In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Frank Kelso
American navy admiral (1933–2013).
Born July 11th, 1933 in Fayetteville.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old (falling from height). [ref]
Chae Myung-shin
South korean military oficer (1926–2013).
Born November 27th, 1926 in Koksan County.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 86 years old in Seoul.
Emilio Colombo
Italian prime minister, politician (1920-2013).
Born April 11th, 1920 in Potenza.
Died June 24th, 2013 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Marta Eggerth
American actress, singer.
Born April 17th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died December 26th, 2013 at 101 years old in Rye.
Janet Abu-Lughod
American historian (1928-2013).
Born August 3rd, 1928 in Newark.
Died December 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in New York City. [ref]
Robert Coleman Richardson
American physicist.
Born June 26th, 1937 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 19th, 2013 at 75 years old in Ithaca.
Chen Xitong
Chinese politician (1930-2013).
Born June 10th, 1930 in Anyue County.
Died June 2nd, 2013 at 82 years old in Beijing (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ronald Shannon Jackson
American jazz drummer (1940–2013).
Born January 12th, 1940 in Fort Worth.
Died October 19th, 2013 at 73 years old in Fort Worth (leukemia). [ref]
Franca Rame
Italian theatre actress and playwright (1929-2013).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Parabiago. [ref]
Died May 29th, 2013 at 83 years old in Milan (stroke). [ref]
Lothar Bisky
German politician (1941–2013).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died August 13th, 2013 at 71 years old in Leipzig.
Alla Kushnir
Russian-israeli chess player (1941–2013).
Born August 11th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died August 2nd, 2013 at 71 years old in Tel Aviv.
Grizelda Kristiņa
Latvian-born canadian centenarian.
Born April 1st, 1910 in Vaide.
Died June 2nd, 2013 at 103 years old in Canada.
Nadezhda Popova
Heroine of the soviet union.
Born December 17th, 1921 in Dolgoe. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Ian Barbour
American academic (1923–2013).
Born October 5th, 1923 in Beijing.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 90 years old in Minneapolis (stroke).
Bernard Parmegiani
French composer best known for his electronic or acousmatic music.
Born October 27th, 1927 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 22nd, 2013 at 86 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Manolo Escobar
Spanish singer and actor (1931-2013).
Born October 19th, 1931 in Las Norias.
Died October 24th, 2013 at 82 years old in Benidorm (colorectal cancer).
Kō Masaki
Japanese pornographic actor (1983-2013).
Born July 20th, 1983 in Morioka.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 29 years old in Tokyo (appendicitis, sepsis, peritonitis).
Rossella Falk
Italian actress (1926-2013).
Born November 10th, 1926 in Rome.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Stanislav Hurenko
Soviet politician (1936-2013).
Born May 30th, 1936 in Ilovaisk.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 76 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Andrei Panin
Soviet and russian actor (1962-2013).
Born May 28th, 1962 in Novosibirsk.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 50 years old in Moscow.
David Keirsey
American psychologist.
Born August 31st, 1921 in Ada.
Died July 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Orange County.
Harry Lewis
American actor and restaurateur (1920-2013).
Born April 1st, 1920 in Los Angeles.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 93 years old in Beverly Hills.
Normand Corbeil
Canadian composer (1956-2013).
Born April 6th, 1956 in Montreal.
Died January 25th, 2013 at 56 years old in Montreal (pancreatic cancer).
M. S. Gopalakrishnan
Indian violinist (1931-2013).
Born June 10th, 1931 in Chennai.
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 81 years old in Chennai.
Pham Duy
Prolific vietnamese songwriter (1921-2013).
Born October 5th, 1921 in Hanoi.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 91 years old in Ho Chi Minh City (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1141
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe