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1. Known as one of the 'Big Three' in science fiction writing, his most famous work involved a homicidal character known as HAL. In 2000, the GRAA (Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association) wrongly announced he had died from Pulmonary Fibrosis.
2. This Hollywood comedy actor has tangled with witches, performed death defying stunts on ice and even knows Santa! Despite all this, I'm sure he was still in shock when he heard he had died in a freak paragliding accident in 2006.
3. In 2008, young fans were horrified when reports began circulating the internet that this singer/actress had been killed in a car accident aged just 15!
4. In the early 1970s, due to out of control rumours of his death, this extravagant rock star had to issue the following statement.
"I'm alive, and drunk as usual!"
Luckily, the incident didn't 'poison' his career!
5. The 25th June 2009 was a tragic day in the world of entertainment. We lost 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson and actress Farrah Fawcett lost her long battle with cancer.
Another Hollywood actor's death was reported on that day but it was a hoax. He lived to celebrate 'Independence Day'!
6. In 1956, this US born writer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, was reported, in newspapers worldwide, to have been killed in a plane crash in Africa.
7. This distinctive voiced actor was the subject of mistaken identity. In 1998, his death was announced during the radio broadcast of a baseball game. It didn't bring out the 'dark side' of his personality though!
8. Despite being very much alive well into the 21st century, this veteran British singer still had the internet buzzing with conspiracy theories about how he was killed in a car crash in 1966.
9. Ah! The infamous 'died in a car crash' hoax. Thanks to 'Twitter', in 2009, this rapper was the latest to be pronounced dead from this scenario. It looks like the experience made him 'stronger' and it certainly didn't turn him into a 'gold digger'!
10. And finally, my personal favourite. In November 2009, thanks to a poorly worded text message to the Canadian Prime Minister, news of this former British Prime Minister's death had officials in a frenzy!
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