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In the year 2013
943 Notable deaths
Juan José Linz
Spanish academic.
Born December 24th, 1926 in Bonn.
Died October 1st, 2013 at 86 years old in New Haven. [ref]
Stanislav Hurenko
Soviet politician (1936-2013).
Born May 30th, 1936 in Ilovaisk.
Died April 14th, 2013 at 76 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian novelist (1923-2013).
Born August 25th, 1923 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 90 years old in Mexico City (cardiac arrest, respiratory failure). [ref]
George M. Leader
Governor of pennsylvania (1918-2013).
Born January 17th, 1918 in York.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 95 years old in Hershey.
Fred Kavli
American physicist, norwegian born.
Born August 20th, 1927 in Eresfjord.
Died November 21st, 2013 at 86 years old in Santa Barbara (cholangiocarcinoma).
Bob Acri
American musician and pianist.
Born October 1st, 1918 in Chicago.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 94 years old in Evanston. [ref]
John Hollander
American poet.
Born October 28th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died August 17th, 2013 at 83 years old in Branford.
Jerome Karle
American physical chemist (1918-2013).
Born June 18th, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 94 years old in Annandale (liver cancer). [ref]
Sattam bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
Saudi royal (1941-2013).
Born January 21st, 1941 in Riyadh.
Died February 12th, 2013 at 72 years old in Riyadh (cancer). [ref]
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Canadian sinologist and academic (1922–2013).
Born August 7th, 1922 in Calgary. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Deaths 461 to 470 of 943
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau