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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Goldie Harvey
Nigerian singer.
Born October 23rd, 1983 in Lagos.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 29 years old in Lagos.
Joaquín Cordero
Mexican actor (1923—2013).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Saye Zerbo
President of burkina faso (1932-2013).
Born August 27th, 1932 in Tougan.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 81 years old in Ouagadougou.
Pierre Mauroy
86th prime minister of france (1928-2013).
Born July 5th, 1928 in Cartignies.
Died June 7th, 2013 at 84 years old in Clamart (lung cancer).
Bob Kurland
American basketball player (1924–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1924 in St. Louis.
Died September 29th, 2013 at 88 years old in Sanibel.
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian (1924–2013).
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo.
John J. Gilligan
American politician, governor of ohio (1921–2013).
Born March 22nd, 1921 in Cincinnati.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cincinnati (heart failure).
Ray Williams
American basketball player (1954–2013).
Born October 14th, 1954 in Mount Vernon.
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 58 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).
David Landes
American economic historian (1924-2013).
Born April 29th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 89 years old in Haverford.
Booth Gardner
American politician (1936-2013).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Tacoma.
Died March 15th, 2013 at 76 years old in Tacoma (Parkinson's disease).
Vijaydan Detha
Indian writer (1926–2013).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Jodhpur district.
Died November 10th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jodhpur. [ref]
Ada Louise Huxtable
American architecture writer (1921–2013).
Born March 14th, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2013 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
Al Ruscio
Actor (1924-2013).
Died November 12th, 2013 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Vina Mazumdar
Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013).
Born March 28th, 1927 in Kolkata.
Died May 30th, 2013 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
James DePreist
American conductor (1936-2013).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 76 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Romanian film director, actor and politician (1930-2014).
Born April 13th, 1930 in Târgu Jiu.
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Bucharest (respiratory failure).
Gilbert Taylor
British cinematographer (1914—2013).
Born April 12th, 1914 in Bushey.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 99 years old in Newport.
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japanese writer (1972–2013).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Hitachi.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 41 years old in Niigata (cancer).
Damiano Damiani
Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer (1922–2013).
Born July 23rd, 1922 in Pasiano di Pordenone.
Died March 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Rome (respiratory disease). [ref]
Margaret Pellegrini
American actress (1923-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Tuscumbia.
Died August 7th, 2013 at 89 years old in Glendale (stroke).
Rod Grams
American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Princeton.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in Crown (colorectal cancer).
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese actor and voice actor (1937–2013).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died June 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Shinjuku (peritoneal carcinoma). [ref]
Rentarō Mikuni
Japanese actor (1923–2013).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Ōta-shi.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 90 years old in Inagi (heart failure).
Stanley Karnow
American historian and journalist (1925-2013).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Potomac (heart failure).
William P. Clark
American judge, reagan advisor (1931-2013).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Oxnard.
Died August 10th, 2013 at 81 years old in Shandon (Parkinson's disease).
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn