In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
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).
Mohamad Chatah
Former minister of finance and ambassador to the united states (1951-2013).
Born March 27th, 1951 in Tripoli.
Died December 27th, 2013 at 62 years old in Beirut (car bombing).
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]
Paul Torday
British writer (1946–2013).
Born August 1st, 1946 in County Durham.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 67 years old in Northumberland.
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).
Mary Ellen Rudin
American mathematician (1924–2013).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Hillsboro.
Died March 18th, 2013 at 88 years old in Madison. [ref]
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.
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).
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]
Ilan Halevi
Jewish p.l.o journalist, politician (1943–2013).
Born October 12th, 1943 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died July 10th, 2013 at 69 years old in Clichy. [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]
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.
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]
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).
Rita Reys
Dutch jazz singer (1924-2013).
Born December 21st, 1924 in Rotterdam.
Died July 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Breukelen (stroke).
Ilya Tsymbalar
Russian footballer (1969-2013).
Born June 17th, 1969 in Odesa.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 44 years old in Odesa (myocardial infarction).
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]
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]
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]
Michel Crozier
French sociologist (1922–2013).
Born November 6th, 1922 in Sainte-Menehould.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Tomoyuki Dan
Japanese voice actor (1963-2013).
Born August 6th, 1963 in Osaka Prefecture.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 50 years old in Shinjuku. [ref]
Donna Hightower
American soul singer (1926-2013).
Born December 28th, 1926 in Caruthersville.
Died August 19th, 2013 at 86 years old in Austin.
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).
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).
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs