Mary Tyler Moore, the vivacious actress known best for roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show," died January 26 at the age of 80, acco

Butch Trucks, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69

Ronald "Bingo" Mundy, a vocalist with the doo-wop group the Marcels who had a No. 1 hit song with "Blue Moon," died, Friday, Jan

Peter Overend Watts, the bassist for the rock band Mott the Hoople, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 69

Bimba Bosé, an Italian-born model, actress, and singer, died Monday, Jan

WorldStarHipHop website founder Lee O'Denat, aka Q, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 43

Yordano Ventura, a pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, died Sunday, Jan

Andy Marte, a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Arizona Diamondbacks, died Sunday, Jan

Miguel Ferrer, the actor best known for starring as Owen Granger on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” died Thursday, Jan

William Onyeabor, the Nigerian-born pioneering funk musician, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 70

Tommy Allsup, the guitarist who avoided the Buddy Holly plane crash by losing a coin flip, died Jan. 11, 2017, according to multiple news sources

Lord Snowdon, known for his 18-year marriage to Great Britain's Princess Margaret as well as for his work as a photographer and filmmaker, died Friday, Jan

Tony Rosato, a Canadian comic actor and a former cast member of both "Saturday Night Live" and "SCTV," died Tuesday, Jan

Buddy Greco, a best-selling jazz and pop singer and pianist, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, according to KNPR 88.9 Nevada Public Radio

No, you haven't imagined an increase in celebrity deaths

Sam Lovullo, the TV executive who co-created and produced the long-running comedy-variety series "Hee Haw," died Tuesday, Jan

George Kosana, the actor best known for playing the sheriff in the classic zombie movie “Night of the Living Dead,” died Friday, Dec

At least 39 people have been killed and more wounded in a New Year’s Eve attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, according to multiple news sources.Istanbul

Keion Carpenter, a former defensive back with the NFL's Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons, died Dec

Barbara Tarbuck, an actress who appeared regularly on the TV soap operas “Santa Barbara” and “General Hospital,” the latter as Lady Jane Jacks, died Tuesday, De

Maggie Roche, a singer-songwriter in the sister folk trio the Roches, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, of cancer, according to multiple news sources

Roberta Peters, the coloratura soprano opera star and 35-year veteran of New York City's Metropolitan Opera Company, died Wednesday, Jan

Eugene "Gene" Cernan, the former NASA astronaut who remains the last human being to date to set foot on the surface of the moon, died Monday, Jan

Dick Gautier, the comedic actor who played Hymie the Robot on “Get Smart,” died Friday, Jan

William Peter Blatty, the best-selling author and screenwriter who terrified readers and moviegoers with "The Exorcist," died Thursday, January 12, of multiple

Steven McDonald, the NYPD detective who forgave the teenager who paralyzed him, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 59

Buddy Bregman, a conductor and arranger, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, according to multiple news sources. He was 86

Francine York, the prolific actress best known from the “Batman” TV series, died Friday, Jan

Richard "Mack" Machowicz, a former Navy SEAL who hosted the Discovery Channel and Military Channel show "Future Weapons," died Monday, Jan

Jill Saward, an English survivor of rape who went on to become an influential British campaigner against sexual violence, died Thursday, Jan

Tyrus Wong, the artist whose drawings provided the visual inspiration for the Disney classic “Bambi,” died Friday, Dec

Allan Williams, the first manager of the Beatles, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, according to multiple news sources

Debbie Reynolds, the actress and singer who starred in "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84

Vera Rubin, a pioneering astrophysicist who confirmed the existence of dark matter, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, according to multiple news reports

At least seven have died and many others are feared dead in the wake of an avalanche that hit a luxury hotel Jan. 18, 2017, in central Italy

Wrestling Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has passed away at the age of 73, according to multiple news sources

David Modell, a former president of the Baltimore Ravens football team, died Friday, Jan

Larry Steinbachek, the keyboard player who co-founded the 1980s British synthpop band Bronski Beat, died in December 2016, according to multiple news sources

British journalist Clare Hollingworth was just 27 when she reported the scoop of the 20th century: the outbreak of World War II

Nat Hentoff, the legendary former jazz critic and columnist for the Village Voice newspaper, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, according to multiple news sources

Five people were killed and nine wounded in a shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida

Om Puri, the acclaimed Indian character actor who appeared in hit films including "Gandhi," "City of Joy," and "East Is East," died Friday, Jan

Milt Schmidt, a Hockey Hall of Famer who played for the Boston Bruins, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, according to multiple news sources

William Christopher, the actor who played the ever-patient Father Mulcahy on the hit television series "M*A*S*H," died Saturday, Dec

LaVell Edwards, the legendary Brigham Young University coach who turned the school's football program into a perennial powerhouse, died Thursday, Dec

Robert Hulseman, the former CEO who created the iconic red Solo cup, died Dec. 21, 2016, at his home in Northfield, Illinois. He was 84