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In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Allan Simonsen
Danish racing driver.
Born July 5th, 1978 in Odense. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 34 years old in Le Mans (traffic collision). [ref]
Aleksei Balabanov
Film director (1959-2013).
Born February 25th, 1959 in Yekaterinburg.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 54 years old in Sestroretsk (myocardial infarction).
Jack Greene
American country musician.
Born January 7th, 1930 in Maryville.
Died March 14th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nashville (Alzheimer's disease).
Hans Massaquoi
American journalist and author.
Born January 19th, 1926 in Hamburg.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Christian de Duve
Belgian biochemist, cytologist (1917-2013).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Thames Ditton. [ref]
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Nethen. [ref]
Sandy Woodward
British admiral (1932-2013).
Born May 1st, 1932 in Penzance.
Died August 4th, 2013 at 81 years old in Bosham.
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer.
Born January 29th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 84 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction).
Lalgudi Jayaraman
Carnatic violinist/composer (1930-2013).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Chennai.
Died April 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old (heart failure).
Tuncel Kurtiz
Turkish actor, playwright and film director.
Born February 1st, 1936 in Turkey, Bilecik.
Died September 27th, 2013 at 77 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction).
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013).
Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Deaths 271 to 280 of 943
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