In the year 2013
1,135 Notable deaths
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]
François Jacob
French biologist and geneticist, winner of the nobel prize in 1965.
Born June 17th, 1920 in Nancy.
Died April 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henry Polic II
American actor (1945-2013).
Born February 20th, 1945 in Pittsburgh.
Died August 11th, 2013 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013).
Born October 25th, 1939 in Hillister.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 73 years old in Bellevue (cancer).
Jack Clement
American singer-songwriter and record producer (1934–2013).
Born April 5th, 1931 in Memphis.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 82 years old in Nashville (liver cancer). [ref]
Shirley Mitchell
American actress (1919-2013).
Born November 4th, 1919 in Toledo.
Died November 11th, 2013 at 94 years old in Westwood (heart failure).
Ricky Lawson
American drummer (1954–2013).
Born November 8th, 1954 in Detroit.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
Abibatu Mogaji
Business magnate.
Born October 16th, 1916 in Lagos State.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 96 years old in Ikeja.
Garry Davis
American actor turned peace activist (1921-2013).
Born July 27th, 1921 in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Died July 24th, 2013 at 91 years old in South Burlington. [ref]
Ilya Segalovich
Russian businessman, founder of yandex (1964–2013).
Born September 13th, 1964 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2013 at 48 years old in London (brain cancer, stomach cancer, meningitis).
Bebo Valdés
Cuban musician (1918–2013).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Quivicán.
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm (Alzheimer's disease).
Glafcos Clerides
4th president of the republic of cyprus (1993-2003).
Born April 24th, 1919 in Nicosia. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2013 at 94 years old in Evangelistria Medical Centre. [ref]
Denis Michael Rohan
Australian criminal.
Born July 1st, 1941 in Grenfell.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 71 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Arik Einstein
Israeli singer (1939-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1939 in Tel Aviv.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in Tel Aviv (thoracic aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Marshall Berman
American philosopher (1940-2013).
Born November 24th, 1940 in The Bronx.
Died September 11th, 2013 at 72 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bigas Luna
Spanish cineast (1946–2013).
Born March 19th, 1946 in Barcelona.
Died April 6th, 2013 at 67 years old in La Riera de Gaià (leukemia). [ref]
Vern Mikkelsen
American basketball player (1928–2013).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Parlier.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Wayzata. [ref]
Jane Connell
Actress (1925–2013).
Born October 27th, 1925 in Berkeley.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease). [ref]
Little Tony
Sammarinese rock singer (1941-2013).
Born February 9th, 1941 in Tivoli.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 72 years old in Rome (lung cancer).
Peter Geach
British philosopher (1916–2013).
Born March 29th, 1916 in London.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Candace Pert
American neuroscientist (1946-2013).
Born June 26th, 1946 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 67 years old in Potomac. [ref]
Gerda Lerner
Austrian-american women's history scholar (1920-2013).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 2013 at 92 years old in Madison.
Wadie Elsafi
Lebanese singer and oud player (1921-2013).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Niha Chouf.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mansourieh (heart failure). [ref]
Hans Hass
Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer (1919–2013).
Born January 23rd, 1919 in Vienna.
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1135
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein