From politicians to celebrities and more, the world lost many wonderful -- and controversial -- people in 2016.
The
year started off with the deaths of legendary musician David Bowie and
beloved actor Alan Rickman, of "Harry Potter" and "Die Hard" fame.
Supreme
Court Antonin Scalia left a sudden vacancy on the highest court in the
land when he unexpectedly died in his sleep at a ranch in Texas in
February. Former first lady Nancy Reagan passed away a few weeks later
of congestive heart failure at the age of 94.
Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Harper Lee, who wrote the classic "To Kill a
Mockingbird," and Pat Conroy, who penned "The Great Santini" and "Prince
of Tides," passed away in the early months of 2016 too.
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's death sparked wildly different reactions in different parts of the world in December.
The
loss of Muhammad Ali in June stunned millions around the world. Sports
fans also grieved the loss of record-setting basketball coach Pat Summit
who passed away in June and golfing legend Arnold Palmer who passed on
in September.
Journalists mourned the passing of Morley Safer of "60 Minutes" fame in May and PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill in November.
But
not every person whose death made headlines was a household name before
they passed -- especially those who were taken unexpectedly in violent
acts.
Dozens of souls were lost on June 12 when Omar Mateen gunned
down more than 100 victims at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, taking 49
lives and wounding 53 others. The massacre was the single deadliest
terror attack on American soil since September 11.
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