In the year 2013
1,068 Notable deaths
Christopher Evan Welch
American actor (1965-2013).
Born September 28th, 1965 in Fort Belvoir.
Died December 2nd, 2013 at 48 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
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]
Tom Laughlin
American actor and political activist (1931-2013).
Born August 10th, 1931 in Minneapolis.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 82 years old in Thousand Oaks (pneumonia).
Alvin Lee
English singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1944–2013).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Nottingham.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 68 years old in Marbella.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013).
Born August 25th, 1911 in Lộc Thủy. [ref]
Died October 4th, 2013 at 102 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Richard Matheson
American fiction writer (1926–2013).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Allendale.
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Chi Cheng
American bassist.
Born July 15th, 1970 in Stockton.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 42 years old in Sacramento (heart failure). [ref]
Ed Lauter
American film and television actor (1938-2013).
Born October 30th, 1938 in Long Beach.
Died October 16th, 2013 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (mesothelioma). [ref]
Scott Carpenter
American test pilot, astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013).
Born May 1st, 1925 in Boulder.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 88 years old in Denver (stroke). [ref]
Jeanne Cooper
American actress (1928-2013).
Born October 25th, 1928 in Taft.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
John Eisenhower
United states army general, military historian, diplomat.
Born August 3rd, 1922 in Denver.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 91 years old in Trappe.
Ray Harryhausen
American animator (1920–2013).
Born June 19th, 1920 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2013 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Jorge Rafael Videla
Argentinian dictator between 1976 and 1981.
Born August 2nd, 1925 in Mercedes.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Frank Thornton
British actor (1921–2013).
Born January 15th, 1921 in London.
Died March 16th, 2013 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Joe Weider
Canadian bodybuilder and businessman (1919–2013).
Born November 29th, 1919 in Montreal.
Died March 23rd, 2013 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Vince Flynn
American writer of fiction (1966-2013).
Born April 6th, 1966 in Saint Paul.
Died June 19th, 2013 at 47 years old in Saint Paul (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richie Havens
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1941–2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in New York City, Brooklyn.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 72 years old in Jersey City (myocardial infarction).
Jang Sung-taek
North korean government official (1946–2013).
Born January 22nd, 1946 in Kangwon Province.
Died December 12th, 2013 at 67 years old in Pyongyang. [ref]
Deanna Durbin
Canadian singer and actress (1921-2013).
Born December 4th, 1921 in Winnipeg.
Died April 17th, 2013 at 91 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris (disease).
Harry Reems
American pornographic actor (1947–2013).
Born August 27th, 1947 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2013 at 65 years old in Salt Lake City (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Farooq Sheikh
Indian actor (1948-2013).
Born March 25th, 1948 in Amroli.
Died December 28th, 2013 at 65 years old (myocardial infarction).
Nasser El Sonbaty
German egyptian bodybuilder (1965-2013).
Born October 15th, 1965 in Stuttgart.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 47 years old in Cairo (kidney failure).
Manfred Rommel
German politician (1928–2013).
Born December 24th, 1928 in Stuttgart.
Died November 7th, 2013 at 84 years old in Stuttgart (Parkinson's disease).
Robert Ressler
Fbi agent (1937–2013).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2013 at 76 years old in Spotsylvania County (Parkinson's disease).
Chrissy Amphlett
Australian singer (1959-2013).
Born October 25th, 1959 in Geelong.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 53 years old in New York City (multiple sclerosis, breast cancer). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 1068
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner