In this gallery, we pay tribute to some of the celebrities who have passed away in 2016:
10 January 2016: David Bowie, musician, aged 69.
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14 January 2016: Alan Rickman, actor, aged 69.
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18 January 2016: Glenn Frey, musician, aged 67.
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31 January 2016: Sir Terry Wogan, broadcaster, aged 77.
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3 February 2016: Maurice White, musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, aged 74.
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19 February 2016: Harper Lee, author, aged 89.
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8 March 2016: Sir George Martin, Beatles producer, aged 90.
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17 March 2016: Paul Daniels, magician, aged 77.
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22 March 2016: Malik Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg, rapper and member of A Tribe Called Quest, aged 45.
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31 March 2016: Ronnie Corbett, comedian, aged 85.
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31 March 2016: Denise Robertson, This Morning agony aunt, aged 83.
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6 April 2016: Merle Haggard, musician, aged 79.
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10 April 2016: Howard Marks, renowned drug smuggler known as Mr Nice, aged 70.
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12 April 2016: David Gest, music producer, aged 62.
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17 April 2016: Doris Roberts, actress, aged 90.
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20 April 2016: Victoria Wood, comedian, aged 62.
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20 April 2016: Chyna, wrestler, glamour model and porn actress, aged 45.
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21 April 2016: Prince, musician, aged 57.
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