British comedian and TV host Paul O'Grady, initially known as drag queen Lily Savage, dead suddenly at 67 two and a half months shy of his birthday.

Procol Harum lyricist and Full House & eponymous Project founder Keith Reid, dead a week ago after a battle with cancer at 76 a little under seven months shy of his birthday.

Longtime National Amusements executive George Levitt, dead of a stroke on the 20th at 80 (birth date unknown).

Actor Tad Devine, son of late prolific charcter actor Andy Devine, dead on the 22nd at 88 (birth date unknown).

Former National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences president Royal Blakeman, dead Sunday at 99 (birth date unknown).

Louis Crowe, beloved dog to actor Russell Crowe, hit and killed by a truck at 1 somewhere between seven and eight months shy of his birthday.

Die Mannequin frontwoman Caroline "Care Failure" Kawa, dead of undisclosed causes at 36 (birth date unknown).

Former NFL referee Bill Leavy, dead Tuesday at 76.

Scottish former world lightweight champion boxing great Ken Buchanan, dead after suffering from dementia at 77 a little under three months shy of his birthday.

Canadian veteran film, television and stage actress Sharon Acker, dead on the 16th at 87 sixteen days shy of her birthday (tomorrow).

Bulgarian-born actor-producer Christo Jivkov, best known for his role as John in The Passion Of The Christ, dead after a long battle with cancer at 48.

Canadian Broadcast Hall Of Fame and Rockabilly Hall Of Fame retired radio host Robert "Red" Robinson, OBC, the first to play rock 'n roll in Vancouver, dead after a brief illness at 86.

World-renowned Japanese musician and actor Ryuichi Sakamoto, dead Tuesday while undergoing treatment for cancer at 71.

Ukrainian-born Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, born Maxim Foman, assassinated with a bomb at 40 twenty-three days shy of his birthday.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Sire Records co-founder Seymour Stein (nee Steinbigle), who signed such acts as The Ramones*, Talking Heads** and Madonna, dead after a long battle with cancer at 80 sixteen days shy of his birthday.

*They made the second-best video of 1983.

**They made the fourth-best videos of 1980 & 1983.

Influential Australian Indigenous leader and land rights activist Dr. Galarrwuy Yunupingu, dead at 74 a little under three months shy of his birthday.

Canadian men's basketball guard & Olympian-turned-coach Greg Francis, dead of undisclosed causes at 48 a day shy of his birthday.

New Zealand wrestling legend Bob "Bushwhacker Butch" Miller, dead Sunday after a brief illness at 78 six and three-fifth months shy of his birthday.

Influential San Francisco drag legend and Trannyshack/Mother founder Heklina, born Stefan Grygelko, dead at 55 two and a half months shy of their birthday.

Former NFL tight end and offensive tackle Ronnie Lee, not to be confused with the eponymous British animal rights activist, dead on the 26th at 66 a little under nine months shy of his birthday.

Dominican-born Mexican telenovela actor and Chanoc star Andres Garcia, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, most of them footballers, dead of hepatic cirrhosis at 81 one and a half months shy of his birthday.

World land speed record legend Craig Breedlove, dead at 86.

C a s h A p p (sorry about the spacing, it was the only way I could circumvent being flagged as a SPAM robot) founder Bob Lee, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, murdered Tuesday at 43 eight and a half months shy of his birthday.

German-born British music promoter, publishing heiress, actress and model Nora Forster, wife to punk legend John Lydon, alias Johnny Rotten, dead of Alzheimer's disease at 80 exactly seven months shy of her birthday.

S Club 7 singer Paul Cattermole, dead of four different heart issues at 46.

Former KABC-TV entertainment reporter Francesca Cappucci, dead on the 30th after a nine-month battle with stage four metastatic lung cancer at 64 three months less a day shy of her birthday.

Veteran TV actress and writer Judy Farrell (nee Hayden), best known for her role as Nurse Able on M*A*S*H, dead Sunday of a stroke suffered nine days earlier at 84 one and a third months shy of her birthday.

Animation artist and Emmy-winning timing director Leo D. Sullivan, best known for creating the Soul Train opening, dead on the 25th of heart failure at 82 an unknown amount of time shy of his birthday.

Luscious Jackson keyboardist Vivian Trimble, dead Tuesday of complications from cancer treatment at 59 one and two-third months shy of her birthday.

Ten-time national cycling champion Ethan Boyes, dead Tuesday after being struck by a car at 44 (birth date unknown).

British two-time Oscar-winning art and production designer Norman Reynolds, dead Thursday at 89.

Prolific master bassist and Four By Fate co-founder John Regan, not to be confused with any of his notable eponymites, dead at 71 six and three-quarter months shy of his birthday.