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In the year 2013
1,141 Notable deaths
Aslan Usoyan
Russian criminal of kurdish origin (1937-2013).
Born February 28th, 1937 in Tbilisi.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Maurice Vachon
Canadian professional and amateur wrestler (1929–2013).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 84 years old in Omaha (diabetes).
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 Sheridan
British musician (1940–2013).
Born May 21st, 1940 in Norwich.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Walt Bellamy
American basketball player (1939-2013).
Born July 24th, 1939 in New Bern.
Died November 2nd, 2013 at 74 years old in College Park. [ref]
Prince Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
Prince and landgrave of hesse (1926-2013).
Born August 6th, 1926 in Castle of Racconigi.
Died May 23rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Frankfurt.
María de Villota
Spanish motor racing driver.
Born January 13th, 1979 in Madrid.
Died October 11th, 2013 at 34 years old in Seville (heart failure). [ref]
Allen Lanier
American musician (1946-2013).
Born June 25th, 1946 in Birmingham.
Died August 14th, 2013 at 67 years old in New York City (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Ralph Klein
Canadian politician (1942-2013).
Born November 1st, 1942 in Calgary.
Died March 29th, 2013 at 70 years old in Calgary (dementia).
Jay Robinson
American actor (1930-2013).
Born April 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2013 at 83 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Malachi Throne
American actor (1928-2013).
Born December 1st, 1928 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 2013 at 84 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer).
Nagisa Ōshima
Japanese film director and screenwriter (1932–2013).
Born March 31st, 1932 in Kyoto, Tamano. [ref]
Died January 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Fujisawa (pneumonia). [ref]
Müslüm Gürses
Turkish actor and singer (1953–2013).
Born May 7th, 1953 in Halfeti.
Died March 3rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure).
Michiaki Takahashi
Japanese virologist (1928-2013).
Born February 17th, 1928 in Higashisumiyoshi-ku. [ref]
Died December 16th, 2013 at 85 years old in Suita (heart failure). [ref]
Reg Presley
British singer (1941–2013).
Born June 12th, 1941 in Andover.
Died February 4th, 2013 at 71 years old in Andover (lung cancer).
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013).
Born December 4th, 1930 in Buffalo.
Died December 10th, 2013 at 83 years old in Buffalo (myocardial infarction).
Karla Álvarez
Mexican actress (1972-2013).
Born October 15th, 1972 in Mexico City.
Died November 15th, 2013 at 41 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction, respiratory failure). [ref]
Magic Slim
American blues musician (1937–2013).
Born August 7th, 1937 in Yalobusha County.
Died February 21st, 2013 at 75 years old in Philadelphia.
Jovanka Broz
First lady of yugoslavia (1924–2013).
Born December 7th, 1924 in Pećane.
Died October 20th, 2013 at 88 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Rona Anderson
Scottish actress (1926-2013).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Edinburgh.
Died July 23rd, 2013 at 86 years old in Hampstead (disease). [ref]
Don Mitchell
American actor (1943-2013).
Born March 17th, 1943 in Houston.
Died December 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Encino. [ref]
George E. P. Box
British statistician (1919-2013).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Gravesend.
Died March 28th, 2013 at 93 years old in Madison. [ref]
Nguyen Khanh
South vietnamese general and politician (1927-2013).
Born November 8th, 1927 in Trà Vinh.
Died January 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in San Jose (diabetes).
Tom Sharpe
English satirical novelist (1928-2013).
Born March 30th, 1928 in Holloway.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 85 years old in Llafranc (diabetes).
Ray Dolby
American engineer and inventor of the dolby noise reduction system (1933-2013).
Born January 18th, 1933 in Portland. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2013 at 80 years old in San Francisco (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 201 to 225 of 1141
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