In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Gerard Cieślik
Polish football player and coach (1927-2013).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Bismarckhütte, Chorzów Batory.
Died November 3rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Chorzów. [ref]
Maurice Nadeau
French writer (1911–2013).
Born May 21st, 1911 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 16th, 2013 at 102 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
George Gruntz
Swiss pianist (1932-2013).
Born June 24th, 1932 in Basel.
Died January 10th, 2013 at 80 years old in Allschwil. [ref]
Gene Mako
American tennis player (1916–2013).
Born January 24th, 1916 in Budapest.
Died June 14th, 2013 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
José Faria
Brazilian footballer and manager (1933-2013).
Born April 26th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 80 years old in Rabat.
Oscar Feltsman
Russian composer (1921–2013).
Born February 18th, 1921 in Odesa.
Died February 3rd, 2013 at 91 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
Egyptian diplomat (1923-2013).
Born March 22nd, 1923 in Alexandria.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 90 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Toyo Shibata
Japanese poet (1911-2013).
Born June 26th, 1911 in Tochigi.
Died January 20th, 2013 at 101 years old in Utsunomiya. [ref]
Sharon Stouder
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1948-2013).
Born November 9th, 1948 in Altadena.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 64 years old [ref]
Denis Brodeur
Canadian photographer and ice hockey player (1930–2013).
Born October 12th, 1930 in Montreal. [ref]
Died September 26th, 2013 at 82 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Roman Vlad
Italian-romanian composer (1919-2013).
Born December 29th, 1919 in Chernivtsi.
Died September 21st, 2013 at 93 years old in Rome.
Walter Jens
German philologist and writer (1923–2013).
Born March 8th, 1923 in Hamburg.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 90 years old in Tübingen.
Lidiya Vertinskaya
Soviet actress (1923–2013).
Born April 14th, 1923 in Harbin.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Egil Hovland
Norwegian composer (1924-2013).
Born October 18th, 1924 in Mysen.
Died February 5th, 2013 at 88 years old in Fredrikstad Municipality. [ref]
Vesna Rožič
Slovenian chess player (1987–2013).
Born March 23rd, 1987 in Ljubljana.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 26 years old in Burghausen (peritoneal carcinoma, peritoneal carcinomatosis).
Krsto Papić
Croatian film director (1933–2013).
Born December 7th, 1933 in Vučji Do.
Died February 7th, 2013 at 79 years old in Zagreb (stomach cancer). [ref]
Henrique Rosa
President of guinea-bissau (1946-2013).
Born January 18th, 1946 in Bafatá.
Died May 15th, 2013 at 67 years old in Porto (lung cancer). [ref]
Hennadii Udovenko
Ukrainian politician and diplomat (1931-2013).
Born June 22nd, 1931 in Kryvyi Rih.
Died February 12th, 2013 at 81 years old in Kyiv.
Tatiana Zaslavskaya
Soviet and russian sociologist and economist (1927-2013).
Born September 9th, 1927 in Kyiv.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Alen Pamić
Croatian footballer (1989-2013).
Born October 15th, 1989 in Pula.
Died June 21st, 2013 at 23 years old in Kanfanar (myocardial infarction).
Pieter Kooijmans
Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat (1933–2013).
Born July 6th, 1933 in Heemstede.
Died February 13th, 2013 at 79 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Stuart Williams
Welsh footballer (1930-2013).
Born July 9th, 1930 in Wrexham.
Died November 5th, 2013 at 83 years old in Southampton.
Ramón Aguirre Suárez
Argentine association football player (1944-2013).
Born October 18th, 1944 in Colombres.
Died May 29th, 2013 at 68 years old in La Plata.
Luigi Magni
Italian screenwriter and film director (1928–2013).
Born March 21st, 1928 in Rome.
Died October 27th, 2013 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Louis-Paul M'Fédé
Cameroonian footballer (1961-2013).
Born February 26th, 1961 in Yaoundé.
Died June 10th, 2013 at 52 years old in Yaoundé.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin