2016 In Review Fast Facts

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Updated 0230 GMT (1030 HKT) January 4, 2017

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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-hospitalized/index.html" target="_blank">Debbie Reynolds</a>, one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died December 28, one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, passed away. She was 84.
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Debbie Reynolds, one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died December 28, one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, passed away. She was 84.
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Actress <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/entertainment/carrie-fisher-obit-star-wars/index.html" target="_blank">Carrie Fisher</a>, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" franchises, died December 27, according to her daughter's publicist. Fisher had suffered a cardiac event on December 23. She was 60 years old.
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Actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the "Star Wars" franchises, died December 27, according to her daughter's publicist. Fisher had suffered a cardiac event on December 23. She was 60 years old.
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Actor and comedian <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/entertainment/ricky-harris-death-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">Ricky Harris</a>, who was a regular on the TV sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" and first gained attention on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," died December 26, according to his publicist. He was 54.
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Actor and comedian Ricky Harris, who was a regular on the TV sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris" and first gained attention on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," died December 26, according to his publicist. He was 54.
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Singer <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/entertainment/george-michael-fadi-fawaz/index.html" target="_blank">George Michael</a>, who shot to fame with the '80s band Wham!, died on Christmas Day, according to Britain's Press Association. He was 53 years old.
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Singer George Michael, who shot to fame with the '80s band Wham!, died on Christmas Day, according to Britain's Press Association. He was 53 years old.
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English novelist <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/27/europe/richard-adams-watership-down-obit/" target="_blank">Richard Adams</a>, author of the famous children's book "Watership Down," died at the age of 96 on December 24.
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English novelist Richard Adams, author of the famous children's book "Watership Down," died at the age of 96 on December 24.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/18/entertainment/zsa-zsa-gabor-dies/index.html" target="_blank">Zsa Zsa Gabor</a>, the Hungarian beauty whose many marriages, gossipy adventures and occasional legal scuffles kept her in tabloid headlines for decades, died December 18, said her former longtime publicist Ed Lozzi. She was 99.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian beauty whose many marriages, gossipy adventures and occasional legal scuffles kept her in tabloid headlines for decades, died December 18, said her former longtime publicist Ed Lozzi. She was 99.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/15/us/craig-sager-dies/index.html" target="_blank">Craig Sager</a>, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best known for his colorful -- and at times fluorescent -- wardrobe, died December 15 after battling acute myeloid leukemia, the network said. He was 65.
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Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best known for his colorful -- and at times fluorescent -- wardrobe, died December 15 after battling acute myeloid leukemia, the network said. He was 65.
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Actor <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/us/alan-thicke-dead/index.html" target="_blank">Alan Thicke</a>, known for his role as the father in the sitcom "Growing Pains," died on December 13, according to his agent, Tracy Mapes. He was 69. Thicke's career spanned five decades -- one in which he played various roles on and off screen, from actor to writer to composer to author.
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Actor Alan Thicke, known for his role as the father in the sitcom "Growing Pains," died on December 13, according to his agent, Tracy Mapes. He was 69. Thicke's career spanned five decades -- one in which he played various roles on and off screen, from actor to writer to composer to author.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/08/health/john-glenn-dead/index.html" target="_blank">John Glenn, </a>the first American to orbit the Earth, died December 8, according to the Ohio State University. He was 95.
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John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died December 8, according to the Ohio State University. He was 95.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/10/entertainment/obit-joseph-mascolo-stefano-dimera-days-of-our-lives-trnd-irpt/index.html">Joseph Mascolo</a>, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera in the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died December 7 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, the network said. He was 87.
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Joseph Mascolo, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera in the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died December 7 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, the network said. He was 87.
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