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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Paul Mantee
American actor and writer (1931-2013).
Born January 9th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died November 7th, 2013 at 82 years old in Malibu (prostate cancer). [ref]
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]
Count Christian of Rosenborg
Former danish prince (1942-2013); youngest child of knud, hereditary prince of denmark, and princess caroline-mathilde of denmark.
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Sorgenfri Palace.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 70 years old in Gentofte.
Zao Wou-Ki
Chinese-french painter (1920–2013).
Born February 1st, 1921 in Beijing. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2013 at 92 years old in Nyon (complication). [ref]
Jane Cooke Wright
American oncologist (1919-2013).
Born November 20th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 93 years old in Guttenberg. [ref]
Jane Kean
American actress, singer and memoirist (1923-2013).
Born April 10th, 1923 in Hartford.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 90 years old in Burbank (falling from height).
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit artist (1927–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1927 in Baffin Island.
Died January 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kinngait (lung cancer).
Keiko Fukuda
Martial artist (1913-2013).
Born April 12th, 1913 in Kyōbashi-ku.
Died February 9th, 2013 at 99 years old in San Francisco (pneumonia). [ref]
Linden Chiles
American actor (1933-2013).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in St. Louis.
Died May 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Topanga (falling from height). [ref]
Mykola Melnyk
Hero of the soviet union (1953–2013).
Born December 17th, 1953 in Stavyshche.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 59 years old in Alicante (leukemia).
Aleksei Yuryevich German
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, actor and producer (1938–2013).
Born July 20th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg (kidney failure).
Elijah Harper
Canadian politician (1949-2013).
Born March 3rd, 1949 in Red Sucker Lake.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 64 years old in Ottawa.
Taufiq Kiemas
First gentleman of indonesia.
Born December 31st, 1943 in Jakarta. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2013 at 69 years old in Singapore General Hospital.
Paul Scoon
Governor-general of grenada (1935-2013).
Born July 4th, 1935 in Gouyave.
Died September 2nd, 2013 at 78 years old in St. George's.
Brian Greenhoff
English football player (1953-2013).
Born April 28th, 1953 in Barnsley.
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 60 years old in Rochdale.
Enrique Lizalde
Mexican actor (1937–2013).
Born January 9th, 1937 in Tepic.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 76 years old in Tepic (liver cancer). [ref]
Hamidou Benmassoud
Moroccan film, television and stage actor (1935-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1935 in Rabat.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 78 years old in Clichy (disease).
Hans Riegel
German businessman, badminton player (1923–2013).
Born March 10th, 1923 in Bonn. [ref]
Died October 15th, 2013 at 90 years old in Bonn (heart failure). [ref]
Zvonko Bušić
Croatian political activist and hijacker (1946–2013).
Born January 23rd, 1946 in Gorica, Čapljina.
Died September 1st, 2013 at 67 years old in Rovanjska (gunshot wound). [ref]
Bernadette Lafont
French actress (1938-2013).
Born October 28th, 1938 in Nîmes.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 74 years old in Nîmes (myocardial infarction).
Martin Bernal
British political historian (1937- 2013).
Born March 10th, 1937 in London.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
Lawrence Klein
American economist (1920-2013).
Born September 14th, 1920 in Omaha.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 93 years old in Gladwyne. [ref]
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1141
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