd June 1996

Andreas Papandreou dies

3 appearances: 1996 (1), 1990 (8), 1989 (26)

7th Death
Age: 77, Ex Greek Prime Minister, Cause of death: Unknown
5th June 1996

Glynn Worsnip dies

5 appearances: 1996 (22), 1995 (20), 1994 (10), 1993 (29), 1992 (1)

6th Death
Age: 51, TV Presenter, Cause of death: Unknown
30th May 1996

Timothy Leary dies

1 appearance: 1996 (2)

5th Death
Age: 76, Drugs Guru, Cause of death: Unknown
19th May 1996

Jon Pertwee dies

1 appearance: 1989 (24)
Age: 77, Dr Who, Cause of death: Unknown
2nd May 1996

Tim Gullikson dies

1 appearance: 1996 (14)

4th Death
Age: 45, Tennis player/coach, Cause of death: Unknown
9th March 1996

George Burns dies

7 appearances: 1996 (9), 1995 (5), 1994 (20), 1993 (16), 1992 (20), 1991 (21), 1990 (29)

3rd Death
Age: 100, Comedian, Cause of death: Unknown
6th March 1996

Simon Cadell dies

3 appearances: 1996 (15), 1995 (15), 1994 (1)

2nd Death
Age: 46, Actor, Cause of death: Unknown
14th February 1996

Bob Paisley dies

2 appearances: 1993 (21), 1991 (17)
Age: 77, Football Manager, Cause of death: Unknown
8th January 1996

Francois Mitterand dies

2 appearances: 1996 (4), 1995 (1)

1st Death
Age: 80, Former French President, Cause of death: Unknown