Died December 2 2016

The country music singer-songwriter co-wrote No. 1 hit songs for group Alabama.

Billy Chapin, a child actor who was popular in the 1950s, died Dec. 2, 2016, according to multiple news sources. Chapin was 72.

Sammy Lee was a two-time Olympic diving champion.

At least 36 people are confirmed dead in a building fire in Oakland, California, that began Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, according to CNN.