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In the year 2013

943 Notable deaths

Djalma Santos

Brazilian association football player (1929-2013).

Born February 27th, 1929 in São Paulo.

Died July 23rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Uberaba (pneumonia).

Ray Dolby

American engineer and inventor of the 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]

Giuliano Gemma

Italian actor (1938-2013).

Born September 2nd, 1938 in Rome. [ref]

Died October 1st, 2013 at 75 years old in Civitavecchia (traffic collision). [ref]

Bruno Metsu

French association football player and manager.

Born January 28th, 1954 in Coudekerque-Branche.

Died October 15th, 2013 at 59 years old in Coudekerque-Branche (cancer, colorectal cancer). [ref]

Pietro Mennea

Italian sprinter and politician.

Born June 28th, 1952 in Barletta.

Died March 21st, 2013 at 60 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer).

Princess Margarita of Baden

Daughter of berthold, margrave of baden, and princess theodora of greece and denmark.

Born July 14th, 1932 in Salem Abbey.

Died January 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Farnham. [ref]

Reg Presley

British singer-songwriter (1941-2013).

Born June 12th, 1941 in Andover. [ref]

Died February 4th, 2013 at 71 years old in Andover (lung cancer). [ref]

Marian McPartland

British pianist, composer, writer and radio host.

Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease). [ref]

Carmine Infantino

Artist.

Born May 24th, 1925 in Brooklyn.

Died April 4th, 2013 at 87 years old in Manhattan.

Wojciech Kilar

Polish composer.

Born July 17th, 1932 in Lviv. [ref]

Died December 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Katowice (brain cancer). [ref]

Deaths 221 to 230 of 943

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