In the year 2013
974 Notable deaths
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 (1927–2013).
Born September 25th, 1927 in Weybridge.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 85 years old in London.
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]
Dominique Venner
French journalist and essayist.
Born April 16th, 1935 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Notre-Dame de Paris (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Virginia Gibson
American actress, dancer, singer.
Born April 9th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died April 25th, 2013 at 85 years old in Newtown (disease).
Syd Field
American screenwriting guru (1935-2013).
Born December 19th, 1935 in Hollywood.
Died November 17th, 2013 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (hemolytic anemia). [ref]
Jackie Lomax
English recording artist; guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born May 10th, 1944 in Wallasey.
Died September 15th, 2013 at 69 years old in Wirral Peninsula. [ref]
Filip Müller
Author (1922-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1922 in Sereď. [ref]
Died November 9th, 2013 at 91 years old in Mannheim.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 974
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson