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See All the Celebrities Who Sadly Died in 2016

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Dec 13, 2016 2:17 pm·

By Samantha Faragalli

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Rest in peace.

As 2016 comes to an end, we're remembering all the celebrities who sadly died this year.

Click through the gallery below to see all the stars who passed in 2016.

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David Bowie

The music icon died from cancer on Jan. 10, two days after his 69th birthday.

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René Angélil

Céline Dion's husband died from throat cancer on Jan. 14 at age 73.

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Alan Rickman

The Harry Potter star died on Jan. 14 at age 69 after battling cancer.

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Abe Vigoda

The famous actor died from natural causes on Jan. 26 at age 94. He was known for his roles in The Godfather and Barney Miller.

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Maurice White

The Earth, Wind & Fire co-founder died in his sleep on Feb. 4 from Parkinson's disease. He was 74-years-old.

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Harper Lee

The To Kill a Mockingbird author died on Feb. 19 at age 89. The cause of her death remains unknown.

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Nancy Reagan

The former First Lady died from congestive heart failure on March 6 at age 94.

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Garry Shandling

The beloved comedian died from a heart attack on March 24 at age 66.

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Patty Duke

The Oscar-winning actress passed away from sepsis caused by a ruptured intestine on March 29. She was 69-years-old.

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Doris Roberts

The Everybody Loves Raymond star sadly died on April 18 from a stroke at age 90.

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Prince

The "Purple Rain" singer died from an accidental drug overdose on April 21 at age 57.

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William Schallert

The Patty Duke Show star died on May 8 at age 93 from peripheral neuropathy.

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Morley Safer

The news correspondent died on May 19 from pneumonia, days after retiring from 60 Minutes. He was 84-years-old.

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Muhammad Ali

The boxing legend died on June 3 from Parkinson's disease at age 74.

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Garry Marshall

The iconic director and writer died on July 19 at age 81 after suffering complications from pneumonia following a stroke.

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Kenny Baker

The Star Wars actor died on Aug. 13 after battling a long illness in his lungs. He was 81-years-old.

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Gene Wilder

The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory star died on Aug. 28 from Alzheimer's disease. He was 84-years-old.

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Alexis Arquette

The transgender activist and sister of David Arquette and Patricia Arquette died from cardiac arrest at age 47 on Sept. 11.

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Arnold Palmer

The pro golfer died at age 87 on Sept. 25 from heart complications.

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Florence Henderson

The Brady Bunch star unexpectedly died of heart failure on Nov. 24. She was 82-years-old.

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Peter Vaughan

The Game of Thrones star died on Dec. 6 from unknown causes at age 93.

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John Glenn

The astronaut and senator passed away on Dec. 8 after a hospitalization. He was 95-years-old.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor

The iconic actress died of a heart attack on Dec. 18 at age 99.

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Gordon Hunt

The TV director and actress Helen Hunt's father sadly died from Parkinson's disease on Dec. 17. He was 87-years-old.

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Alan Thicke

The Growing Pains actor died at age 69 after suffering a heart attack on Dec. 13.

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George Michael

The singer passed away at age 53 from heart failure on Dec. 25.

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Carrie Fisher

The Star Wars actress sadly died at age 60 on Tuesday, Dec. 27 after suffering a heart attack.

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Debbie Reynolds

The iconic Hollywood actress passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28 after suffering a stroke. She was 84-years-old.