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In the year 2013
1,068 Notable deaths
Maciej Berbeka
Polish mountaineer (1954–2013).
Born October 17th, 1954 in Zakopane.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 58 years old in Broad Peak. [ref]
Pietro Mennea
Italian sprinter and politician.
Born June 28th, 1952 in Barletta.
Died March 21st, 2013 at 60 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer).
Richard Brooker
British actor and stuntman (1954-2013).
Born November 20th, 1954 in England.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 58 years old in United Kingdom.
Zillur Rahman
19th president of bangladesh (1929-2013).
Born March 9th, 1929 in Bhairab Upazila.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 84 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013).
Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease).
Georges Moustaki
Egyptian-french singer-songwriter of jewish italo-greek origin; recording artist (1934-2013).
Born May 3rd, 1934 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
William Scranton
Governor of pennsylvania (1917-2013).
Born July 19th, 1917 in Madison.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 96 years old in Montecito (cerebral hemorrhage).
Robert Fogel
American economist, historian (1926–2013).
Born July 1st, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in Oak Lawn.
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
Welsh model who became a member of the swedish royal family (1915-2013).
Born August 30th, 1915 in Swansea.
Died March 10th, 2013 at 97 years old in Djurgården. [ref]
Jean Kent
English actress (1921-2013).
Born June 21st, 1921 in London, Brixton.
Died November 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Bury St Edmunds (fall). [ref]
Elliott Reid
American film and television actor (1920-2013).
Born January 16th, 1920 in Manhattan.
Died June 21st, 2013 at 93 years old in Studio City (heart failure).
Chico Hamilton
American musician (1921–2013).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 92 years old in New York City (disease).
Nílton Santos
Brazilian association football player (1925-2013).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 27th, 2013 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro (respiratory failure). [ref]
Lou Scheimer
American animator and voice actor (1928–2013).
Born October 19th, 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 84 years old in Tarzana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Barbara Mertz
American novelist and egyptologist (1927–2013).
Born September 29th, 1927 in Canton.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Frederick.
Richard C. Sarafian
American film director (1930-2013).
Born April 28th, 1930 in New York City.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 83 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Risë Stevens
American opera singer, vocalist and actress (1913-2013).
Born June 11th, 1913 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2013 at 99 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Cornforth
Australian-british chemist.
Born September 7th, 1917 in Sydney.
Died December 8th, 2013 at 96 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Saul Leiter
American photographer (1923-2013).
Born December 3rd, 1923 in Pittsburgh.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City.
G. S. Shivarudrappa
Indian writer (1926-2013).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Shikaripur.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Banashankari.
Barbara Lawrence
American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model (1930-2013).
Born February 24th, 1930 in Carnegie.
Died November 23rd, 2013 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Aleksei Balabanov
Russian film director and screenwriter (1959-2013).
Born February 25th, 1959 in Yekaterinburg.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 54 years old in Sestroretsk (myocardial infarction).
William Glasser
American psychiatrist.
Born May 11th, 1925 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013).
Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica.
Taihō Kōki
Japanese sumo wrestler.
Born May 29th, 1940 in Poronaysk.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson