In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born british-american author (1927-2013).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne.
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung disease). [ref]
Christian Benítez
Ecuadorian footballer (1986-2013).
Died July 29th, 2013 at 27 years old in Doha (peritonitis). [ref]
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and sephardi chief rabbi of israel from 1973 to 1983.
Born September 23rd, 1920 in Baghdad.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 93 years old in Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
Ned Vizzini
American writer (1981–2013).
Born April 4th, 1981 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 2013 at 32 years old in Brooklyn.
Kumar Pallana
Indian actor (1918-2013).
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Indore.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 94 years old in Oakland.
Joe Conley
American actor (1928–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Buffalo.
Died July 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newbury Park (dementia).
Pauline Phillips
American advice columnist (1918-2013).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Sioux City.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Minneapolis (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Kenneth Waltz
American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013).
Born June 8th, 1924 in Ann Arbor.
Died May 12th, 2013 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Milo O'Shea
Irish american actor (1926-2013).
Born June 2nd, 1926 in Dublin.
Died April 2nd, 2013 at 86 years old in Manhattan.
Sara Montiel
Spanish-mexican actress and singer (1928-2013).
Born March 10th, 1928 in Campo de Criptana.
Died April 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Madrid (sudden cardiac death).
J.J. Cale
American musician (1938–2013).
Born December 5th, 1938 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 26th, 2013 at 74 years old in La Jolla (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Trevor Bolder
English rock bassist, musician, songwriter and record producer (1950–2013).
Born June 9th, 1950 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 62 years old in London (cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Beverly Shea
American gospel singer and hymn composer born in canada (1909–2013).
Born February 1st, 1909 in Winchester.
Died April 16th, 2013 at 104 years old in Montreat (stroke).
Robert Edwards
English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation.
Born September 27th, 1925 in Batley. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge (disease). [ref]
Frederik Pohl
American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013).
Born November 26th, 1919 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 2nd, 2013 at 93 years old in Arlington Heights (respiratory failure). [ref]
John Tavener
British composer (1944-2013).
Born January 28th, 1944 in London.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 69 years old in Dorset. [ref]
Danny Wells
Canadian movie and television actor and voice actor (1941–2013).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died November 28th, 2013 at 72 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Bruno Metsu
French association football player and manager (1954–2013).
Born January 28th, 1954 in Coudekerque-Branche.
Died October 15th, 2013 at 59 years old in Coudekerque-Branche (cancer, colorectal cancer).
Rosalía Mera
Spanish businesswoman; co-founder of inditex, zara (1944-2013).
Born January 28th, 1944 in A Coruña.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in A Coruña (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eiji Toyoda
Japanese industrialist (1913–2013).
Born September 12th, 1913 in Nagoya.
Died September 17th, 2013 at 100 years old in Toyota (heart failure).
T. L. Osborn
American pastor (1923–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Pocasset.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 89 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Shamshad Begum
Indian singer (1919-2013).
Born April 14th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Diomedes Díaz
Colombian musician (1957-2013).
Born May 26th, 1957 in La Guajira Department, San Juan del Cesar.
Died December 22nd, 2013 at 56 years old in Valledupar (cardiac arrest).
Tony Musante
American actor (1936–2013).
Born June 30th, 1936 in Bridgeport.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 77 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications).
Barry Jackson
British actor (1938–2013).
Born March 29th, 1938 in Birmingham.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 75 years old in London (stroke).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson