Liam Payne, member of globally popular British boy band One Direction, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires at the age of 31, Reuters reported.

James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who voiced "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader, died at 93.

Shannen Doherty, a star of 1990s TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210" died at 53.

Phil Donahue, who changed the face of U.S. daytime television with a long-running syndicated talk show, died at 88.

Quincy Jones, who worked with musicians ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music with his collaborations with Michael Jackson, died at 91. 

Maggie Smith, the British actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the "Harry Potter" movies and "Downton Abbey," died at 89.

O.J. Simpson, the American football star and actor who was sensationally acquitted of murdering his former wife in 1995, died at 76. 

Chita Rivera, a Broadway legend who created the role of Puerto Rican firebrand Anita in "West Side Story," died at 91.

Bob Newhart, who fled the tedium of an accounting job to become a master of deadpan humor as a standup comedian and U.S. sitcom star, died at 94.

Alexei Navalny, a fierce domestic opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died in an Arctic prison at 47.

Dr Ruth Westheimer, the chirpy therapist known as "Dr Ruth" who became a popular American TV sex guru, died at 96.

Willie Mays, American baseball legend with all-around skills, died at 93.

Roger Corman, American maestro of low-budget cinema, died at 98.

Terry Anderson, a U.S. journalist who was held captive by militants in Lebanon from 1985 to 1991, died at 76.

Sheila Jackson Lee, a U.S. lawmaker who was a prominent voice on African American and women s rights, died at 74.

Louis Conter, the last survivor from the battleship USS Arizona that was destroyed at Pearl Harbor during World War Two, died at 102.