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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Rodolfo Tan Cardoso
Filipino chess player (1937–2013).
Born December 25th, 1937 in Anda.
Died August 21st, 2013 at 75 years old in Quezon City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Enrique Orizaola
Spanish football player and coach (1922–2013).
Born March 26th, 1922 in Santander.
Died June 10th, 2013 at 91 years old in Santander. [ref]
Chabua Amirejibi
Georgian novelist and soviet-era dissident (1921-2013).
Born November 18th, 1921 in Tbilisi.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 92 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
McDonald Bailey
British sprinter of trinidad and tobago descent (1920-2013).
Born December 8th, 1920 in Williamsville.
Died December 4th, 2013 at 92 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Jérôme Savary
Argentine-born french theater director and actor.
Born June 27th, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 4th, 2013 at 70 years old in Levallois-Perret (cancer).
Silvi Vrait
Estonian singer (1951-2013).
Born April 28th, 1951 in Kehra.
Died June 28th, 2013 at 62 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer). [ref]
Akira Miyoshi
Japanese composer (1933-2013).
Born January 10th, 1933 in Suginami.
Died October 4th, 2013 at 80 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Irina Petrescu
Romanian actress (1941-2013).
Born June 19th, 1941 in Bucharest.
Died March 19th, 2013 at 71 years old in Bucharest (cancer).
Perrette Pradier
French actress (1938–2013).
Born April 17th, 1938 in Hanoi. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Togrul Narimanbeyov
Azerbaijani artist (1930-2013).
Born August 7th, 1930 in Baku.
Died June 8th, 2013 at 82 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Giorgos Kolokithas
Greek professional basketball player (1945–2013).
Born November 2nd, 1945 in Corinth.
Died March 2nd, 2013 at 67 years old in Athens.
Peride Celal
Turkish writer (1916–2013).
Born June 10th, 1916 in Istanbul.
Died June 17th, 2013 at 97 years old in Istanbul.
Günseli Başar
Turkish beauty pageant titleholder (1932–2013).
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Diyarbakır.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 81 years old in Istanbul.
Olga Aroseva
Soviet and russian actress (1925–2013).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Moscow.
Died October 13th, 2013 at 87 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Igor Kurnosov
Russian chess grandmaster (1985–2013).
Born May 30th, 1985 in Chelyabinsk.
Died August 8th, 2013 at 28 years old in Chelyabinsk (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Giovanni Cheli
Catholic cardinal (1918–2013).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Turin.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 94 years old in Rome.
Jakob Arjouni
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013).
Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Wilbur Thompson
American track and field athlete, gold medal in shot put at the 1948 summer olympics (1921-2013).
Born April 6th, 1921 in Frankfort.
Died December 25th, 2013 at 92 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dieter Pfaff
German actor (1947-2013).
Born October 2nd, 1947 in Dortmund.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 65 years old in Hamburg (cancer).
Vajirañāṇasaṁvara
Thai buddhist monk (1913-2013).
Born October 3rd, 1913 in Ban Nuea.
Died October 24th, 2013 at 100 years old in Bangkok (sepsis).
David Rees
Emeritus professor of mathematics (1918–2013).
Born May 29th, 1918 in Abergavenny. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2013 at 95 years old in Exeter.
Vladimir Yengibaryan
Armenian boxer (1932–2013).
Born April 24th, 1932 in Yerevan.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Mario Bernardi
Canadian conductor and pianist.
Born August 20th, 1930 in Kirkland Lake.
Died June 2nd, 2013 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Lars Werner
Swedish politician (1935-2013).
Born July 25th, 1935 in Sofia church parish.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 77 years old in Tyresö.
Acer Nethercott
British coxswain (1977–2013).
Born November 28th, 1977 in Newmarket.
Died January 26th, 2013 at 35 years old (brain cancer). [ref]
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