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In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
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]
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.
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]
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician.
Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [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).
Hassan Habibi
Iranian politician.
Born January 29th, 1937 in Tehran.
Died January 31st, 2013 at 76 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Günther Förg
German visual artist (1952-2013).
Born December 5th, 1952 in Füssen.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 61 years old in Colombier.
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).
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).
Georgy Guryanov
Russian musician and painter (1961-2013).
Born February 27th, 1961 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg (pancreatic cancer).
Heinrich Boere
Dutch ss officer (1921–2013).
Born September 27th, 1921 in Eschweiler.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 92 years old in Fröndenberg. [ref]
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]
Andrée Putman
French interior and product designer (1925–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1925 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Gerrie Mühren
Dutch footballer (1946–2013).
Born February 2nd, 1946 in Volendam.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 67 years old in Volendam (myelodysplastic syndrome).
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.
Otis R. Bowen
American politician (1918-2013).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Donaldson.
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]
Valérie Benguigui
French actress of stage and screen (1961–2013).
Born November 6th, 1965 in Oran. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2013 at 47 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [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]
Otto Beisheim
Businessman (1924-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Velbert. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Rottach-Egern (gunshot wound). [ref]
Alfredo Landa
Spanish actor (1933-2013).
Born March 3rd, 1933 in Pamplona.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 80 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease).
László Csizsik-Csatáry
Hungarian alleged nazi criminal (1915-2013).
Died August 10th, 2013 at 98 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).
Wolfgang Herrndorf
German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013).
Born June 12th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died August 26th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (gunshot wound).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1140
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