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In the year 2013
1,056 Notable deaths
Vina Mazumdar
Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013).
Born March 28th, 1927 in Kolkata.
Died May 30th, 2013 at 86 years old in New Delhi.
Donald Richie
American writer and film historian.
Born April 17th, 1924 in Lima. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2013 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
David Landes
American economic historian (1924-2013).
Born April 29th, 1924 in New York City.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 89 years old in Haverford.
Booth Gardner
American politician (1936-2013).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Tacoma.
Died March 15th, 2013 at 76 years old in Tacoma (Parkinson's disease).
Ray Williams
American basketball player (1954–2013).
Born October 14th, 1954 in Mount Vernon.
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 58 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japanese writer (1972–2013).
Born February 11th, 1972 in Hitachi.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 41 years old in Niigata (cancer).
Margaret Pellegrini
American actress (1923-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Tuscumbia.
Died August 7th, 2013 at 89 years old in Glendale (stroke).
James DePreist
American conductor (1936-2013).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Philadelphia.
Died February 8th, 2013 at 76 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
Stefano Borgonovo
Italian footballer (1964-2013).
Born March 17th, 1964 in Giussano.
Died June 27th, 2013 at 49 years old in Giussano (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Ada Louise Huxtable
American architecture writer (1921–2013).
Born March 14th, 1921 in New York City.
Died January 7th, 2013 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
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