The year 2016 will go down in history as one during which many greats in the world of music and acting have passed away, many untimely – and not least following the tragic news yesterday of the sudden death of George Michael at the age of just 53. Here we look back at some of those big names who have passed away in 2016 and remember just briefly some of their work: Few knew the 66-year-old had been ill and his last album Blackstar was released just days before he lost his battle against liver cancer.