The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2013.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.
February 2013
1 Barney, 12, American Scottish Terrier, First Dog of President George W. Bush (2001–2009), lymphoma. Gertrude Berman, 88, American politician. Rudolf Dašek, 79, Czech guitarist.Jazz guitarist Rudolf Dašek dies at 79 Carol Brewster, 85, American actress (Untamed Women, Cat-Woman of the Moon, The Barkleys of Broadway) and model. Gisèle Guillemot, 90, French writer and a member of the French Resistance. Helene Hale, 94, American politician, Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2000–2006).Former Big Island lawmaker Helene Hale dies at 94 John Hamber, 81, United States Virgin Islands Olympic sailor. Rocky Harris, 80, Australian cricket umpire.Rocky Harris Sir Paul Holmes, 62, New Zealand broadcaster, prostate cancer and heart problems.Sir Paul Holmes dies Ed Koch, 88, American politician, U.S. Representative from New York (1969–1977), Mayor of New York City (1978–1989), television judge (The People's Court), heart failure.Ed Koch, three-term mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88, newyork.cbslocal.com, 1 February 2013 Shanu Lahiri, 85, Indian painter.Noted painter Shanu Lahiri passes away India TV Bert Long Jr., 72, American chef, painter, photographer and sculptor, pancreatic cancer. Louis Luyt, 80, South African rugby union administrator and politician.Louis Luyt dies at 80, IOL News Tony Palomo, 81, American Guamanian politician, historian and journalist. Robin Sachs, 61, English actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Galaxy Quest, Babylon 5), heart attack.'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Robin Sachs dead at 61 Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, 86, Norwegian musicologist and composer.Professor dr.philos Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe aftenposten.no Milan Vápenka, 69, Czech Olympic volleyball player.Milan Vapenka Vladimir Yengibaryan, 80, Armenian light welterweight boxer, Olympic gold medallist (1956) for the Soviet Union.
2 Arlene Ackerman, 66, American educator and public schools superintendent, pancreatic cancer.Former superintendent Ackerman dies of cancer Michael D. Cohen, 67, American academic.Michael D. Cohen Winston Derrick, 62, Antiguan journalist. Edith Houghton, 100, American baseball player and scout, first female scout in Major League Baseball.Edith Houghton, Major League Baseball's first female scout, dies Abraham Iyambo, 52, Namibian politician, Minister of the Fisheries and Marine Resources (1997–2010); Minister of Education (since 2010), stroke., New Era, 4 February 2013 John Kerr, 81, American actor (South Pacific, The Streets of San Francisco).Actor John Kerr, star of 'Tea and Sympathy', 'South Pacific', dies at 81, Variety Chris Kyle, 38, American author and Navy SEAL sniper, most lethal in U.S. military history, shot.Reports: 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle Died While Trying To Help Fellow Veteran Sirajul Haq Memon, 79, Pakistani author, journalist and scholar, cardiac arrest.Siraj Memon, an icon of Sindhi literature, passes away at 79, The Express Tribune Necdet Menzir, 68, Turkish bureaucrat and politician, Minister of Transport (1997–1998), respiratory failure.Eski ulaştırma bakanlarından Necdet Menzir vefat etti (Turkish) Lino Oviedo, 69, Paraguayan politician and general, 2008; 2013 presidential candidate; leader of the National Union of Ethical Citizens, helicopter crash.Divisive Candidate in Paraguay Is Killed in Helicopter CrashThe New York Times Pepper Paire, 88, American AAGPBL baseball player, inspiration for A League of Their Own.Paire-Davis, 'League of Their Own' inspiration, dies at 88, USA Today, 3 February 2013 Tarjei Rygnestad, 58, Norwegian physician.Jacobsen, Dag; Slørdal, Lars; Gisvold, Sven Erik (15 February 2013). "Tarjei Rygnestad". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). P. Shanmugam, 85, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Puducherry (2000–2001), head injuries from a fall.Former Puducherry CM P. Shanmugham dies, The Indian Express Jack Singer, 95, Canadian businessman and philanthropist.Prominent Canadian real estate developer and philanthropist Jack Singer dies Frank Stirrup, 88, English rugby league player. Walt Sweeney, 71, American football player (San Diego Chargers), pancreatic cancer. Kenneth W. Thompson, 91, American academic.Kenneth Thompson, former director of the Miller Center, dies, dailyprogress.com, February 7, 2013 Guy F. Tozzoli, 90, American architect, lead designer of the World Trade Center.Guy F. Tozzoli, 90, Who Led Team That Built Twin Towers, Is Dead, New York Times, February 7, 2013
3 Wolfgang Abraham, 71, German footballer.FCM: Trauer um Wolfgang Abraham - Europapokalsieger stirbt mit 71 Jahren Jadin Bell, 15, American bullying victim, suicide by hanging. B. H. Born, 80, American basketball player (University of Kansas). Cardiss Collins, 81, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1973–1997).Cardiss Collins, Fighter in Congress for Equality and the Poor, Dies at 81 John Michael D'Arcy, 80, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend (1985–2009), lung and brain cancer.Bishop John D'Arcy of Fort Wayne-South Bend dies at 80 Steve Demeter, 78, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians), heart disease.Fans mostly remember minor league star Steve Demeter for the Norm Cash trade *Deng Wei, 53, Chinese photographer.著名摄影师邓伟辞世 明日八宝山为其送行 fengniao.com Matija Duh, 23, Slovenian speedway rider, head injuries. Joseph Egerega, 72, Nigerian Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Bomadi (1997–2009).Apostolic Vicar of Bomadi, Joseph Egerega, dies at 72 Luigi Falco, 61, Italian politician and doctor. Oscar Feltsman, 91, Russian composer.Oscar Feltsman, author of Yury Gagarin's song, dies at 92, Pravda, 4 February 2013 Peter Gilmore, 81, British actor (The Onedin Line, Carry On, Doctor Who).The Guardian obituary of actor Peter Gilmore Ragnar Heurlin, 84, Swedish Olympic sprint cancer., sok.se *Ichikawa Danjūrō XII, 66, Japanese Kabuki actor, pneumonia.歌舞伎俳優、十二代目市川團十郎さん死去 Kabuki actor, Ichikawa Danjuro XII died Sankei Shinbun (Japanese) James Muri, 93, American World War II pilot.World War II pilot and battle of Midway hero James Muri dies in Montana at age 93 David Oates, 50, British sports commentator (BBC Sport).Long-time BBC commentator David Oates dies, aged 50 Zlatko Papec, 79, Croatian footballer.Preminuo je Zlatko Papec (79): Za Hajduk odigrao 366 susreta Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena, 77, Togolese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Kara (1996–2009).Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena of Kara, Togo dies at age 78 Mike Schwartz, 63, American anti-abortion activist, ALS. Kåre Syrstad, 73, Norwegian farmers' union leader.Kåre Syrstad er død Robert Anthony Welch, 65, Irish author and academic, cancer.Robert Welch obituary, guardian.co.uk. 1 March 2013 Jam Mohammad Yousaf, 58, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (2002–2007), cardiac arrest."Former Balochistan CM Jam Yousuf passes away in Islamabad"
4 Kaarina Autio, 71, Finnish Olympic gymnast.Kaarina Autio Dirk Ballendorf, 73, American-born Guamanian historian.Micronesia historian Ballendorf dies at 73, mvariety.com, February 6, 2013 Donald Byrd, 80, American jazz trumpeter.R.I.P: Jazz Trumpeter Donald Byrd Darlan, 5, British Thoroughbred racehorse, injuries sustained during a race. Margaret Frazer, 66, American historical novelist, breast cancer.Gail Lynn Frazer obituary, legacy.com, February 6, 2013 Joe C. Gardner, 68, American politician, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (since 2007). Richard E. Geis, 85, American science fiction writer.Obituary: Richard E. Geis , sfsite.com Des Raj Goyal, 83–84, Indian journalist, academic and author. Pat Halcox, 82, British jazz trumpeter.Jazz trumpeter Pat Halcox dies, telegraph.co.uk *John Baptist Liu Jingshan, 99, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Ningxia (1984–2009).Kerknieuws.nl Oudste Chinese bisschop overleden (Dutch) Anthony Legge, 73, British archaeologist and academic. M. Bhanumathi, 66–67, Indian stage and film actress. Leonard Marsak, 88–89, American scholar.Department of History UCSB Achilla Orru, 53, Ugandan musician, heart disease. Theresia van der Pant, 88, Dutch sculptor (Equestrian statue of Queen Wilhelmina).Beeldhouwster Theresia van der Pant overleden (Dutch) Vernon Robert Pearson, 89, American jurist, Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice (1981–1989), hip surgery complications.Former Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Vernon Robert Pearson dies John M. Peters, 86, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1953–1955). Reg Presley, 71, British singer (The Troggs) and songwriter ("Love Is All Around"), lung cancer.The Troggs' Leader Reg Presley Loses Cancer Battle Mohammad Ali Shah, 66, Pakistani surgeon and politician, Sindh Minister of Sports, heart attack.Dr Mohammad Ali Shah laid to rest in Karachi Stewie, 7–8, world's longest domestic cat, cancer.World's longest cat dies in Nevada cbsnews.com P. W. Underwood, 81, American football coach (Southern Mississippi). Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 87, American schoolteacher., WLTX.com
5 Antonino Dos Santos Baptista, 79, Portuguese cyclist. Nel Büch, 81, Dutch Olympic sprinter (1952).Nel Büch Stuart Freeborn, 98, English make-up artist (Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Superman).Star Wars make-up artist Stuart Freeborn dies aged 98, BBC.co.uk Reinaldo Gargano, 78, Uruguayan politician, Senator (1985–2005, 2008–2010), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008–2010), heart failure.SOCIALIST LEADER REINALDO GARGANO DIES AGED 78, Pulsa Merica, 10 February 2013 Harrison T. Groutage, 87, American painter and educator. Gerry Hambling, 86, English film editor (Pink Floyd – The Wall, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning), BAFTA winner (1979, 1990, 1991).Gerry Hambling obituary, The Guardian, 11 February 2013 Egil Hovland, 88, Norwegian composer.Hovland er død (Norwegian). Aftenpost, 5 February 2013 Paul Gordon Jarvis, 77, British ecologist.[Mencuccini, M (2013). "Paul Jarvis, FRS, FRSE: Plant ecologist who showed the link between forests and the atmosphere". IForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 6 (2): 100–101. doi:10.3832/ifor0102-006.] Kenneth Jernstedt, 95, American fighter pilot. Charles Longbottom, 82, British politician, MP for York (1959–1966).Former York MP Charles Longbottom dies, aged 83, York Press, 6 February 2013 Tom McGuigan, 91, New Zealand politician, MP for Lyttelton (1969–1975).The Hon Thomas Malcolm "Tom" McGuigan dies Marshall Miles, 86, American bridge player and author, complications from a heart attack.PASSINGS: Marshall Miles Los Angeles Times, 18 February 2013 Leda Mileva, 93, Bulgarian writer, translator and diplomat.На 93 години почина Леда Милева Marguerite Perrou, 96, French Olympian Bazy Tankersley, 91, American newspaper publisher and horse breeder.Ruth 'Bazy' McCormick Tankersley obituary , newstrib.com Paul Tanner, 95, American trombonist, one of the last surviving members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, complications from pneumonia.Last member of Glenn Miller Band dies in Carlsbad at 95, CBS8.com Adrianus Taroreh, 46, Indonesian Olympic boxer.Adrianus Taroreh Shelby Whitfield, 77, American sports announcer and author. Klaus Wyrtki, 87, American oceanographer.Professor Klaus Wyrtki, Honolulu Star-Advertiser Derek Yalden, 72, British zoologist.Derek Yalden has died, mammal.org.uk
6 Ronnie Allen, 74, American pool player.Ronnie Allen, 73, Passes Away, billiardsdigest.com Chokri Belaid, 48, Tunisian politician, assassination by shooting.Tunisian politician Chokri Belaid shot dead Menachem Elon, 89, Israeli jurist, justice on the Supreme Court (1977–1993).Justice Menachem Elon dies, ynetnews.com