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In the year 2013
1,068 Notable deaths
Paul Walker
American actor (1973–2013).
Born September 12th, 1973 in Glendale. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2013 at 40 years old in Valencia (single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Margaret Thatcher
British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013).
Born October 13th, 1925 in Grantham.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 87 years old in The Ritz London (stroke).
Nelson Mandela
First president of south africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013).
Born July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2013 at 95 years old in Houghton Estate (respiratory disease). [ref]
Richard Ramirez
American serial killer (1960–2013).
Born February 29th, 1960 in El Paso.
Died June 7th, 2013 at 53 years old in Greenbrae (lymphoma, liver failure).
Chris Kyle
American war veteran and author (1974-2013).
Born April 8th, 1974 in Odessa. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2013 at 38 years old in Erath County (gunshot wound).
James Gandolfini
American actor (1961–2013).
Born September 18th, 1961 in Westwood.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 51 years old in Rome (cardiomyopathy).
Cory Monteith
Canadian actor and musician (1982-2013).
Born May 11th, 1982 in Calgary.
Died July 13th, 2013 at 31 years old in Vancouver (drug overdose).
Aaron Swartz
American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986-2013).
Born November 8th, 1986 in Highland Park.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 26 years old in Brooklyn (hanging to death).
Peter O'Toole
Irish actor (1932-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1932 in Leeds. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in Wellington Hospital, London (stomach cancer). [ref]
Lou Reed
American rock musician (1942–2013).
Born March 2nd, 1944 in Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. [ref]
Died October 27th, 2013 at 69 years old in East Hampton (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Hugo Chávez
President of venezuela (1999-2013).
Born July 28th, 1954 in Sabaneta. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2013 at 58 years old in Hospital Militar de Caracas (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013).
Born April 12th, 1947 in Baltimore.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 66 years old in Baltimore (heart failure).
Roger Ebert
American film critic, author (1942–2013).
Born June 18th, 1942 in Urbana.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Chicago (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Tommy Morrison
Boxer (1969-2013).
Born January 2nd, 1969 in Gravette.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 44 years old in Omaha (sepsis).
Don Shirley
American-jamaican jazz pianist and composer.
Born January 29th, 1927 in Kingston, Pensacola.
Died April 6th, 2013 at 86 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Shakuntala Devi
Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013).
Born November 4th, 1929 in Bengaluru.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 83 years old in Bengaluru.
Lisa Robin Kelly
American film and television actress (1970–2013).
Born March 5th, 1970 in Southington.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 43 years old in Altadena (myocardial infarction, drug overdose).
Joan Fontaine
British american actress (1917-2013).
Born October 22nd, 1917 in Tokyo.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
George Jones
American country musician (1931–2013).
Born September 12th, 1931 in Saratoga.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 81 years old in Nashville (respiratory failure). [ref]
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Chechen perpetrator of the 2013 boston marathon bombing (1986–2013).
Born October 21st, 1986 in Elista.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 26 years old in Watertown (blunt trauma, gunshot wound).
Jerry Buss
American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013).
Born January 27th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, kidney failure).
Lee Thompson Young
American actor (1984–2013).
Born February 1st, 1984 in Columbia.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound).
Jiah Khan
British−american bollywood actress (1988–2013).
Born February 20th, 1988 in New York City.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 25 years old in Mumbai (hanging to death). [ref]
Richard Griffiths
English actor (1947-2013).
Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). [ref]
Tony Lip
American actor (1930–2013).
Born July 30th, 1930 in Beaver Falls.
Died January 4th, 2013 at 82 years old in Teaneck (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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