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In the year 2013
1,035 Notable deaths
George M. Leader
Governor of pennsylvania (1918-2013).
Born January 17th, 1918 in York.
Died May 9th, 2013 at 95 years old in Hershey.
Mehmet Ali Birand
Turkish journalist (1941–2013).
Born December 9th, 1941 in Beyoğlu.
Died January 17th, 2013 at 71 years old in Şişli (pancreatic cancer).
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]
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]
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
Indian writer who won jnanpith award in 2012.
Born July 5th, 1927 in Moguluru.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Kenneth Appel
American mathematician.
Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).
Ray Price
American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1926–2013).
Born January 12th, 1926 in Wood County.
Died December 16th, 2013 at 87 years old in Mount Pleasant (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chokri Belaïd
Tunisian politician (1964–2013).
Born November 26th, 1964 in Tunis.
Died February 6th, 2013 at 48 years old in Tunis Governorate (firearm, exsanguination).
Hassan Habibi
Iranian politician.
Born January 29th, 1937 in Tehran.
Died January 31st, 2013 at 76 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1035
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