In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Booth Gardner
American politician (1936-2013).
Born August 21st, 1936 in Tacoma.
Died March 15th, 2013 at 76 years old in Tacoma (Parkinson's disease).
János Starker
Hungarian-american cellist (1924–2013).
Born July 5th, 1924 in Budapest. [ref]
Died April 28th, 2013 at 88 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Sergiu Nicolaescu
Romanian film director, actor and politician (1930-2014).
Born April 13th, 1930 in Târgu Jiu. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2013 at 82 years old in Bucharest (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ruth Patrick
American botanist and limnologist (1907-2013).
Born November 26th, 1907 in Topeka.
Died September 23rd, 2013 at 105 years old in Lafayette Hill.
Sławomir Mrożek
Polish dramatist and writer (1930-2013).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Borzęcin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2013 at 83 years old in Nice. [ref]
Rod Grams
American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Princeton.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in Crown (colorectal cancer).
Andrew Simpson
British competitive sailor.
Born December 17th, 1976 in Windlesham.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 36 years old in San Francisco (drowning). [ref]
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese actor (1937–2013).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Kitakyūshū.
Died June 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Shinjuku (peritoneal carcinoma). [ref]
Kofi Awoonor
Ghanaian poet and author (1935-2013).
Born March 13th, 1935 in Gold Coast, Wheta. [ref]
Died September 21st, 2013 at 78 years old in Nairobi. [ref]
Oscar Hijuelos
Cuban-american writer.
Born August 24th, 1951 in Manhattan.
Died October 12th, 2013 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 943
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein