In the year 2013
976 Notable deaths
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]
Wolfgang Frank
German footballer (1951-2013).
Born February 21st, 1951 in Reichenbach an der Fils.
Died September 7th, 2013 at 62 years old in Mainz (brain cancer).
Gilbert Taylor
British cinematographer.
Born April 12th, 1914 in Bushey.
Died August 23rd, 2013 at 99 years old in Newport.
Deaths 391 to 400 of 976
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau