Year in Review 2016: People we lost this year

  • <p>The people we lost in 2016. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Year in Review 2016: People we lost this year

    The people we lost in 2016. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe died on June 10, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Gordie Howe

    Legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe died on June 10, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>The influential singer David Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016 at age 69 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    David Bowie

    The influential singer David Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016 at age 69 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Canadian actor Alan Thicke died on Dec. 13, 2016 at age 69 after suffering a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
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    Year in Review 2016: People we lost this year

    Canadian actor Alan Thicke died on Dec. 13, 2016 at age 69 after suffering a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images.

  • <p>Pop icon George Michael died on Dec. 25, 2016 at age 53. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
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    George Michael

    Pop icon George Michael died on Dec. 25, 2016 at age 53. Photo from Getty Images.

  • <p>‘Willy Wonka’ star Gene Wilder died on Aug. 29, 2016 at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Gene Wilder

    ‘Willy Wonka’ star Gene Wilder died on Aug. 29, 2016 at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba, died on Nov. 25, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba, died on Nov. 25, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Musician Prince died on April 21, 2016 at 57 from an opioid overdose. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Prince

    Musician Prince died on April 21, 2016 at 57 from an opioid overdose. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Actress Debbie Reynolds died on Dec. 28, 2016 at age 84, only one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passed away. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Debbie Reynolds

    Actress Debbie Reynolds died on Dec. 28, 2016 at age 84, only one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passed away. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>‘Star Wars’ actress Carrier Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016 at age 60 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Carrie Fisher

    ‘Star Wars’ actress Carrier Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016 at age 60 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Legendary NBA reporter Craig Sager died on Dec. 15, 2016 at 65 after a long battle with leukemia. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
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    Craig Sager

    Legendary NBA reporter Craig Sager died on Dec. 15, 2016 at 65 after a long battle with leukemia. Photo from Getty Images.

  • <p>Professional boxer Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016 at 74 from septic shock after living more than 30 years with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Muhammad Ali

    Professional boxer Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016 at 74 from septic shock after living more than 30 years with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died on Dec. 18, 2016 at 99 from a heart attack. Photo from The Canadian Press. </p>
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    Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died on Dec. 18, 2016 at 99 from a heart attack. Photo from The Canadian Press.

  • <p>A founding member of the Eagles, Glenn Frey, died on Jan. 18, 2016 at 67 from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
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    Glenn Frey

    A founding member of the Eagles, Glenn Frey, died on Jan. 18, 2016 at 67 from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images.

  • <p>Thailand's crowned king Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Oct. 13, 2016 at 88 from kidney failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Bhumibol Adulyadej

    Thailand's crowned king Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Oct. 13, 2016 at 88 from kidney failure. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 82 in his sleep. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Leonard Cohen

    Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 82 in his sleep. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>British actor Alan Rickman died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 69 from pancreatic cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Alan Rickman

    British actor Alan Rickman died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 69 from pancreatic cancer. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Nancy Reagan, former U.S. first lady, died on March 6, 2016 at 94 from congestive heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Nancy Reagan

    Nancy Reagan, former U.S. first lady, died on March 6, 2016 at 94 from congestive heart failure. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Writer, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at 87. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Elie Wiesel

    Writer, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at 87. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died on June 25, 2016 at 87 after previously suffering a stroke. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Bill Cunningham

    New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died on June 25, 2016 at 87 after previously suffering a stroke. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Actress Florence Henderson of ‘The Brady Bunch’ died on Nov. 24, 2016 at 82 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Florence Henderson

    Actress Florence Henderson of ‘The Brady Bunch’ died on Nov. 24, 2016 at 82 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>British Labour Party politician Jo Cox was murdered in a daylight attack on June 16, 2016. The 41-year-old’s assailant repeatedly yelled phrases like “Britain first” during the assault. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
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    Jo Cox

    British Labour Party politician Jo Cox was murdered in a daylight attack on June 16, 2016. The 41-year-old’s assailant repeatedly yelled phrases like “Britain first” during the assault. Photo from The Canadian Press

  • <p>“Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin died on June 19, 2016 at 27 from a freak accident involving his Jeep and his home security gate. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Anton Yelchin

    “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin died on June 19, 2016 at 27 from a freak accident involving his Jeep and his home security gate. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died on March 22, 2016 at 47 from complications of an abdominal tumour. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Rob Ford

    Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died on March 22, 2016 at 47 from complications of an abdominal tumour. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Doris Roberts, star on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ died on April 17, 2016 at 90 from a stroke in her sleep. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Doris Roberts

    Doris Roberts, star on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ died on April 17, 2016 at 90 from a stroke in her sleep. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 61 after a battle with cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Gwen Ifill

    Award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 61 after a battle with cancer. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Comedian Garry Shandling died on March 24, 2016 at 66 after a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Garry Shandling

    Comedian Garry Shandling died on March 24, 2016 at 66 after a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>"One Day at a Time" star Pat Harrington Jr. died on Jan. 6, 2016 at 86. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Pat Harrington Jr.

    "One Day at a Time" star Pat Harrington Jr. died on Jan. 6, 2016 at 86. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Canadian actress Janet Wright died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 71. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
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    Janet Wright

    Canadian actress Janet Wright died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 71. Photo from The Canadian Press

  • <p>MMA fighter Kevin Ferguson, known as Kimbo Slice, died on June 6, 2016 at 42 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Kimbo Slice

    MMA fighter Kevin Ferguson, known as Kimbo Slice, died on June 6, 2016 at 42 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Canadian politician Mauril Bélanger died on Aug. 16, 2016 at 61 from ALS. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
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    Mauril Bélanger

    Canadian politician Mauril Bélanger died on Aug. 16, 2016 at 61 from ALS. Photo from The Canadian Press

  • <p>Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 78 from Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Janet Reno

    Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 78 from Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>American novelist Harper Lee died on Feb. 19, 2016 at 89. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Harper Lee

    American novelist Harper Lee died on Feb. 19, 2016 at 89. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Musician and founder of the band Earth, Wind and Fire Maurice White died on Feb. 4, 2016 at 74 . He had been living with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Maurice White

    Musician and founder of the band Earth, Wind and Fire Maurice White died on Feb. 4, 2016 at 74 . He had been living with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Actor Robert Vaughn died on Nov. 11, 2016 at 83 from leukemia. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Robert Vaughn

    Actor Robert Vaughn died on Nov. 11, 2016 at 83 from leukemia. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Garry Marshall, creator of TV shows like ‘Happy Days’, and ‘Mork & Mindy’ and director of movies from ‘Pretty Woman’ to "’rincess Diaries’ died on July 19, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Garry Marshall

    Garry Marshall, creator of TV shows like ‘Happy Days’, and ‘Mork & Mindy’ and director of movies from ‘Pretty Woman’ to "’rincess Diaries’ died on July 19, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Canadian journalist Val Sears died on Jan. 21, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Val Sears

    Canadian journalist Val Sears died on Jan. 21, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Actor Kenny Baker, known for portraying R2-D2 in the ‘Star Wars’ movies died on Aug. 13, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Kenny Baker

    Actor Kenny Baker, known for portraying R2-D2 in the ‘Star Wars’ movies died on Aug. 13, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Singer and ‘The Voice’ contestant Christina Grimmie died on June 10, 2016 at 22 after being shot while signing autographs. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Christina Grimmie

    Singer and ‘The Voice’ contestant Christina Grimmie died on June 10, 2016 at 22 after being shot while signing autographs. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Professional golfer Arnold Palmer died on Sept. 25, 2016 at 87 from cardiovascular disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Arnold Palmer

    Professional golfer Arnold Palmer died on Sept. 25, 2016 at 87 from cardiovascular disease. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Singer Frank Sinatra Jr. died on March 16, 2016 at 72 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Frank Sinatra Jr.

    Singer Frank Sinatra Jr. died on March 16, 2016 at 72 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Actress Patty Duke died on March 29, 2016 at 69 from sepsis. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Patty Duke

    Actress Patty Duke died on March 29, 2016 at 69 from sepsis. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Former CBC newscaster George McLean died on March 16, 2016 at 92. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    George McLean

    Former CBC newscaster George McLean died on March 16, 2016 at 92. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Dave Broadfoot, a Canadian comedian best known for his role in ‘Royal Canadian Air Farce’ died on Nov. 1, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Dave Broadfoot

    Dave Broadfoot, a Canadian comedian best known for his role in ‘Royal Canadian Air Farce’ died on Nov. 1, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>CBS newsman Morley Safer of ’60 Minutes’ died on May 19, 2016 at 85 from pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    Morley Safer

    CBS newsman Morley Safer of ’60 Minutes’ died on May 19, 2016 at 85 from pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images

  • <p>Céline Dion's husband and manager René Angélil died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 74 after a long battle with throat cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
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    René Angélil

    Céline Dion's husband and manager René Angélil died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 74 after a long battle with throat cancer. Photo from Getty Images

<p>The people we lost in 2016. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Legendary Canadian hockey player Gordie Howe died on June 10, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>The influential singer David Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016 at age 69 after an 18-month battle with liver cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Canadian actor Alan Thicke died on Dec. 13, 2016 at age 69 after suffering a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
<p>Pop icon George Michael died on Dec. 25, 2016 at age 53. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
<p>‘Willy Wonka’ star Gene Wilder died on Aug. 29, 2016 at age 83 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Fidel Castro, former leader of Cuba, died on Nov. 25, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Musician Prince died on April 21, 2016 at 57 from an opioid overdose. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Actress Debbie Reynolds died on Dec. 28, 2016 at age 84, only one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passed away. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>‘Star Wars’ actress Carrier Fisher died on Dec. 27, 2016 at age 60 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Legendary NBA reporter Craig Sager died on Dec. 15, 2016 at 65 after a long battle with leukemia. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
<p>Professional boxer Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016 at 74 from septic shock after living more than 30 years with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died on Dec. 18, 2016 at 99 from a heart attack. Photo from The Canadian Press. </p>
<p>A founding member of the Eagles, Glenn Frey, died on Jan. 18, 2016 at 67 from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images. </p>
<p>Thailand's crowned king Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Oct. 13, 2016 at 88 from kidney failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 82 in his sleep. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>British actor Alan Rickman died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 69 from pancreatic cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Nancy Reagan, former U.S. first lady, died on March 6, 2016 at 94 from congestive heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Writer, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016 at 87. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died on June 25, 2016 at 87 after previously suffering a stroke. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Actress Florence Henderson of ‘The Brady Bunch’ died on Nov. 24, 2016 at 82 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>British Labour Party politician Jo Cox was murdered in a daylight attack on June 16, 2016. The 41-year-old’s assailant repeatedly yelled phrases like “Britain first” during the assault. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
<p>“Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin died on June 19, 2016 at 27 from a freak accident involving his Jeep and his home security gate. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died on March 22, 2016 at 47 from complications of an abdominal tumour. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Doris Roberts, star on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ died on April 17, 2016 at 90 from a stroke in her sleep. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 61 after a battle with cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Comedian Garry Shandling died on March 24, 2016 at 66 after a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>"One Day at a Time" star Pat Harrington Jr. died on Jan. 6, 2016 at 86. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Canadian actress Janet Wright died on Nov. 14, 2016 at 71. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
<p>MMA fighter Kevin Ferguson, known as Kimbo Slice, died on June 6, 2016 at 42 from heart failure. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Canadian politician Mauril Bélanger died on Aug. 16, 2016 at 61 from ALS. Photo from The Canadian Press </p>
<p>Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General, died on Nov. 7, 2016 at 78 from Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>American novelist Harper Lee died on Feb. 19, 2016 at 89. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Musician and founder of the band Earth, Wind and Fire Maurice White died on Feb. 4, 2016 at 74 . He had been living with Parkinson’s disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Actor Robert Vaughn died on Nov. 11, 2016 at 83 from leukemia. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Garry Marshall, creator of TV shows like ‘Happy Days’, and ‘Mork & Mindy’ and director of movies from ‘Pretty Woman’ to "’rincess Diaries’ died on July 19, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Canadian journalist Val Sears died on Jan. 21, 2016 at 88. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Actor Kenny Baker, known for portraying R2-D2 in the ‘Star Wars’ movies died on Aug. 13, 2016 at 81. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Singer and ‘The Voice’ contestant Christina Grimmie died on June 10, 2016 at 22 after being shot while signing autographs. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Professional golfer Arnold Palmer died on Sept. 25, 2016 at 87 from cardiovascular disease. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Singer Frank Sinatra Jr. died on March 16, 2016 at 72 from a heart attack. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Actress Patty Duke died on March 29, 2016 at 69 from sepsis. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Former CBC newscaster George McLean died on March 16, 2016 at 92. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Dave Broadfoot, a Canadian comedian best known for his role in ‘Royal Canadian Air Farce’ died on Nov. 1, 2016 at 90. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>CBS newsman Morley Safer of ’60 Minutes’ died on May 19, 2016 at 85 from pneumonia. Photo from Getty Images </p>
<p>Céline Dion's husband and manager René Angélil died on Jan. 14, 2016 at 74 after a long battle with throat cancer. Photo from Getty Images </p>
Amy Chyan

2016 was a heartbreaking year in the world of movies, music, sports and politics. From the shocking murder of British politician Jo Cox to the untimely demise of Prince after an apparent battle with opioid addiction, here are some of the people we lost this year.