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In the year 2013
1,035 Notable deaths
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]
Stanley Karnow
American historian and journalist (1925-2013).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died January 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Potomac (heart failure).
William P. Clark
American judge, reagan advisor (1931-2013).
Born October 23rd, 1931 in Oxnard.
Died August 10th, 2013 at 81 years old in Shandon (Parkinson's disease).
Michael Baigent
New zealand writer (1948–2013).
Born February 27th, 1948 in Nelson. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2013 at 65 years old in Brighton (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Rentarō Mikuni
Japanese actor (1923–2013).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Ōta-shi.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 90 years old in Inagi (heart failure).
C. Gordon Fullerton
American astronaut and test pilot (1936–2013).
Born October 11th, 1936 in Rochester.
Died August 21st, 2013 at 76 years old in Lancaster. [ref]
Armen Alchian
American economist.
Born April 12th, 1914 in Fresno.
Died February 19th, 2013 at 98 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Franco Califano
Italian singer-songwriter (1938-2013).
Born September 14th, 1938 in Tripoli.
Died March 30th, 2013 at 74 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Otfried Preußler
German children's books author (1923–2013).
Born October 23rd, 1923 in Liberec.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.
Frank Wess
American saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger.
Born January 4th, 1922 in Kansas City.
Died October 30th, 2013 at 91 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 411 to 420 of 1035
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk