You can find archives online from the British Newspaper Archive, the British Library Newspapers, and the Guardian. A large list of archives that covers a number of countries can be found on Wikipedia.

We want to look up a distant relative. Do newspaper obituary archive appear online?

I just heard a friend of mine has died a few months ago but I don't remember seeing an obituary in the newspaper. Are there any archives online for newspaper obituaries?

You can try searching the archives of the Marco Eagle newspaper online or contact the newspaper directly. Some libraries or archives may also have physical copies of old newspapers that you can search through.

You can purchase a newspaper from your birth date through websites that specialize in historic newspapers or through online auction sites. You can also check with local libraries or newspaper archives for physical copies or digital archives of newspapers from specific dates.