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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
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.
Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti
Iraqi secret police (1947–2013).
Born February 27th, 1947 in Tikrit.
Died July 8th, 2013 at 66 years old in Baghdad (cancer). [ref]
Sakine Cansız
Kurdish activist, co-founder of pkk.
Born February 12th, 1958 in Tunceli Province. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2013 at 54 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Lindsay Cooper
English musician (1951–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1951 in Hornsey.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 62 years old in London (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia). [ref]
Anca Petrescu
Romanian architect and politician (1949-2013).
Born March 20th, 1949 in Sighișoara.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 64 years old in Bucharest (traffic collision). [ref]
David C. Jones
U.s. air force general (1921-2013).
Born July 9th, 1921 in Aberdeen.
Died August 10th, 2013 at 92 years old in Sterling (Parkinson's disease).
Al Plastino
American artist (1921-2013).
Born December 15th, 1921 in Manhattan.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 91 years old in Patchogue (prostate cancer). [ref]
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).
Asghar Ali Engineer
Indian activist.
Born March 10th, 1939 in Salumbar.
Died May 14th, 2013 at 74 years old in Mumbai.
Abdul Rahim Hatif
Politician, former president of afghanistan (1992).
Born May 20th, 1926 in Kandahar.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Alphen aan den Rijn.
Robert Neelly Bellah
American sociologist (1927–2013).
Born February 23rd, 1927 in Altus.
Died July 30th, 2013 at 86 years old in Oakland.
Peter Rauhofer
Disc jockey (1965–2013).
Born April 29th, 1965 in Vienna.
Died May 7th, 2013 at 48 years old in New York City (brain cancer). [ref]
Fred Dretske
American professor of philosophy at stanford university (1932–2013).
Born December 9th, 1932 in Waukegan.
Died July 24th, 2013 at 80 years old (heart failure).
Halton Arp
Astronomer from the united states (1927-2013).
Born March 21st, 1927 in New York City.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 86 years old in Munich (stroke). [ref]
Andrew Simpson
British competitive sailor (1976–2013).
Born December 17th, 1976 in Windlesham.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drowning). [ref]
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
Uruguayan footballer (1945-2013).
Born February 14th, 1945 in Piriápolis.
Died January 2nd, 2013 at 67 years old in Montevideo (respiratory disease).
Yury Yakovlev
Soviet and russian actor (1928–2013).
Born April 25th, 1928 in Moscow.
Died November 30th, 2013 at 85 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Daniel Duval
French actor and film director (1944–2013).
Born November 28th, 1944 in Vitry-sur-Seine.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 68 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Bert Stern
American photographer (1929–2013).
Born October 3rd, 1929 in Brooklyn, United States. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Wolfgang Sawallisch
German conductor and pianist (1923–2013).
Born August 26th, 1923 in Munich.
Died February 22nd, 2013 at 89 years old in Grassau.
Michael D. Moore
Child actor, film director (1914-2013).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Vancouver.
Died March 4th, 2013 at 98 years old in Malibu (disease).
Mavis Batey
British cryptoanalyst, diplomat and garden historian (1921-2013).
Born May 5th, 1921 in Dulwich.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Petworth. [ref]
Tom Boerwinkle
American basketball player (1945–2013).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Cleveland.
Died March 26th, 2013 at 67 years old in Burr Ridge (myelodysplastic syndrome). [ref]
William Hathaway
American politician (1924-2013).
Born February 21st, 1924 in Cambridge.
Died June 24th, 2013 at 89 years old in McLean.
Eero Mäntyranta
Finnish cross-country skier.
Born November 20th, 1937 in Pello. [ref]
Died December 30th, 2013 at 76 years old in Oulu (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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