In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
Robert Ward
American composer (1917-2013).
Born September 13th, 1917 in Cleveland.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 95 years old in Durham.
Don Meineke
American basketball player (1930–2013).
Born October 30th, 1930 in Dayton.
Died September 3rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Dayton.
Henri Alleg
French-algerian journalist (1921–2013).
Born July 20th, 1921 in London.
Died July 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
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]
Hiroshi Nakajima
Japanese physician (1928-2013).
Died January 26th, 2013 at 84 years old in Poitiers. [ref]
Peter Broadbent
English footballer (1933–2013).
Born May 15th, 1933 in Elvington.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 80 years old in Himley (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
André Cassagnes
French inventor (1926-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Montrouge.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 86 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Arthur Wightman
American physicist (1922-2013).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Rochester.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Edison.
Dave Hickson
English footballer (1929-2013).
Born October 30th, 1929 in Salford. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Chester. [ref]
Brian Sternberg
American pole vaulter (1943–2013).
Born June 21st, 1943 in Seattle.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 69 years old in Seattle.
Rem Viakhirev
Russian businessman (1934-2013).
Born August 23rd, 1934 in Bolshaya Chernigovka.
Died February 11th, 2013 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Brad Drewett
Australian tennis player (1958–2013).
Born July 19th, 1958 in Maclean.
Died May 3rd, 2013 at 54 years old in Sydney (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Amparo Rivelles
Spanish actress (1925–2013).
Born February 11th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died November 7th, 2013 at 88 years old in Madrid (osteoporosis).
Tony Gaze
Racecar driver.
Born February 3rd, 1920 in Melbourne.
Died July 29th, 2013 at 93 years old in Geelong. [ref]
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Hamburg (pneumonia).
Mitja Ribičič
Yugoslav politician (1919–2013).
Born May 19th, 1919 in Trieste.
Died November 28th, 2013 at 94 years old in Ljubljana.
Hasse Jeppson
Swedish footballer (1925–2013).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Kungsbacka. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kurt Trampedach
Danish painter and sculptor (1943-2013).
Born May 13th, 1943 in Hillerød.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 70 years old in Sare.
Raymond Boudon
French sociologist (1934–2013).
Born January 27th, 1934 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 10th, 2013 at 79 years old in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Saudi arabian footballer (1971–2013).
Born September 1st, 1971 in Jeddah.
Died June 12th, 2013 at 41 years old in Jeddah (heart failure). [ref]
Yoram Kaniuk
Israeli writer and painter (1930-2013).
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Tel Aviv.
Died June 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Tel Aviv (cancer).
Hugh Huxley
English biologist (1924-2013).
Born February 25th, 1924 in Birkenhead.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in Woods Hole.
Vivi Bach
Danish actress and singer (1939–2013).
Born September 3rd, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 73 years old in Ibiza (heart failure). [ref]
Geoff Strong
English association football player (1937–2013).
Born September 19th, 1937 in Northumberland.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 75 years old in Southport.
Burry Stander
South african mountain biker (1987–2013).
Born September 16th, 1987 in Port Shepstone.
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 25 years old in Shelly Beach (bicycle accident). [ref]
Deaths 626 to 650 of 1140
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