In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
Constantino Romero
Spanish actor (1947–2013).
Born May 29th, 1947 in Alcalá de Henares.
Died May 12th, 2013 at 65 years old in Barcelona (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Alfonso Armada
Spanish military officer involved in 1981 coup.
Born February 12th, 1920 in Madrid.
Died December 1st, 2013 at 93 years old in Madrid.
Fidan Doğan
Kurdish activist.
Born January 17th, 1982 in Elbistan district. [ref]
Died January 10th, 2013 at 30 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).
Ronnie Ray Smith
Athletics competitor, sprinter (1949-2013).
Born March 28th, 1949 in Los Angeles.
Died March 31st, 2013 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Fran Warren
American singer (1926-2013).
Born March 4th, 1926 in The Bronx.
Died March 4th, 2013 at 87 years old in Brookfield (disease).
Boris Vasilyev
Soviet and russian writer (1924—2013).
Born May 21st, 1924 in Smolensk.
Died March 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Stefan Kudelski
Polish audio engineer (1929-2013).
Born February 27th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died January 26th, 2013 at 83 years old in Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne. [ref]
Eddi Arent
German actor and comedian (1925–2013).
Born May 5th, 1925 in Wrzeszcz.
Died May 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Valeri Zolotukhin
Russian actor (1941–2013).
Born June 21st, 1941 in Bystryy Istok.
Died March 30th, 2013 at 71 years old in Moscow (brain cancer).
Georges Descrières
French actor (1930–2013).
Born April 15th, 1930 in Bordeaux.
Died October 19th, 2013 at 83 years old in Le Cannet (cancer).
Björn J:son Lindh
Swedish musician (1944–2013).
Born October 25th, 1944 in Arvika.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 69 years old in Nora (brain cancer). [ref]
Fernando Guillén Gallego
Actor (1931–2013).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2013 at 81 years old in Madrid (bladder cancer).
Ružica Sokić
Serbian actress and writer.
Born December 14th, 1934 in Belgrade.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Belgrade (Alzheimer's disease).
Emile Zuckerkandl
Molecular biologist (1922-2013).
Born July 4th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 2013 at 91 years old in Palo Alto.
John Thomas
American high jumper (1941–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1941 in Boston.
Died January 15th, 2013 at 71 years old in Brockton.
Jetty Paerl
Dutch singer.
Born May 27th, 1921 in Amsterdam.
Died August 22nd, 2013 at 92 years old in Amstelveen.
Miguel Morayta
Spanish film director (1907-2013).
Born August 15th, 1907 in Villahermosa.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 105 years old in Mexico City.
Doriano Romboni
Italian motorcycle racer (1968–2013).
Born December 8th, 1968 in Lerici. [ref]
Died November 30th, 2013 at 44 years old in Latina. [ref]
Hjalmar Andersen
Speed skater from norway (1923-2013).
Born March 12th, 1923 in Rødøy Municipality.
Died March 27th, 2013 at 90 years old in Oslo (falling from height).
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poet (1933–2013).
Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga.
Mohamed Brahmi
Tunisian politician.
Born May 15th, 1955 in Sidi Bouzid.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 58 years old in Aryanah (assassination). [ref]
Thompson Oliha
Nigerian footballer (1968-2013).
Born October 4th, 1968 in Benin City.
Died June 30th, 2013 at 44 years old in Ilorin (malaria).
Pyotr Todorovsky
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, composer (1925-2013).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Bobrynets.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 87 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Todor Kolev
Actor, singer, musician, comedian and politician (1939–2013).
Born August 26th, 1939 in Shumen.
Died February 15th, 2013 at 73 years old in Sofia (lung cancer). [ref]
Andrea Gallo
Italian presbyter (1928–2013).
Born July 18th, 1928 in Genoa.
Died May 22nd, 2013 at 84 years old in Genoa.
Deaths 676 to 700 of 1140
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau