Twice as many notable people had died in this period of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, and five times as many as in 2012.
Have more famous people died in 2016? - BBC News
It's all a big conspiracy:
BBC said:
He counted the number of pre-prepared BBC obituaries that ran across radio, TV and online from January until the end of March for the years 2012-16.
The BBC had pre-prepared obituaries ready to run, where they pre-warned?
I know they have the book with pre-prepared obituaries for the Royal Family (as do most, if not all commercial radio and TV stations) but I never thought they'd have a book on "notable people".
Are George Michael and David Bowie really gone or are they in hiding on Richard Bransons island with Elvis, Tupac and Michael Jackson for an evening with The Artist formally known as Prince?
I'm not sure that, if I was a Celeb, I'd be please that the BBC thought I was worthy of a pre-prepared obituary or if I'd be alarmed that they where planning (for) my death!
I'm just glad 2016 has gone before we loose anyone else