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In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Hiroshi Yamauchi
Japanese businessman.
Born November 7th, 1927 in Kyoto.
Died September 19th, 2013 at 85 years old in Kyoto (pneumonia).
Storm Thorgerson
English graphic designer.
Born February 28th, 1944 in Potters Bar. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2013 at 69 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina (1925-2013).
Born January 24th, 1925 in Fairfax.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 88 years old in Chicago (fall).
Frederick Sanger
British biochemist.
Born August 13th, 1918 in Rendcomb. [ref]
Died November 19th, 2013 at 95 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Robin Sachs
British actor.
Born February 5th, 1951 in London.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
C. Everett Koop
American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator.
Born October 14th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died February 25th, 2013 at 96 years old in Hanover (kidney failure).
Joyce Brothers
American psychologist and columnist (1927-2013).
Born October 20th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died May 13th, 2013 at 85 years old in Fort Lee (respiratory failure).
Nasser El Sonbaty
German egyptian bodybuilder (1965-2013).
Born October 15th, 1965 in Stuttgart.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 47 years old in San Diego (kidney failure).
Ronald Dworkin
American legal philosopher.
Born December 11th, 1931 in Providence. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2013 at 81 years old in London (leukemia). [ref]
Helen Thomas
American author and journalist.
Born August 4th, 1920 in Winchester.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 121 to 130 of 943
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks