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鈥淲orst year ever鈥� was a common refrain on social media this past year, as Canadians learned that some of their favourite actors, musicians and comedians had died.

Here鈥檚 a list of artists and entertainers we lost in 2016.

• , the gender-bending English singer-songwriter who rocketed to success with 1972鈥檚 "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,鈥� died of liver cancer in January at age 69, just days after releasing the album 鈥淏lackstar.鈥�
• , the Montreal writer, poet and singer known for "Hallelujah," "Show Me the Place,鈥� and "The Darkness" among many others, died in November at age 82, after a experiencing a fall.
• an actress and author who gained film-icon status playing Princess Leia in "Star Wars," died in December, days after suffering a medical emergency aboard an airline flight. She was 60.
• , screenwriter, author and comedic actor known for his roles in 鈥淭he Producers鈥� and 鈥淲illy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory鈥� died in August, at age 83, of complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• , the singer-songwriter behind "Purple Rain,鈥� "Little Red Corvette" and 鈥�1999,鈥� died at age 57 in his suburban Minneapolis home in April. The cause of death was an
• a British pop singer who rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the duo Wham! before embarking on a legendary solo career died at his property in England on Dec. 25. He was 53.
• , best-known for his role in 1980s sitcom "Growing Pains" and for composing of the theme songs for "The Wheel of Fortune," The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes," died in December from a heart attack. He was 69.
• , the 1960s teen idol best known for the singles 鈥淔ortune Teller鈥� and 鈥淎laddin,鈥� died in June at the age of 73.
• , fashion photographer for The New York Times and subject of the documentary 鈥淏ill Cunningham New York,鈥� died in June after suffering a stroke. He was 87.
• , the country singer-songwriter behind "Okie from Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me," died in April at age 79 of complications from pneumonia.
• , the record producer, composer, arranger and engineer sometimes called the 鈥渇ifth Beatle,鈥� died in March at age 90.
• , the jet-setting Hungarian actress who was best-known for her glamorous lifestyle and multiple marriages, died in December of a heart attack at the age of 99.
• , the powerhouse voice of the retro-soul band the Dap-Kings, died of cancer in November at the age of 60.
• , the jazz harmonica player who jammed with likes of Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Miles Davis, died in August after a fall. He was 94.
• , sister of David and Patricia, who acted in films like 鈥淭he Wedding Singer,鈥� 鈥淧ulp Fiction鈥� and 鈥淟ords of Dogtown,鈥� died at age 47 in September of cardiac arrest.
• , the Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut, was found dead in Ottawa鈥檚 Rideau River in September. She was 47. The death is being treated as suspicious.
• , author of the book 鈥淪hoeless Joe,鈥� which was adapted into the blockbuster film "Field of Dreams," had a doctor-assisted death in September at age 81.
• , the American rapper born Malik Taylor and best known for his work with A Tribe Called Quest, died in March at age 45 of complications from diabetes.
• , the 3-foot-8 actor who played R2-D2 in the "Star Wars" films, died of a chronic condition in August. He was 81.
• , the Niagara Falls, Ont., singer and actress born as Denise Mathews, died from renal failure in February at age 57.
• , the American author who wrote 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� died in February at age 89, just months after releasing her second novel 鈥淕o Set a Watchman.鈥�
• , the Saskatchewan actress most famous for playing Brent Butt鈥檚 mother on the CTV series 鈥淐orner Gas,鈥� died in November at age 71.
• , music producer and husband of Celine Dion, received a state funeral from Quebec after dying of throat cancer in January at age 73.
• , The Eagles co-founder and lead guitarist, died in January of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. He was 67.
• , best known for his supporting role in "The Godfather," died 鈥渙f old age鈥� in January at age 94.
• , the comedian and actor created and starred in the TV series 鈥淭he Larry Sanders Show,鈥� playing an egomaniacal late-night TV host. He died in March of a blood clot in his lungs. He was 66.
• , who won four Emmy Awards for her role as the meddling mother on 鈥淓verybody Loves Raymond,鈥� died in April at age 90.
• , the English actor who played the villain in everything from 鈥淒ie Hard鈥� to 鈥淗arry Potter,鈥� passed away from pancreatic cancer in January at age 69.
• , who played the Jamaican psychic Miss Cleo in infomercials for more than 15 years, died in July of metastatic colon cancer. She was 53.
• , the singer and actor who grew up in the limelight thanks to his famous father, and was once held ransom by kidnappers, died in March from cardiac arrest. He was 72.
• , the singer-songwriter made famous by TV show 鈥淭he Voice,鈥� was shot dead as she signed autographs in Orlando at age 22.
• , known for his portrayal of Chekov in the new 鈥淪tar Trek鈥� films, died of blunt traumatic asphyxia after his own vehicle rolled down his driveway and crushed him. He was 27.
• , the Hungarian-born cinematographer who won an Oscar for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind,鈥� died in January at 85.
• , the Italian author and semiotician who wrote "The Name of the Rose," later made into a movie starring Sean Connery, died in February at 84
• , the Toronto-born journalist who reported for "60 Minutes" for 46 years -- the longest-ever run on prime-time network TV -- died in May, just months after announcing his retirement. He was 84.
• , who played the sassy matriarch Carol in 鈥淭he Brady Bunch,鈥� died in November at 82 from heart failure.
• , the TV hitmaker behind "Rhoda," "The Bob Newhart Show" and the 鈥淢ary Tyler Moore Show,鈥� which starred his wife, died in November at age 90.
• , the 鈥淒ead or Alive鈥� singer who belted out "You Spin Me Round" and appeared on reality TV shows like Celebrity Wife Swap, died after suffering a heart attack in October at age 57.
• , the progressive rock pioneer and co-founder of the bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer died of cancer at the age of 69 in December.
• , the co-founder and keyboardist of the seminal 1970s progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, which recorded six platinum-selling albums, died by suicide in March at the age of 71.
• , was one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys and played guitar on the band鈥檚 1982 debut EP, 鈥淧olly Wog Stew.鈥� Berry left the group before it found major commercial success. He died at the age of 52 in May, following a long battle with frontotemporal dementia.
• , the founder of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, which sold more than 90 million albums and was responsible for such hits as, 鈥淪eptember,鈥� 鈥淪hining Star鈥� and 鈥淏oogie Wonderland,鈥� died in Los Angeles, Calif., at the age of 74 in February.
• , the guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the 1960s band Jefferson Airplane, and the eventual leader of the group Jefferson Starship in the 1970s, died at the age of 74 in January.
• , the writer and director best known for the TV comedies 鈥淗appy Days鈥� and 鈥淟averne & Shirley鈥� as well as the hit films 鈥淧retty Woman鈥� and 鈥淩unaway Bride鈥� died at the age of 81 in July.
• , the suave Oscar-nominated actor who played the superspy Napoleon Solo in the hit TV show 鈥淭he Man from U.N.C.L.E.鈥� died in November at the age of 83 following a brief battle with acute leukemia.