Thursday, December 8, 2016

2016 Celebrity Deaths

I went through Wikipedia list a couple of weeks ago. There's probably a few I'm missing.
But this list, while it's not short, compared to other 12-month cycles per the Christian Calendar, doesn't look dramatically high compared to other years really.
I guess it's the big names, especially in the music industry that stand out.
The Grammy Memorials..I would hope they include a decent chunk of time to, more than other years. Prince and Bowie alone I suppose (I think Bowie died after the Grammys last year).
Will Greg Lake be included? I should hope so.
I'll update this list if any more happen (hopefully no more will, although the Glen Campbell time may be limited given his condition).

January
10: David Bowie
10: Francois Emond
11: Monte Irvin
13: Lawrence Phillips
14: Alan Rickman
14: Rene Angelil
15: Dan Haggerty
18: Glenn Frey
23: Jimmy Bain
26: Abe Vigoda
28: Paul Kantner

February
3: Maurice White
13: Antonin Scalia
17: Tony Phillips
19: Harper Lee
21: Piotr Grudzinski
28: George Kennedy

March
4: Bud Collins
6: Nancy Reagan
8: George Martin
10: Keith Emerson
17: Doris Roberts
17: Larry Drake
23: Joe Garagiolia
24: Gary Shandling
24: Johan Cruyff
29: Patty Duke

April
6: Merle Haggard
19: Milt Pappas
20: Chyna
21: Prince

May
19: Morley Safer
21: Nick Menza

June
3: Muhammad Ali
7: Sean Rooks
10: Gordie Howe
11: Trent Gardner
17: Ron Lester
19: Anton Yelchin
24: Bernie Worrell
28: Buddy Ryan
28: Pat Summitt

July
2: Elie Wiesel
2: Michael Cimino
19: Garry Marshall
21: Dennis Green
27: Jerry Doyle

August
10: John Saunders
29: Gene Wilder

September
6: Cary Blanchard
11: Alexis Arquette
16: W.P. Kinsella
25: Arnold Palmer
25: Jose Fernandez
28: Shimon Peres

October
24: Bobby Vee

November
7: Leonard Cohen
7: Janet Reno
11: Victor Bailey
11: Robert Vaughn
13: Leon Russell
18: Sharon Jones
23: Ralph Branca
24: Florence Henderson
25: Ron Glass
25: Fidel Castro

December
8: Greg Lake
8: John Glenn
13: Alan Thicke
15: Craig Sager
17: Bob Coburn
18: Zsa Zsa Gabor
24: Rick Parfitt
25: George Michael
25: Alphonzo Mouzon
27: Carrie Fisher
28: Debbie Reynolds