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In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Donna Hartley
English sprinter.
Born May 1st, 1955 in Southampton.
Died June 7th, 2013 at 58 years old in Yorkshire.
Martin Koeman
Dutch footballer (1938-2013).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Purmerend.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 75 years old in Leeuwarden (heart failure).
Taihō Kōki
Japanese sumo wrestler.
Born May 29th, 1940 in Poronaysk.
Died January 19th, 2013 at 72 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Cedar Walton
American hard bop jazz pianist (1934-2013).
Born January 17th, 1934 in Dallas. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2013 at 79 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
François Jacob
French biologist and geneticist, winner of the nobel prize in 1965.
Born June 17th, 1920 in Nancy. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2013 at 92 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Colin Davis
British conductor.
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge. [ref]
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London. [ref]
Les Blank
American documentary filmmaker.
Born November 27th, 1935 in Tampa. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2013 at 77 years old in Berkeley (cancer, bladder cancer). [ref]
Tabu Ley Rochereau
Congolese singer and songwriter.
Born November 13th, 1940 in Bagata, Bandundu.
Died November 30th, 2013 at 73 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (stroke). [ref]
Armando Trovaioli
Italian film composer and pianist (1917-2013).
Born September 2nd, 1917 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2013 at 95 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 281 to 290 of 943
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