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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Sharmila Rege
Indian sociologist.
Born October 7th, 1964 in Pune.
Died July 13th, 2013 at 48 years old in Pune (colorectal cancer).
Frank Hahn
British economist (1925–2013).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Domenico Bartolucci
Roman catholic cardinal (1917–2013).
Born May 7th, 1917 in Borgo San Lorenzo.
Died November 11th, 2013 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Chia-Chiao Lin
Chinese-american applied mathematician (1916-2013).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Beijing.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 96 years old in Beijing (heart failure).
Louise Currie
American actress (1913–2013).
Born April 7th, 1913 in Oklahoma City.
Died September 8th, 2013 at 100 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Chieko Honda
Japanese actress and voice actress (1963–2013).
Born March 28th, 1963 in Tokyo.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 49 years old in Nagano (colon cancer).
Calvert Watkins
American linguist and philologist (1933-2013).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.
Günther Kleiber
German politician (1931-2013).
Born September 16th, 1931 in Borna.
Died March 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Berlin.
Andrea Bianchi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1925–2013).
Born March 31st, 1925 in Castel Gandolfo.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Paul Torday
British writer (1946–2013).
Born August 1st, 1946 in County Durham.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 67 years old in Northumberland.
Ilya Tsymbalar
Russian footballer (1969-2013).
Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).
Dezső Gyarmati
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1927–2013).
Born October 23rd, 1927 in Miskolc.
Died August 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Budapest.
Flynn Robinson
American basketball player (1941–2013).
Born April 28th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (multiple myeloma).
Dominguinhos
Brazilian singer and composer (1941–2013).
Born February 12th, 1941 in Pernambuco, Garanhuns.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 72 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Mariví Bilbao
Spanish actress (1930-2013).
Born January 22nd, 1930 in Bilbao.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 83 years old [ref]
Heinz Flohe
German footballer (1948-2013).
Born January 28th, 1948 in Euskirchen.
Died June 15th, 2013 at 65 years old in Vettweiß (stroke). [ref]
Michel Brault
Quebec filmmaker (1928-2013).
Born June 25th, 1928 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2013 at 85 years old in Toronto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Radu Vasile
57th prime minister of romania (1998-1999).
Born October 10th, 1942 in Sibiu.
Died July 3rd, 2013 at 70 years old in Bucharest (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Rita Reys
Dutch jazz singer (1924-2013).
Born December 21st, 1924 in Rotterdam.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Breukelen (stroke).
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter, playwright and producer (1917–2013).
Born May 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Don Meineke
American basketball player (1930–2013).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Dayton.
Died September 3rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Dayton.
Dieter Hildebrandt
German kabarett artist, actor, and writer (1927-2013).
Born May 23rd, 1927 in Bolesławiec. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2013 at 86 years old in Munich. [ref]
Berthold Beitz
German industrialist (1913-2013).
Born September 26th, 1913 in Zemmin, Vorpommern-Greifswald district.
Died July 30th, 2013 at 99 years old in Kampen (Sylt).
José Sancho
Spanish actor (1944–2013).
Born November 11th, 1944 in Manises.
Died March 3rd, 2013 at 68 years old in Valencia (lung cancer). [ref]
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
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