In the year 2013
1,068 Notable deaths
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born british-american author (1927-2013).
Born May 7th, 1927 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2013 at 85 years old in Manhattan (lung 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).
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]
Ovadia Joseph
Talmudic scholar, posek and sephardi chief rabbi of israel from 1973 to 1983.
Born September 24th, 1920 in Baghdad.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 93 years old in Jerusalem, Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.
Joe Conley
American actor (1928–2013).
Born March 3rd, 1928 in Buffalo.
Died July 7th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newbury Park (dementia).
Kumar Pallana
Indian actor (1918-2013).
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Indore.
Died October 10th, 2013 at 94 years old in Oakland.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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]
Trevor Bolder
English rock bassist, musician, songwriter and record producer.
Born June 9th, 1950 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died May 21st, 2013 at 62 years old in London (cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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).
John Tavener
British composer (1944-2013).
Born January 28th, 1944 in London.
Died November 12th, 2013 at 69 years old in Dorset. [ref]
Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
Empress consort of iran (1921–2013).
Born November 5th, 1921 in Ras el-Tin Palace.
Died July 2nd, 2013 at 91 years old in Alexandria.
T. L. Osborn
American pastor (1923–2013).
Born December 23rd, 1923 in Pocasset.
Died February 14th, 2013 at 89 years old in Tulsa. [ref]
Eiji Toyoda
Japanese industrialist (1913–2013).
Born September 12th, 1913 in Nagoya.
Died September 17th, 2013 at 100 years old in Toyota (heart failure).
Shamshad Begum
Indian singer (1919-2013).
Born April 14th, 1919 in Lahore.
Died April 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
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]
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]
Hilary Koprowski
Polish physician, virologist, immunologist and medical researcher (1916–2013).
Born December 5th, 1916 in Warsaw.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 96 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
Tony Musante
American actor.
Born June 30th, 1936 in Bridgeport.
Died November 26th, 2013 at 77 years old in Manhattan (surgical complications).
Diomedes Díaz
Colombian musician (1957-2013).
Born May 26th, 1957 in Caracas.
Died December 22nd, 2013 at 56 years old in Caracas (cardiac arrest).
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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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black