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2016 has been vicious, and this is just the list of internationally known celebs

 

JANUARY

8th – David Bowie, Musician – (2) time Grammy winner influenced music and culture for four generations – age 69

14th – Alan Rickman, Actor – Hans Gruber in ‘Die Hard’ and Severus Snape in ‘Harry Potter’ – age 69

18th – Glen Frey, Singer / Songwriter – founded The Eagles “Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – age 67

 

FEBRUARY

19th – Harper Lee, Novelist – Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1961) for novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” – age 89

25th – Tony Burton, Actor – boxing trainer to Apollo Creed and later Rocky in six “Rocky” movies – age 78

29th – Gil Hill, Police Commander/Actor – Inspector Todd in three “Beverly Hills Cop” movies – age 84

 

MARCH

6th – Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the U.S.(1981-1989) Husband, 40th President Ronald Reagan – age 94

8th – Sir George Martin, Producer for the “Beatles” albums, known as “The Fifth Beatle” – age 90

16th – Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer – son of Frank Sinatra and a talented singer – age 72

 

APRIL

21th – Prince, Musician – flamboyant on stage, seven Grammy Awards, “Purple Rain” – age 57

 

JUNE

3rd – Muhammad Ali, Professional Boxer – (formerly Cassius Clay) three time heavyweight champion (1964, 1974, and 1978), proclaimed “The Greatest” – age 74

10th – Gordie Howe, Hockey player – Detroit Red Wings for 25 seasons, 23-time NHL All-Star – age 88

19th – Anton Yelchin, Actor – Pavel Chekov in three Star Trek movies (2009-16) – age 27

 

JULY

27th – Jerry Doyle, Actor – Michael Garibaldi in “Babylon 5” (1994–98) – age 60

 

AUGUST

13th – Kenny Baker, Actor – played R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise also played Paploo, the Ewok – age 81

29th – Gene Wilder, Actor – Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka – age 83

 

NOVEMBER

7th – Leonard Cohen, Poet / Songwriter – “Suzanne”, “Hallelujah” and “Bird on the Wire” – age 82

11th – Robert Vaughn, Actor – Napoleon Solo in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-’68) – age 83

25th – Fidel Castro, Dictator – Prime Minister then President of Cuba from 1959-2008 then gave same powers to his brother – age 90

25th – Ron Glass, Actor – Det. Ron Harris on “Barney Miller” (1975-1982) & Shephard Book in Firefly/Serenity– age 71

 

DECEMBER

7th – Greg Lake, Musician – founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Lucky Man” – age 69

8th – John Glenn, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot. Marine Colonel. NASA Astronaut. Senator from Ohio (1974-99). Married for 73 yrs – first American to orbit the Earth (1962) – age 95

18th – Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress and Socialite – Moulin Rouge (1952), married nine times to mostly wealthy men – age 99

24th - Liz Smith, 95, English actress (The Royle Family, I Didn't Know You Cared, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

25th - George Michael, 53, British singer (Wham!) and songwriter ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper", "Faith"), suspected heart failure.

 

Death must have got better at playing Twister and Battleships

 

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43084" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You can add Carrie Fisher to that list. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> And there is still 4 more days of the year left</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Clarity" data-cite="Clarity" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43084" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>And there is still 4 more days of the year left</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm not looking forward to it.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Clarity" data-cite="Clarity" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43084" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>And there is still 4 more days of the year left</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Did you have to jinx it? Really?</p><p> </p><p> RIP Carrie</p><p> </p><p> I might remember her more from Jay and Silent Bob. Should've taken the time to see her in person when I had the chance. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="moon_lit_tears" data-cite="moon_lit_tears" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43084" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You can add Carrie Fisher to that list. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That news hurt me bad...this year sucks</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Clarity" data-cite="Clarity" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43084" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>2016 has been vicious, and this is just the list of internationally known celebs<p> </p><p> JANUARY</p><p> 8th – David Bowie, Musician – (2) time Grammy winner influenced music and culture for four generations – age 69</p><p> 14th – Alan Rickman, Actor – Hans Gruber in ‘Die Hard’ and Severus Snape in ‘Harry Potter’ – age 69</p><p> 18th – Glen Frey, Singer / Songwriter – founded The Eagles “Take It Easy”, “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – age 67</p><p> </p><p> FEBRUARY</p><p> 19th – Harper Lee, Novelist – Pulitzer Prize for fiction (1961) for novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” – age 89</p><p> 25th – Tony Burton, Actor – boxing trainer to Apollo Creed and later Rocky in six “Rocky” movies – age 78</p><p> 29th – Gil Hill, Police Commander/Actor – Inspector Todd in three “Beverly Hills Cop” movies – age 84</p><p> </p><p> MARCH</p><p> 6th – Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the U.S.(1981-1989) Husband, 40th President Ronald Reagan – age 94</p><p> 8th – Sir George Martin, Producer for the “Beatles” albums, known as “The Fifth Beatle” – age 90</p><p> 16th – Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer – son of Frank Sinatra and a talented singer – age 72</p><p> </p><p> APRIL</p><p> 21th – Prince, Musician – flamboyant on stage, seven Grammy Awards, “Purple Rain” – age 57</p><p> </p><p> JUNE</p><p> 3rd – Muhammad Ali, Professional Boxer – (formerly Cassius Clay) three time heavyweight champion (1964, 1974, and 1978), proclaimed “The Greatest” – age 74</p><p> 10th – Gordie Howe, Hockey player – Detroit Red Wings for 25 seasons, 23-time NHL All-Star – age 88</p><p> 19th – Anton Yelchin, Actor – Pavel Chekov in three Star Trek movies (2009-16) – age 27</p><p> </p><p> JULY</p><p> 27th – Jerry Doyle, Actor – Michael Garibaldi in “Babylon 5” (1994–98) – age 60</p><p> </p><p> AUGUST</p><p> 13th – Kenny Baker, Actor – played R2-D2 in the Star Wars franchise also played Paploo, the Ewok – age 81</p><p> 29th – Gene Wilder, Actor – Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka – age 83</p><p> </p><p> NOVEMBER</p><p> 7th – Leonard Cohen, Poet / Songwriter – “Suzanne”, “Hallelujah” and “Bird on the Wire” – age 82</p><p> 11th – Robert Vaughn, Actor – Napoleon Solo in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964-’68) – age 83</p><p> 25th – Fidel Castro, Dictator – Prime Minister then President of Cuba from 1959-2008 then gave same powers to his brother – age 90</p><p> 25th – Ron Glass, Actor – Det. Ron Harris on “Barney Miller” (1975-1982) & Shephard Book in Firefly/Serenity– age 71</p><p> </p><p> DECEMBER</p><p> 7th – Greg Lake, Musician – founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer “Lucky Man” – age 69</p><p> 8th – John Glenn, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot. Marine Colonel. NASA Astronaut. Senator from Ohio (1974-99). Married for 73 yrs – first American to orbit the Earth (1962) – age 95</p><p> 18th – Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress and Socialite – Moulin Rouge (1952), married nine times to mostly wealthy men – age 99</p><p> 24th - Liz Smith, 95, English actress (The Royle Family, I Didn't Know You Cared, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).</p><p> 25th - George Michael, 53, British singer (Wham!) and songwriter ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Careless Whisper", "Faith"), suspected heart failure.</p><p> </p><p> Death must have got better at playing Twister and Battleships</p><p> </p><p> <span>http://static1.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/4692617+_8f9262947f743d8e1f5797080c0e75f7.gif</span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> These ones aren't as big as those for the most part, but also:</p><p> David Huddleston, 85, "The Big Lebowski"</p><p> Jon Polito, 65, one of those "That guy" actors, was in a ton of stuff.. Including The Big Lebowski</p><p> Florence Henderson, 82, Carol Brady</p><p> Alan Thicke, 69, Growing Pains</p><p> Doris Roberts, 90, Everybody Loves Raymond</p><p> Arnold Palmer, 87, Golfer/Drink Wizard</p><p> Garry Shandling, 66, Larry Sanders Show</p><p> Garry Marshall, 81, Director of Pretty Woman</p><p> Abe Vigoda, 94, Godfather</p><p> Keith Emerson, 71, also of Emerson, Lake & Palmer</p><p> Chyna, 46, Wrestler</p><p> Maurice White, 74, Earth, Wind & Fire</p><p> Mr. Fuji, 81, Wrestler/Manager</p><p> Jose Fernandez, 24, Pitching Ace</p>
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