JANUARY
4th – Robert Stigwood, Entertainment Manager – age 81
6th – Pat Harrington Jr., Actor – age 86
7th – Troy Shondell, Singer – age 76
7th – Kitty Kallen, Singer – age 94
9th – Angus Scrimm, Acto – age 89
10th – David Bowie, Musician – age 69
11th – David Margulies, Actor – age 78
14th – Alan Rickman, Actor – age 69
14th – René Angélil, Singer / Manager – age 73
15th – Dan Haggerty, Actor – age 74
15th – Noreen Corcoran, Actress – age 72
18th – Glen Frey, Singer / Songwriter – age 67
26th – Abe Vigoda, Actor – age 94
28th – Paul Kantner, Singer / Songwriter – age 74
28th – Mike Minor, Actor – age 75
FEBRUARY
2nd – Bob Elliot, Comedian – age 92
3rd – Maurice White, Musician / songwriter – age 74
3rd – Joe Alaskey, Voice Actor – age 63
4th – Joe Dowell, Pop Singer – age 76
13th – Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court Justice – age 79
15th – George Gaynes, Actor – age 98
15th – Vanity, Actress/Singer – age 57
19th – Harper Lee, Novelist – age 89
22nd – Yolande Fox, Singer – age 87
22nd – Sonny James, Country Music Singer/Songwriter – age 87
24th – Lennie Baker, Musician – age 69
25th – Tony Burton, Actor – age 78
28th – George Kennedy, Actor – age 91
29th – Gil Hill, Police Commander/Actor – age 84
MARCH
4th – Joey Martin Feek, Country music singer/songwriter– age 40
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 – age 90
9th – Robert Horton, Actor– age 91
10th – Keith Emerson, Musician / keyboardist – age 71
13th – Adrienne Corri, Actress – age 85
16th – Frank Sinatra Jr., Singer– age 72
17th – Larry Drake, Actor – age 66
18th – Joe Santos, Actor – age 84
21st – Peter Brown, Actor – age 80
22nd – Rob Ford, Politician, mayor of Toronto – age 46
22nd – Richard Bradford, Actor – age 81
22nd – Phife Dawg, Singer – age 45
23rd – Joe Garagiola, Baseball Player – age 90
23rd – Ken Howard, Actor – age 71
24th – Earl Hamner, Jr., Writer/Producer – age 92
24th – Garry Shandling, Comedian – age 66
27th – Mother Angelica, Franciscan Nun – age 92
28th – James Noble, Actor – age 94
APRIL
6th – Merle Haggard, singer/songwriter – age 79
12th – Anne Jackson, Actress – age 90
17th – Doris Roberts, Actress – age 90
20th – Victoria Wood, English Comedian/Actress – age 62
20th – Chyna, WWE wrestler – age 46
21st – Prince, Musician – age 57
21st – Lonnie (Mack) McIntosh, Guitarist – age 74
23rd – Madeleine Sherwood, Actress – age 94
24th – Billy Paul, Singer – age 81
MAY
8th – William Schallert, Actor – age 93
12th – Julius La Rosa, Singer – age 86
19th – Morley Safer, Journalist for CBS News for 52 years – age 84
19th – Alan Young, Actor – age 96
24th – Burt Kwouk, Actor – age 85
27th – Mike Barnett, Singer – age 89
29th – Patty Duke, Singer – age 69
JUNE
3rd – Muhammad Ali, Professional Boxer – age 74
10th – Gordie Howe, Hockey player for Detroit Red Wings – age 88
13th – Michu Meszaros, Actor / Circus Performer – age 76
14th – Ann Guilbert, Actress – age 87
14th – Ronnie Claire Edwards, Actress – age 83
16th – Jo Cox, British Labour Party Member of Parliament – age 41
17th – Ron Lester, Actor – age 45
19th – Anton Yelchin, Actor – age 27
27th – Mack Rice, Songwriter – age 82
28th – Scotty Moore, Guitarist – age 84
28th – Buddy Ryan, NFL Football Coach – age 85
28th – Pat Summitt, NCAA Basketball Coach– age 64
JULY
2nd – Michael Cimino, Writer/Director – age 77
2nd – Elie Wiesel, Jewish Writer/political activist – age 87
2nd – Teddy Rooney, Actor/Musician – age 66
3rd – Noel Neill, Actress – age 95
6th – Danny Smythe, Musician – age 67
16th – Bonnie Brown, Musician – age 77
19th – Garry Marshall, Writer/Producer/Actor – age 81
27th – Jerry Doyle, Actor– age 60
30th – Gloria DeHaven, Actress/Singer – age 91
AUGUST
2nd – David Huddleston, Actor – age 85
3rd – Ricci Martin, Entertainer – age 62
6th – Pete Fountain, Jazz Musician – age 86
11th – Glenn Yarbrough, Singer – age 86
13th – Michel Richard, Chef/Restaurateur – age 68
13th – Kenny Baker, Actor – age 81
14th – Fyvush Finkel, Actor – age 93
19th –Jack Riley, Actor – age 80
23rd – Steven Hill, Actor – age 94
25th – Jeanne Martin, Model – age 89
25th – Marvin Kaplan, Actor – age 89
29th – Gene Wilder, Actor – age 83
SEPTEMBER
1st – Jon Polito, Actor – age 65
6th – Hugh O’Brian, Actor – age 91
9th – James Stacy, Actor– age 79
17th – Charmian Carr, Actress – age 73
24th – Bill Nunn, Actor – age 63
25th – Jean Shepard, Singer/Songwriter – 82
25th – José Fernández, Baseball player for Miami Marlins – age 24
25th – Arnold Palmer, Golfer – age 87
28th – Shimon Peres, Statesman – age 93
OCTOBER
21st – Kevin Meaney, Comedian – age 60
23rd – Pete Burns, Singer/Songwriter – age 57
24th – Bobby Vee, Singer – age 73
30th – Tammy Grimes, Stage Actress – age 82
NOVEMBER
3rd – Kay Starr, Singer – age 94
7th – Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States 1993-2001 – age 78
7th – Leonard Cohen, Poet / Songwriter – age 82
11th – Robert Vaughn, Actor – age 83
13th – Leon Russell, Musician / Songwriter – age 74
14th – Gwen Ifill, Journalist for “Washington Week” and “PBS NewsHour” on PBS – age 61
15th – Holly Dunn, Singer / Songwriter – age 59
18th – Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer – age 60
24th – Florence Henderson, Actress / Singer – Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch” (1969 to 1974) – age 82
25th – Fidel Castro, Dictator – Prime Minister then President of Cuba from 1959-2008 – age 90
25th – Ron Glass, Actor – age 71
26th – Fritz Weaver, Actor – age 90
28th – Van Williams, Actor – age 82
28th – Jim Delligatti, McDonald’s franchisee/created The Big Mac – age 98
30th – Keo Woolford, Actor – age 49
30th – Grant Tinker, Television executive/Chairman and CEO of NBC (1981-’86) – age 90
DECEMBER
3rd – Don Calfa, Actor – age 76
3rd – Billy Chapin, Actor – age 72
7th – Greg Lake, Musician – age 69
8th – Joseph Mascolo, Actor– age 87
8th – John Glenn, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot. Marine Colonel. NASA Astronaut. Senator from Ohio (1974-99) – age 95
12th – Jim Lowe, Singer – age 93
13th – Alan Thicke, Actor – age 69
14th – Bernard Fox, Actor – age 89
15th – Craig Sager, Sports Reporter – age 65
18th – Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian Actress and Socialite – age 99
18th – Gordie Tapp, Entertainer – age 94
20th – Michèle Morgan, French Actress – age 96
24th – Rick Parfitt, Musician/Songwriter – age 68
24th – Caroline Aherne, Comedienne/Actress – lead role and co-producer of “The Royle Family” – age 52
25th – George Michael, Singer/Songwriter – age 53
26th – Rickey Lopez, Actor – age 54
27th – Carrie Fisher, Actress – age 60
27th – Richard Adams, Author – age 96
28th – Debbie Reynolds, Actress & Singer – age 84