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In the year 2013
1,035 Notable deaths
Yuri Brezhnev
Soviet politician (1933-2013).
Born March 31st, 1933 in Kamianske.
Died August 3rd, 2013 at 80 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
Ieng Sary
Cambodian politician (1925-2013).
Born October 24th, 1925 in Mekong Delta.
Died March 14th, 2013 at 87 years old in Phnom Penh (heart failure). [ref]
Wojciech Kilar
Polish composer.
Born July 17th, 1932 in Lviv. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2013 at 81 years old in Katowice (brain cancer). [ref]
Bill Foulkes
English football player and coach (1932–2013).
Born January 15th, 1932 in St Helens.
Died November 25th, 2013 at 81 years old in Manchester (Alzheimer's disease).
Harry F. Byrd Jr.
Politician from the united states (1914-2013).
Born December 20th, 1914 in Winchester.
Died July 30th, 2013 at 98 years old in Winchester (cardiovascular disease).
Lau Kar-leung
Hong kong chinese martial arts film director and actor.
Born August 1st, 1936 in Guangzhou.
Died June 25th, 2013 at 76 years old in Hong Kong (leukemia). [ref]
Ken Venturi
Professional golfer.
Born May 15th, 1931 in San Francisco.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 82 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia).
Patrice Chéreau
French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer (1944-2013).
Born November 2nd, 1944 in Lézigné.
Died October 7th, 2013 at 68 years old in Clichy (lung cancer). [ref]
Anna Wing
English actress (1914–2013).
Born October 30th, 1914 in Hackney Central.
Died July 7th, 2013 at 98 years old in Hackney Central.
Maciej Berbeka
Polish mountaineer (1954–2013).
Born October 17th, 1954 in Zakopane.
Died March 6th, 2013 at 58 years old in Broad Peak. [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 1035
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon