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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer (1928–2013).
Born April 9th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newtown (disease).
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]
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]
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).
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]
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).
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]
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 (meningitis, stomach cancer, brain cancer).
Denis Michael Rohan
Australian criminal.
Born July 1st, 1941 in Grenfell.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 71 years old in Sydney. [ref]
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).
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]
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]
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]
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]
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).
Vern Mikkelsen
American basketball player (1928–2013).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Parlier.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Wayzata. [ref]
Peter Geach
British philosopher (1916–2013).
Born March 29th, 1916 in London.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Jacqueline Brookes
American actress, acting teacher (1930–2013).
Born July 24th, 1930 in Montclair.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 82 years old in New York City (lymphoma).
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.
Claude Nobs
Swiss businessman (1936-2013).
Born February 4th, 1936 in Montreux, Territet. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2013 at 76 years old in Lausanne.
Deaths 326 to 350 of 1141
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson