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In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Bryan Forbes
English film director, screenwriter and actor (1926–2013).
Born July 22nd, 1926 in Stratford.
Died May 8th, 2013 at 86 years old in Surrey (disease). [ref]
Yusef Lateef
American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator and spokesman for the ahmadiyya muslim community (1920-2013).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 93 years old in Shutesbury (prostate cancer). [ref]
Dennis Burkley
Actor (1945-2013).
Born September 10th, 1945 in Van Nuys.
Died July 14th, 2013 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).
Frank Lautenberg
U.s. senator from new jersey (1924-2013).
Born January 23rd, 1924 in Paterson.
Died June 3rd, 2013 at 89 years old in New York City (viral pneumonia). [ref]
James Herbert
English horror writer (1943-2013).
Born April 8th, 1943 in London.
Died March 20th, 2013 at 69 years old in Woodmancote. [ref]
Colin Wilson
British writer and philosopher (1931-2013).
Born June 26th, 1931 in Leicester.
Died December 5th, 2013 at 82 years old in Cornwall (pneumonia).
Hilary Koprowski
Polish physician, virologist, immunologist and medical researcher.
Born December 5th, 1916 in Warsaw.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 96 years old in Philadelphia (pneumonia). [ref]
Chin Peng
Malaysian communist (1924-2013).
Born October 21st, 1924 in Perak.
Died September 16th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bangkok.
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).
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).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 943
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