A Look Back at Those We Lost in 2016

— -- This year will be remembered for its notable losses.

From the announcement of Natalie Cole's passing at the start of the year to the deaths of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds at the end, 2016 has felt like one long goodbye to some of our greatest entertainers.

Some deaths were expected. Others caught us by complete surprise. All will be missed.

Click on the slideshow below to look back at those we lost in 2016:

In Memoriam: Notable People We Lost in 2016

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Debbie Reynolds filming "It Started With a Kiss," 1959. The Oscar-nominated singer-actress and the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, died at 84 on Nov. 28, 2016.

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