In the year 2013
1,140 Notable deaths
Giorgos Amerikanos
Greek professional basketball player and coach.
Born December 21st, 1942 in Nikaia.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 70 years old in Greece.
Martí de Riquer i Morera
Spanish noble and philologist (1914-2013).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Barcelona.
Died September 17th, 2013 at 99 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Bill Smith
American swimmer (1924–2013).
Born May 16th, 1924 in Honolulu.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 88 years old in Honolulu.
Ilja Hurník
Czech playwright, music educator, composer, pianist, writer and university educator (1922-2013).
Born November 25th, 1922 in Poruba. [ref]
Died September 7th, 2013 at 90 years old in Prague. [ref]
Akeem Adams
Trinidadian association football player (1991-2013).
Born April 13th, 1991 in Point Fortin.
Died December 30th, 2013 at 22 years old in Budapest (cerebral hemorrhage).
Henry Taylor
British racing driver.
Born December 16th, 1932 in Biggleswade. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2013 at 80 years old in Cannes. [ref]
Erich Loest
German writer (1926–2013).
Born February 24th, 1926 in Mittweida.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 87 years old in Leipzig (falling). [ref]
Atje Keulen-Deelstra
Dutch speed skater (1938–2013).
Born December 31st, 1938 in Grove.
Died February 22nd, 2013 at 74 years old in Leeuwarden. [ref]
Catherine Gibson
British swimmer, olympic bronze medallist.
Born March 21st, 1931 in Motherwell.
Died June 25th, 2013 at 82 years old in Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy. [ref]
Rene Simpson
Canadian tennis player (1966–2013).
Born January 14th, 1966 in Sarnia.
Died October 17th, 2013 at 47 years old in Park Ridge (brain cancer). [ref]
Peter Schulz
German politician (1930-2013).
Born April 25th, 1930 in Rostock.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 83 years old in Hamburg.
Brigitte Askonas
British immunologist (1923–2013).
Born April 1st, 1923 in Vienna.
Died January 9th, 2013 at 89 years old in London Borough of Camden (disease).
Pyotr Bolotnikov
Soviet long-distance runner (1930-2013).
Born March 8th, 1930 in Mordovia.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 83 years old in Moscow, Krasnoslobodsk.
Hans Hækkerup
Danish politician (1945-2013).
Born December 3rd, 1945 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 22nd, 2013 at 68 years old in Mexico.
Barbara Anderson
New zealand writer (1926–2013).
Born April 26th, 1926 in Hastings.
Died March 24th, 2013 at 86 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Margrit Kennedy
German architect (1939-2013).
Born November 21st, 1939 in Chemnitz.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 74 years old in Steyerberg.
Angela Voigt
East german long jumper.
Born May 18th, 1951 in Weferlingen.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 61 years old in Magdeburg.
Elías Querejeta
Spanish film producer (1934-2013).
Born October 27th, 1934 in Hernani.
Died June 9th, 2013 at 78 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
Teresa Torańska
Polish writer (1944–2013).
Born January 1st, 1944 in Vawkavysk.
Died January 2nd, 2013 at 69 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer).
Henryk Baranowski
1943-2013 polish theatre director and actor.
Born February 9th, 1943 in Ternopil.
Died July 27th, 2013 at 70 years old in Brwinów (cancer).
Anna Proclemer
Italian actress (1923–2013).
Born May 30th, 1923 in Trento.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 89 years old in Rome.
Tejumade Alakija
Nigerian civil servant (1925 – 2013).
Born May 17th, 1925 in Nigeria.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 88 years old in University College Hospital, Ibadan.
Abderrahim Goumri
Moroccan marathon runner (1976–2013).
Died January 19th, 2013 at 36 years old in Temara (traffic collision).
Santiago Santamaría
Argentine footballer (1952-2013).
Born September 22nd, 1952 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos.
Died July 27th, 2013 at 60 years old in Córdoba (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 826 to 850 of 1140
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci