In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
George M. Leader
Governor of pennsylvania (1918-2013).
Born January 17th, 1918 in York.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 95 years old in Hershey.
Otis R. Bowen
American politician (1918-2013).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Donaldson.
Sean Edwards
British racing driver (1986–2013).
Born December 6th, 1986 in London.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 26 years old in Ipswich (traffic collision). [ref]
Jerome Karle
American physical chemist (1918–2013).
Born June 18th, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 94 years old in Annandale (liver cancer). [ref]
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South african jazz singer (1936–2013).
Born October 17th, 1936 in Johannesburg.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 76 years old in Cape Town.
Mehmet Ali Birand
Turkish journalist (1941–2013).
Born December 9th, 1941 in Beyoğlu.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 71 years old in Şişli (pancreatic cancer).
Nadir Afonso
Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013).
Born December 4th, 1920 in Chaves.
Died December 11th, 2013 at 93 years old in Cascais (heart failure).
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Canadian sinologist and academic (1922–2013).
Born August 7th, 1922 in Calgary.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Vancouver.
Heinrich Boere
Dutch ss officer (1921–2013).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Eschweiler.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Fröndenberg. [ref]
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
Indian writer who won jnanpith award in 2012.
Born July 5th, 1927 in Moguluru.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician.
Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).
Zhuang Zedong
Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).
Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.
Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).
A. C. Crispin
American science fiction writer (1950–2013).
Born April 5th, 1950 in Stamford.
Died September 6th, 2013 at 63 years old in Waldorf (cancer). [ref]
Dixie Evans
American burlesque dancer (1926-2013).
Born August 28th, 1926 in Long Beach.
Died August 3rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Las Vegas.
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Chokri Belaïd
Tunisian politician (1964–2013).
Born November 26th, 1964 in Tunis.
Died February 6th, 2013 at 48 years old in Tunis Governorate (firearm, exsanguination).
Richard Artschwager
American artist (1923-2013).
Born December 26th, 1923 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 9th, 2013 at 89 years old in Albany (stroke). [ref]
László Csizsik-Csatáry
Hungarian alleged nazi criminal (1915-2013).
Died August 10th, 2013 at 98 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
Elaine Morgan
British screenwriter, journalist, and author (1920–2013).
Born November 7th, 1920 in Pontypridd.
Died July 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Mountain Ash. [ref]
Faith Leech
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born March 31st, 1941 in Bendigo.
Died September 14th, 2013 at 72 years old in Bendigo. [ref]
Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1941-2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in Riyadh.
Died February 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Riyadh (cancer). [ref]
Gerrie Mühren
Dutch footballer (1946–2013).
Born February 2nd, 1946 in Volendam.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 67 years old in Volendam (myelodysplastic syndrome).
Antoni Ramallets
Spanish footballer (1924–2013).
Born June 4th, 1924 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2013 at 89 years old in Vilafranca del Penedès.
William L. Guy
American politician (1919–2013).
Born September 30th, 1919 in Devils Lake.
Died April 26th, 2013 at 93 years old in West Fargo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1141
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld