h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94

He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2013 for his revolutionary work showing how the boson helps bind the Universe together.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68774195

O J Simpson. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/11/oj-simpson-dies-cancer

http://www.theguardian.com/us-newjs/2024/apr/11/oj-simpson-dies-cancer

Sorry, grandson smuggled some letters into the URL

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68792486


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68792486

Round-up after a quiet few weeks:

OJ Simpson was never picked in this game.

Peter Higgs was picked by The Jon M in 2014.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68801294

Roberto Cavalli: Italian fashion designer and inventor.

World's oldest living conjoined twins die in Pennsylvania, aged 62

Lori and George Schappell were joined at the skull with separate bodies and lived on their own since the age of 24

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/13/oldest-living-conjoined-twins-die-pennsylvania

Derek Underwood, one of England and Kent's greatest ever bowlers, has died at the age of 78.

Slow left-armer Underwood took 297 wickets in 86 Tests between 1966 and 1982, the most by any England spinner.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68818400

Dickey Betts: The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and songwriter dies at 80

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68853477

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/cj-sansom-author-of-the-shardlake-novels-dies-aged-71

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/29/cj-sansom-author-of-the-shardlake-novels-dies-aged-71

C J Sansom, author of the Shardlake books. So sorry to hear this. I think I heard he was working on another novel. Compulsive reading.

The Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder dead aged 82
That's all the original Moody Blues, but the band carries on.

https://www.castanet.net/news/Entertainment/484270/The-Moody-Blues-keyboardist-Mike-Pinder-dead-aged-82

http://www.castanet.net/news/Entertainment/484270/The-Moody-Blues-keyboardist-Mike-Pinder-dead-aged-82

Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies

Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79

His breakout role was as Yosser Hughes in drama Boys from the Blackstuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68962192

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68962192

Canadian author Alice Munro, a 2013 Nobel Prize winner for literature, has died at the age of 92.

Munro wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-69011945

Gudrun Ure, the star of beloved 1980s children's show Super Gran, has died aged 98.

Her portrayal of the granny who gained superpowers after being struck by a magic ray won her legions of young fans in the ITV series, which ran from 1985 through to 1987.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5nnn53wldo

Frank Ifield
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0vv1ngrq5yo

My parents loved him. We had all the singles. "I Remember You", "The Wayward Wind" and - "She taught me to yodel" (I think) - I do remember that it included a lot of yodelling.

Another one of those "I didn't even realise he was still around"

Olympic champion swimmer Wilkie dies aged 70

The Scot won 200m breaststroke gold in Montreal in 1976 as well as two Olympic silver medals and three world titles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo

Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies at 53

Super Size Me saw Spurlock live on a diet of McDonald�s food for an entire month to test the health impact on his body.

It sparked a huge debate and earned him an Oscar nomination for best documentary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nnz3ze3l7o

Richard M Sherman, brother of Robert Sherman, who were the joint composers of songs from 'Winnie the Pooh', 'Mary Poppins', 'Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang', 'The Slipper and the Rose', 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' &c.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz99kwy973eo

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