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In the year 2013
1,068 Notable deaths
Dennis Farina
American actor (1944–2013).
Born February 29th, 1944 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 2013 at 69 years old in Scottsdale (pulmonary embolism).
Annette Funicello
American actress and singer (1942-2013).
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Utica.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Bakersfield (multiple sclerosis).
Karen Black
American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013).
Born July 1st, 1939 in Park Ridge. [ref]
Died August 8th, 2013 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (bladder cancer). [ref]
Jean Stapleton
American actress (1923–2013).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died May 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in New York City.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Soviet and russian small arms designer (1919-2013).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Kurya.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Izhevsk (pulmonary embolism).
James Avery
American actor (1945–2013).
Born November 27th, 1945 in Suffolk.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Glendale (surgical complications). [ref]
Reeva Steenkamp
Model and paralegal..
Born August 19th, 1983 in Cape Town.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 29 years old in Pretoria (ballistic trauma). [ref]
David Frost
British television host, journalist, comedian and writer (1939–2013).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Tenterden.
Died August 31st, 2013 at 74 years old in MS Queen Elizabeth (myocardial infarction).
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Ogidi. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2013 at 82 years old in Boston (disease). [ref]
Paul Bearer
American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013).
Born April 10th, 1954 in Mobile.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 58 years old in Mobile (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mindy McCready
American country music singer (1975–2013).
Born November 30th, 1975 in Fort Myers.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 37 years old in Heber Springs (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jonathan Winters
American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013).
Born November 11th, 1925 in Dayton.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 87 years old in Montecito.
Sarabjit Singh
Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a pakistani court (1963-2013).
Born December 18th, 1963 in Bhikhiwind.
Died May 2nd, 2013 at 49 years old in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore (blunt trauma).
Ed Koch
Former mayor of new york city (1924-2013).
Born December 12th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village (heart failure).
Ray Manzarek
American keyboardist (1939–2013).
Born February 12th, 1939 in Chicago.
Died May 20th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rosenheim (cholangiocarcinoma).
Michael Ansara
American stage, screen, and voice actor (1922–2013).
Born April 15th, 1922 in Syria.
Died July 31st, 2013 at 91 years old in Calabasas (Alzheimer's disease).
Ken Norton
American boxer (1943-2013).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Jacksonville.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 70 years old in Las Vegas (heart failure).
Sylvia Browne
American author, psychic and medium (1936-2013).
Born October 19th, 1936 in Kansas City.
Died November 20th, 2013 at 77 years old in San Jose (heart failure). [ref]
Eleanor Parker
American actress (1922-2013).
Born June 26th, 1922 in Cedarville.
Died December 9th, 2013 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).
Esther Williams
American swimmer and actress (1921–2013).
Born August 8th, 1921 in Inglewood. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2013 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Diane Disney Miller
Daughter of walt disney and lillian disney.
Born December 18th, 1933 in Los Angeles.
Died November 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Napa (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Pran
Indian actor.
Born February 12th, 1920 in Lahore.
Died July 12th, 2013 at 93 years old in Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre (pneumonia).
Dale Robertson
American actor (1923-2013).
Born July 14th, 1923 in Oklahoma County.
Died February 27th, 2013 at 89 years old in San Diego (lung cancer, pneumonia). [ref]
Eydie Gormé
American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress (1928-2013).
Born August 16th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died August 10th, 2013 at 84 years old in Las Vegas (disease).
Seamus Heaney
Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013).
Born April 13th, 1939 in Castledawson.
Died August 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Dublin (stroke). [ref]
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