Rod Hull, 63 (1935-1999) UK comedian 

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Hull, 63 (13th August 1935 - 17th March 1999) was an English comedian, best known as a popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet modelled on the Australian flightless emu bird. On 17 March 1999, Hull climbed onto the roof of his bungalow - named Shepherd's Cottage, in Winchelsea, near Rye, East Sussex - to adjust his television aerial In his attempt to improve reception, he slipped from the roof and fell through an adjoining greenhouse. The 63-year-old entertainer suffered a severe skull fracture and chest injuries. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Conquest Hospital in Hastings.