Notable Deaths of 2016 (60 images)

Legendary Beatles producer George Martin, often called "the Fifth Beatle" and the man responsible for signing the rock giants to a record contract, died peacefully at home on March 8. He was 90. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Former first lady Nancy Reagan, seen here in an undated file photo, passed away on Sunday, March 6, of congestive heart failure. She was 94. UPI File Photo (More UPI photos and news coverage of Nancy Reagan)

Harper Lee, celebrated author of To Kill a Mockingbird, died Feb. 19 in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala. She was 89. Despite her reclusive nature and only publishing a single book in five decades, she was awarded numerous honorary degrees by colleges, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007. Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg/UPI

Former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, an accomplished Egyptian diplomat, died Feb. 16 at age 93. He died at a hospital in Cairo after being admitted with a broken pelvis. wy/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI