George Michael, the British singer who has sold more than 100 million albums, has died at the age of 53, according to multiple news sources

Valerie Fairman, a former reality television personality who starred on the MTV series "16 and Pregnant," died Wednesday, Dec

Rick Parfitt, guitarist for the British rock band Status Quo, has died at the age of 68, according to multiple news sources

Marion Pritchard, a Dutch woman who helped save the lives of many Jews during the Holocaust, has died, according to multiple news sources

Fran Jeffries, a nightclub singer with a silky voice and an actress who performed a provocative samba dance in 1963's "The Pink Panther," died Thursday, Dec

A Russian military plane carrying members of the army's official choir has crashed in the Black Sea near Sochi, Russia

We said goodbye to so many celebrities who died in 2016 — not only musicians, actors, and athletes, but stars of politics, science, and culture, too

Kevin O’Morrison, an actor who appeared in such films as “Sleepless in Seattle” and “The Set-Up,” has died at the age of 100, according to The Hollywood Reporte

Gordon Hunt, the director of TV cartoon favorites including "The Jetsons," "Scooby-Doo," and "The Smurfs," died Monday, Dec

Andrew Dorff, a songwriter who wrote No

A truck plowed through a busy Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring scores of others, according to multiple news

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hollywood legend and socialite known for her European glamour and her many marriages, died Sunday, Dec

Henry Heimlich, the physician who was known best for inventing the anti-choking Heimlich maneuver, died Saturday, Dec

Garrett Gomez, a former jockey who won 13 Breeders’ Cup races during his career, died Dec. 14, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Alan Thicke, the Canadian actor best known for his role as kind-hearted psychiatrist-dad Jason Seaver on the 1980s family sitcom “Growing Pains,” died Tuesday

Konrad Reuland, a former NFL player with the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Baltimore Ravens, died Monday, Dec

Ken Hechler, a former West Virginia congressman and author, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Bill Dineen, former professional hockey player and coach, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at his home in Lake George, New York, according to The Associated Pr

John Glenn, the NASA astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth and went on to serve in the U.S

NFL linebacker Dave Edwards, who played in three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016

Peter Vaughan, an English character actor who played Maester Aemon on the HBO series "Game of Thrones," died Dec. 6, 2016, in West Sussex, England

Van Williams, an actor known best for starring on the 1960s TV series “The Green Hornet,” has died at the age of 82, according to multiple news sources.The acto

At least 33 people were killed and scores more injured Tuesday, Dec

When a loved one dies, we often want to share their story with the world – and, in this day and age, sometimes the world is really listening

Classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life" is 70 years old. To celebrate, we're looking back at its director, Frank Capra

Bob Coburn, the longtime host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline," has died, according to multiple news sources

Howard Bingham, a longtime personal photographer and friend of Muhammad Ali, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, according to The Associated Press

There was a time when Betty Grable was the hottest thing going in Hollywood. On her 100th birthday, we look back at the movie star and icon

Herb Weatherwax, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was a greeter at the USS Arizona Memorial, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, according to The Associated Press

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At least 25 people have died, and dozens more were wounded early Sunday in a bombing attack in a Coptic church in Cairo, Egypt, according to CNN and the governm

Joseph Mascolo, an actor who was known best for portraying the villainous Stefano DiMera on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Thursday, Dec

Greg Lake, the English guitarist and singer-songwriter from the progressive rock group Emerson, Lake & Palmer, died Wednesday, Dec

At least 97 people were killed early Wednesday in the wake of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province, according to CNN.The death toll included

Mark Gray, a country music singer-songwriter who co-wrote No. 1 hit songs for Alabama, died Dec. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Billy Chapin, a child actor who was popular in the 1950s, died Dec. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Dick Latessa, an actor who won a Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical for "Hairspray,” died Monday, Dec

Gordie Tapp, the Canadian actor, comedian, and musician who played Cousin Clem on the CBS variety show "Hee Haw," died Sunday, Dec

China Machado, the Shanghai-born supermodel who broke barriers in the fashion industry, died Sunday, Dec

Benjamin Gilman, a former U.S. representative from New York, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Wappingers Falls, New York, according to The Associated Press

Craig Sager, the longtime NBA sideline reporter known for his colorful attire, died Dec. 15, 2016, according to multiple news reports. He was 65

Bernard Fox, the actor known for his role as Dr. Bombay on the sitcom “Bewitched,” died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Thomas Schelling, a Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his study of game theory, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Joe Ligon, the energetic founder and lead singer of the three-time Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, died Sunday in Georgia, according to multip

At least 38 people have died, and 155 were wounded in a pair of bombing attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, according to government officials as reported by CNN.Many o

Johannah Deakin, the mother of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016

Pakistani officials said Wednesday that a Pakistani International Airlines plane has crashed in Pakistan with 42 passengers, five crew members, and an engineer

Rashaan Salaam, a former Heisman Trophy-winning running back, has died at the age of 42, according to ESPN

Margaret Whitton, an actress who starred in the movie “Major League,” has died at the age of 67, according to multiple news sources.Whitton died peacefully Sund