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In the year 2013
1,057 Notable deaths
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Canadian sinologist and academic (1922–2013).
Born August 7th, 1922 in Calgary. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
Indian writer who won jnanpith award in 2012.
Born July 5th, 1927 in Moguluru.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician.
Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chokri Belaïd
Tunisian politician (1964–2013).
Born November 26th, 1964 in Tunis.
Died February 6th, 2013 at 48 years old in Tunis Governorate (firearm, exsanguination).
Hassan Habibi
Iranian politician.
Born January 29th, 1937 in Tehran.
Died January 31st, 2013 at 76 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Günther Förg
German visual artist (1952-2013).
Born December 5th, 1952 in Füssen.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 61 years old in Colombier.
Zhuang Zedong
Chinese table tennis player (1940-2013).
Born August 7th, 1940 in Yangzhou.
Died February 10th, 2013 at 72 years old in Beijing (liver cancer).
Robert Byrne
American chess player and writer (1928-2013).
Born April 20th, 1928 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 2013 at 84 years old in Ossining (Parkinson's disease).
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling