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Final farewells in 2016

Flowers left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley's store in Brixton, London

Flowers left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley's store in Brixton, London Source: AAP

The death on Christmas day of pop singer George Michael, who had numerous hits in the group Wham in the 1980s and later as a solo artist, took many by surprise. Image: Flowers left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley's store in Brixton, London (AAP)


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The death on Christmas day of pop singer George Michael, who had numerous hits in the group Wham in the 1980s and later as a solo artist, took many by surprise. Image: Flowers left below a mural of David Bowie on the wall of a Morley's store in Brixton, London (AAP)


And just three days before 2016 ends, Hollywood star Debbie Reynolds died of a possible stroke while making preparations for the funeral of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, who had died one day earlier following a heart attack on a flight from London.

 

These three are latest of many high-profile figures to leave us this year, from larger-than-life musicians to sporting legends.

 

We take a look back at who we lost in 2016.

 


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