In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer (1929–2013).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 84 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction).
Jagdish Sharan Verma
27th chief justice of india.
Born January 18th, 1933 in Satna.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 80 years old in Gurgaon.
Filip Müller
Slovak-born jewish holocaust survivor and author (1922-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1922 in Sereď. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Donna Hartley
English sprinter (1955–2013).
Born May 1st, 1955 in Southampton.
Died June 7th, 2013 at 58 years old in Elsecar.
Jack Greene
American country musician (1930–2013).
Born January 7th, 1930 in Maryville.
Died March 14th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nashville (Alzheimer's disease).
Tuncel Kurtiz
Turkish actor and director (1936–2013).
Born February 1st, 1936 in Kocaeli. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2013 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Colin Davis
British conductor (1927–2013).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London.
Tony Grealish
Professional footballer (1956-2013).
Born September 21st, 1956 in Paddington.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 56 years old in Devon (cancer).
Masao Yoshida
Plant manager during the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster.
Born February 17th, 1955 in Osaka.
Died July 9th, 2013 at 58 years old in Shinjuku (esophageal cancer).
Armando Trovaioli
Italian film composer and pianist (1917-2013).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2013 at 95 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jackie Lomax
English recording artist; guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 10th, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died September 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in Wirral Peninsula. [ref]
Pavlos Fyssas
Greek far-left anti-fascist rapper.
Born April 10th, 1979 in Perama.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 34 years old in Keratsini.
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist.
Born February 27th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lincoln (kidney failure).
Taylor Mead
American writer (1924–2013).
Born December 31st, 1924 in Michigan.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver.
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Carnatic violinist/composer (1930-2013).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Chennai.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old (heart failure).
Moses Blah
President of liberia (1947-2013).
Born April 18th, 1947 in Nimba.
Died April 1st, 2013 at 65 years old in Monrovia. [ref]
Antonia Bird
Film director (1951–2013).
Born May 27th, 1951 in Princess Beatrice Hospital.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 62 years old in Aldringham (thyroid cancer). [ref]
V. S. Ramadevi
Indian politician.
Born January 15th, 1934 in Chebrolu.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 79 years old in Bengaluru (cardiac arrest).
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917–2013).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Thames Ditton.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Nethen.
Janet Dailey
American writer (1944–2013).
Born May 21st, 1944 in Storm Lake.
Died December 14th, 2013 at 69 years old in Branson.
Abibatu Mogaji
Business magnate.
Born October 16th, 1916 in Lagos State.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Ikeja.
Syd Field
American screenwriting guru (1935-2013).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Hollywood.
Died November 17th, 2013 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (hemolytic anemia). [ref]
Phil Chevron
Irish guitarist (1957–2013).
Born June 17th, 1957 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 56 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Walter De Maria
American painter and sculptor (1935–2013).
Born October 1st, 1935 in Albany.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Martin Koeman
Dutch footballer (1938-2013).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Purmerend.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 75 years old in Leeuwarden (heart failure).
Deaths 301 to 325 of 1141
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