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Erich von Daniken, who wrote Chariots of the Gods?, died yesterday. He was 90.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead died today. He was 78.

Melanie Watson, who had osteogenesis imperfecta and appeared on Diff'rent Strokes, died last Friday. She was 57.

Annette Dionne, the last surviving Dionne quintuplet, died on Christmas Eve. She was 91. Edit: Cecile Dionne died earlier this year

Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull died last Friday; he was 82.

Anthony Geary, Luke from General Hospital, died December 14 from complications after an operation. He was 78.

Singer Carl Carlton ("Everlasting Love") died today; he was 72.

Raul Malo of the Mavericks died Monday; he was 60.

Architect Frank Gehry died today; he was 96.

Viola Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa race riots, died yesterday. She was 111.

Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff died; he was 81.

Twins Alice and Ellen Kessler, who were an entertainment duo in the 1950s, both died yesterday by assisted suicide. They were 89.

Tony winning actress Elizabeth Franz died November 4. She was 84.

Dan McGrath, Emmy-award winning writer for The Simpsons, died last Friday of a stroke. He was 61.

Hilly Michaels, whose song "Calling All Girls", was played on MTV's first day, has died; he was 77.