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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Jeff Hanneman
American guitarist (1964–2013).
Born January 31st, 1964 in Oakland.
Died May 2nd, 2013 at 49 years old in Hemet (liver cirrhosis, liver failure).
Eileen Brennan
American actress and singer (1932–2013).
Born September 3rd, 1932 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2013 at 80 years old in Burbank (bladder cancer).
Boris Berezovsky
Russian oligarch, government official, engineer and mathematician (1946-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1946 in Moscow.
Died March 23rd, 2013 at 67 years old in Ascot (hanging to death).
Richard Briers
English actor (1934–2013).
Born January 14th, 1934 in Surrey.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 79 years old in London (pulmonary emphysema).
Elmore Leonard
American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013).
Born October 11th, 1925 in New Orleans.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Detroit (stroke). [ref]
Marcia Wallace Peams
American actress and comedian (1942-2013).
Born November 1st, 1942 in Creston.
Died October 25th, 2013 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (breast cancer, sepsis, pneumonia). [ref]
Ronnie Biggs
English thief (1929–2013).
Born August 8th, 1929 in Lambeth, London Borough of Lambeth.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Barnet (stroke). [ref]
Bert Trautmann
German association football player and coach (1923-2013).
Born October 22nd, 1923 in Bremen.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 89 years old in La Llosa (heart failure).
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013).
Born October 22nd, 1919 in Kermanshah. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2013 at 94 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Iain Banks
Scottish writer (1954–2013).
Born February 16th, 1954 in Dunfermline.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Kirkcaldy (gallbladder cancer).
Jiroemon Kimura
Japanese supercentenarian, verified longest–lived man in history (1897–2013).
Born April 19th, 1897 in Kyōtango-shi.
Died June 12th, 2013 at 116 years old in Kyōtango-shi.
Manjula Vijayakumar
Indian actress (1953-2013).
Born September 9th, 1953.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Chennai (falling from height).
Joseph Paul Franklin
American serial killer (1950-2013).
Born April 13th, 1950 in Mobile.
Died November 20th, 2013 at 63 years old in Bonne Terre (lethal injection).
John Casablancas Ubach
American modeling agent, scout (1942–2013).
Born December 12th, 1942 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 70 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer).
Amar Bose
Indian american academic entrepreneur (1929–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died July 12th, 2013 at 83 years old in Wayland (myocardial infarction).
Lewis Collins
English actor (1946-2013).
Born May 27th, 1946 in Bidston.
Died November 27th, 2013 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Mel Smith
British comedian and actor (1952–2013).
Born December 3rd, 1952 in Chiswick.
Died July 19th, 2013 at 60 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Bonnie Franklin
American actress (1944–2013).
Born January 6th, 1944 in Santa Monica.
Died March 1st, 2013 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Michael Hastings
American journalist (1980–2013).
Born January 28th, 1980 in Malone.
Died June 18th, 2013 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Kate Barry
English photographer (1967-2013).
Born April 8th, 1967 in London.
Died December 11th, 2013 at 46 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Steve Forrest
American actor (1925–2013).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Thousand Oaks.
Stan Musial
American baseball player (1920-2013).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Donora.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 92 years old in Ladue (Alzheimer's disease).
Marc Rich
American commodities trader (1934–2013).
Born December 18th, 1934 in Antwerp.
Died June 26th, 2013 at 78 years old in Lucerne (stroke).
Conrad Bain
Canadian-american actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Lethbridge.
Died January 14th, 2013 at 89 years old in Livermore (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 51 to 75 of 1141
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