In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
Amedeo Amadei
Italian footballer (1921–2013).
Born July 26th, 1921 in Frascati.
Died November 24th, 2013 at 92 years old in Frascati.
Albert Allen Bartlett
American professor of physics (1923–2013).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Shanghai.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Boulder. [ref]
Kofi Awoonor
Ghanaian poet and author (1935-2013).
Born March 13th, 1935 in Gold Coast Colony, Wheta.
Died September 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Oscar Hijuelos
American novelist (1951–2013).
Born August 24th, 1951 in Manhattan.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013).
Born June 26th, 1930 in Borzęcin.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nice. [ref]
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).
Michael Baigent
New zealand writer (1948–2013).
Born February 27th, 1948 in Nelson. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2013 at 65 years old in Brighton (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Stuart Freeborn
British make-up artist.
Born September 5th, 1914 in Leytonstone.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 98 years old in London. [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).
C. Gordon Fullerton
American astronaut and test pilot (1936–2013).
Born October 11th, 1936 in Rochester.
Died August 21st, 2013 at 76 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Armen Alchian
American economist.
Born April 12th, 1914 in Fresno.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Franco Califano
Italian singer-songwriter (1938-2013).
Born September 14th, 1938 in Tripoli.
Died March 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Otfried Preußler
German children's books author (1923–2013).
Born October 20th, 1923 in Liberec.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Frank Wess
American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger.
Born January 4th, 1922 in Kansas City.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stéphane Hessel
French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor (1917–2013).
Born October 20th, 1917 in Berlin.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Abdul Quader Molla
Convicted war criminal and islamist politician from bangladesh.
Born August 14th, 1948.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 65 years old in Dhaka (hanging to death).
Ottavio Missoni
Italian fashion designer and hurdler (1921–2013).
Born February 11th, 1921 in Dubrovnik.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 92 years old in Sumirago.
Viktor Kulikov
Marshal of the soviet union (1921-2013).
Born July 5th, 1921 in Verkhnaya Lyubovsha.
Died May 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Juan José Linz
Spanish sociologist and political scientist (1926–2013).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Barbara Hicks
English film actress (1924-2013).
Born August 12th, 1924 in Heath Town.
Died September 6th, 2013 at 89 years old in Little Maplestead. [ref]
Janet Rowley
American human geneticist (1925–2013).
Born April 5th, 1925 in New York City.
Died December 17th, 2013 at 88 years old in Hyde Park (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Ruth Patrick
American botanist and limnologist (1907–2013).
Born November 26th, 1907 in Topeka.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 105 years old in Lafayette Hill.
James E. Holshouser Jr.
68th governor of north carolina (1934-2013).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Boone.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 78 years old in Pinehurst.
Soraya Jiménez
Mexican weightlifter (1977–2013).
Born August 5th, 1977 in Naucalpan.
Died March 28th, 2013 at 35 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender