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In the year 2013
973 Notable deaths
Sylvia Browne
American author, psychic and medium (1936-2013).
Born October 19th, 1936 in Kansas City.
Died November 20th, 2013 at 77 years old in San Jose (heart failure). [ref]
Jean Stapleton
American actress (1923-2013).
Born January 19th, 1923 in Manhattan.
Died May 31st, 2013 at 90 years old in New York City.
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.
Born November 16th, 1930 in Ogidi, Anambra. [ref]
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 82 years old in Boston (disease). [ref]
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Soviet and russian small arms designer (1919-2013).
Born November 10th, 1919 in Kurya, Kuryinsky District, Altai Krai. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 94 years old in Izhevsk (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
David Frost
British television host, media personality, journalist, comedian, and writer (1939–2013).
Born April 7th, 1939 in Tenterden.
Died August 31st, 2013 at 74 years old in MS Queen Elizabeth (myocardial infarction).
Paul Bearer
American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013).
Born April 10th, 1954 in Mobile.
Died March 5th, 2013 at 58 years old in Mobile (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jonathan Winters
American comedian, actor, and artist (1925-2013).
Born November 11th, 1925 in Dayton.
Died April 11th, 2013 at 87 years old in Montecito.
Ed Koch
Former mayor of new york city (1924-2013).
Born December 12th, 1924 in The Bronx.
Died February 1st, 2013 at 88 years old in Greenwich Village (heart failure).
Mindy McCready
American country music singer.
Born November 30th, 1975 in Fort Myers.
Died February 17th, 2013 at 37 years old in Heber Springs (ballistic trauma). [ref]
James Avery
American actor (1945–2013).
Born November 27th, 1945 in Pughsville.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs