The following is a list of notable deaths in July 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.
July 2013
1 Armand Baeyens, 85, Belgian racing cyclist. Jack Boles, 88, British Colonial Service officer. Sidney Bryan Berry, 87, American military officer, United States Military Academy at West Point chief, heart failure. Texas Johnny Brown, 85, American blues musician and songwriter. Victor Engström, 24, Swedish bandy player, liver cancer. Charles Foley, 82, American toy and board game inventor, co-creator of Twister, complications from Alzheimer's disease. Maurice Foley, 83, Australian cricketer and Olympic field hockey player. Stoyan Ganev, 57, Bulgarian diplomat and politician, Foreign Minister (1991–1992), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1992–1993), cancer. Rolf Graf, 53, Norwegian musician (Lava). William H. Gray III, 71, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1979–1991), House Majority Whip (1989–1991), natural causes. David Halvorson, 64, American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives (since 2013), cancer. Paul Jenkins, 74, American actor (The Waltons, Chinatown, Dynasty). Ulrich Matschoss, 96, German actor. Schimanski-"Boss": Schauspieler Ulrich Matschoss ist tot Mita Noor, 42, Bangladeshi actress, suicide by hanging. Rolf Nordhagen, 85, Norwegian physicist and computer scientist.Rolf Nordhagen Barbara Robotham, 77, English mezzo-soprano and voice teacher.Obituary: Barbara Robotham, mezzo-soprano and teacher Bent Schmidt-Hansen, 66, Danish footballer (PSV Eindhoven).Bent Schmidt-Hansen ( 1946-2013 ) Gary Shearston, 74, Australian singer and songwriter, stroke.Gary Shearston obituary Maarten van Roozendaal, 51, Dutch singer-songwriter, lung cancer.Maarten van Rozendaal (51) overleden René Sparenberg, 94, Dutch field hockey player. Maureen Waaka, 70, New Zealand politician and pageant contestant, Miss World New Zealand (1962), complications from a stroke.District councillor Maureen Waaka dies Ján Zlocha, 71, Slovak footballer.Zomrel Ján Zlocha († 71), víťaz PVP z 1969 a bývalý reprezentant ČSSR
2 Anthony G. Bosco, 85, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Greensburg (1987–2004).Bishop Bosco, retired head of Greensburg Diocese, dies at age 85 Gregory Carroll, 35, American operatic tenor, heart attack.Obituary: Gregory Carroll Hilda Clayton, 22, American combat photographer, mortar shell explosion. Emilio Croci-Torti, 93, Swiss cyclist. Douglas Engelbart, 88, American scientist, inventor of the computer mouse, kidney failure.Douglas C. Engelbart, Inventor of the Computer Mouse, Dies at 88 Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, 91, Egyptian royal, Queen consort of Iran (1941–1948).وفاة الإمبراطورة فوزية ابنة الملك فؤاد الأول وزوجة شاه إيران السابقة المصري اليوم Nilo Floody, 91, Chilean Olympic modern pentathlete (1948, 1952, 1956).Fallece en Santiago ex intendente militar Nilo Floody Buxton Armand Gaudreault, 91, Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins).Armand Gaudreault - Avis de décès Bengt Hallberg, 80, Swedish jazz pianist.Bengt Hallberg har avlidit Sef Imkamp, 88, Dutch politician.Oud-Tweede Kamerlid Sef Imkamp (D66) overleden Noboru Kousaka, 94, Japanese politician.元社会党衆院議員の上坂昇さん死去 旧福島3区 Boris Kuznetsov, 78, Russian politician, Governor of Perm Oblast (1991-1996).Скончался первый губернатор Пермской области Борис Кузнецов Hugh Lee, 58, Taiwanese Golden Bell-award-winning television actor and theatre director, bowel cancer.Theater director, actor Hugh Lee dies Anthony Llewellyn, 80, Welsh-born American chemist and astronaut candidate (NASA).John Llewellyn, Unflown NASA Scientist-Astronaut, Dies at 80 Paul Lorieau, 71, Canadian national anthem singer (Edmonton Oilers) and optometrist, cancer.Longtime Edmonton Oilers anthem singer Paul Lorieau dies at age 71 Victor Lundin, 83, American actor (Robinson Crusoe on Mars).VICTOR LUNDIN, ESTEEMED ACTOR, DEAD AT AGE 83 - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s Lothar Pongratz, 61, German Olympic bobsledder.Lothar Pongratz Theodore Reed, 90, American zookeeper and administrator, director of the National Zoo (1958–1983), complications from Alzheimer's disease.Theodore Reed, Who Lifted National Zoo's Profile, Dies at 90 Arlan Stangeland, 83, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota (1977–1991) and the Minnesota House of Representatives (1966–1975).
3 Claude Arabo, 75, French Olympic fencer (1964).Claude Arabo l'escrimeur le plus célèbre de Nice, vient de disparaître Thengamam Balakrishnan, 86, Indian politician, journalist and editor (Janayugom), Kerala MLA for Adoor (1970–1975).Thengamam Balakrishnan passes away Roman Bengez, 49, Slovenian football player and manager.Olimpija žaluje, preminil Roman Bengez Ray Coates, 89, American football player (New York Giants). Vincenzo Cozzi, 86, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (1981–2002).Bishop Vincenzo Cozzi (Catholic-Hierarchy) Ryan Davis, 34, video game journalist and podcaster, co-founder of Giant Bomb, natural causes. Johnny MacRae, 84, American country music composer. Azelio Manzetti, 84, Italian prelate, Chief Chaplain of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.Muore Don Azelio Manzetti, cappellano del sovrano militare Ordine di Malta Frank Morriss, 85, American film editor (Romancing the Stone, Short Circuit, Blue Thunder).Film Editor Frank Morriss Dies at 85 John Nunn, 94, British Royal Air Force officer and politician. Kenneth Olayombo, 65, Nigerian footballer. Maria Pasquinelli, 100, Italian Fascist and murderer.Maria Pasquinelli – Telegraph Amar Roy Pradhan, 82, Indian politician, MP for Cooch Behar (1977–1999), West Bengal MLA for Mekhliganj (1962–1977).Former MP and senior Forward Bloc leader Amar Roy Pradhan dies Francis Ray, 68, American writer.Francis Ray, Dallas school nurse who became prolific romance novel writer, dies at 68 PJ Torokvei, 62, Canadian actor, producer and screenwriter (WKRP in Cincinnati, Real Genius), complications from liver failure.Remembering PJ Torokvei: Comedy Genius Behind 'WKRP' Was Transgender Trailblazer Radu Vasile, 70, Romanian politician, historian and poet, Prime Minister (1998–1999) and MP (1992–2004), colon cancer.RADU VASILE A MURIT. Fostul premier al Romaniei avea 71 de ani si suferea de cancer Bernard Vitet, 77, French jazz musician and composer.Bernard Vitet ne souffle plus Snoo Wilson, 64, English playwright and screenwriter, heart attack.Snoo Wilson, Surrealistic British Playwright, Dies at 64
4 Javier Artiñano, 70, Spanish film costume designer. John Barrington-Ward, 84, British Olympic sailor. Mynampati Bhaskar, 67, Indian writer and journalist. Bernardine Bishop, 73, English novelist and teacher, colon cancer. Onllwyn Brace, 80, Welsh rugby union player.Former Wales and Llanelli captain Onllwyn Brace dies Jim Buck, 81, American dog walker, complications of emphysema and cancer.Jim Buck, Who Made Walking Dogs a Job, Dies at 81 Jack Crompton, 91, English footballer (Manchester United).Reds legend Jack Crompton dies Mahasundari Devi, 82, Indian Madhubani painter and artist, recipient of the Padma Shri award (2011).Madhubani painting artist Mahasundari Devi dead James Fulton, 73, American dermatologist and medical researcher, co-discoverer of Retin-A, colon cancer.In Memoriam: Vivant Skin Care co-founder Dr. James E. Fulton Willie Hargreaves, 82, English rugby league player (York).Tributes paid to York RL hero Willie Hargreaves, 82 Charles A. Hines, 77, American military officer, commander of Fort McClellan (1989–1994), heart attack.Former McClellan head remembered as down to earth leader Hung Chung-chiu, 23, Taiwanese soldier, organ failure. Tony Licari, 92, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings).Anthony LICARI Obituary Innocent Lotocky, 97, Ukrainian-born American Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, Bishop of the Western United States (1981–1993).Bishop Innocent Hilarion Lotocky Iain McColl, 59, Scottish actor (City Lights, Gangs of New York, Driving Lessons), complications from cancer.Obituary: Iain McColl, actor Madan Mohan Mishra, 81, Nepalese author. Bernie Nolan, 52, Irish singer (The Nolans) and actress, breast cancer.Bernie Nolan dead: Singer loses cancer battle aged 52 Oliver Red Cloud, 93, American Oglala Sioux chief. Leslie Lloyd Rees, 94, British prelate, Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury (1980–1986).Ress, Bishop Leslie Lloyd Pamela Ropner, 82, British author. Ahmed Rushdi, 89, Egyptian interior minister (1984–1986). Robert L. Rutherford, 74, American general. Richard Waters, 77, American artist, inventor of the waterphone.Richard Waters Obituary
5 Akitsugu Amata, 85, Japanese swordsmith.In memoriam: Those we lost in 2013 Bud Asher, 88, American politician and football coach, Mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida (1995–2003).Former Daytona Beach mayor, longtime football coach Bud Asher dies at 88 Duane Berentson, 84, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1962–1980), director of the WSDOT (1981–1993).Obituary: Duane Berentson, former transportation secretary, dies David Cargo, 84, American politician, Governor of New Mexico (1967–1971), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1963–1967), complications from a stroke.Former N.M. Gov. Dave Cargo dies Paul Couvret, 91, Dutch-born Australian politician and military veteran.Paul COUVRET notice Billy Cross, 84, American football player (Chicago Cardinals, Toronto Argonauts).Ex-NFL player, 'Canadian Comet' Bill Cross dies at 84 John Curran, 59, American financial journalist and editor (Fortune, Bloomberg News), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.John J. Curran, Bloomberg Editor Formerly of Fortune, Dies at 59 Douglas Dayton, 88, American retail executive, founder of Target Corporation, cancer.Target founder Douglas J. Dayton, First President of Target, Dies at 88 Alice Masak French, 83, Canadian Inuvialuit author, poet and artist.French, Alice Masak at Kowalchukcs Funeral Home] Jean Guy, 90, American First Lady of North Dakota (1961–1973), complications from a stroke.Jean Guy dies at 90 Curtis Harnack, 86, American non-fiction author, President of Yaddo (1971–1987).Curtis Harnack, Writer and President of Yaddo, Dies at 86 Hue Hollins, 72, American NBA referee.Former NBA ref Hue Hollins dies Robert Lipka, 68, Soviet Union spy in USA. Clinton Pattea, 82, American politician, President of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.Obituary: Clinton Pattea, president of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, 77, Australian ceramicist, stroke.Gwyn Hanssen Pigott dies Ama Quiambao, 65, Filipino actress, heart attack.Veteran actress Ama Quiambao passes away at 65 William Tebeau, 87, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University. Tito Traversa, 12, Italian climber. Daniel Wegner, 65, Canadian-born American social psychologist.Daniel Wegner Lambert Jackson Woodburne, 73, South African vice admiral.Oud-vlootadmiraal (73) oorlede ná 'n lang siekte Sheila Wright, 88, British politician, MP for Birmingham Handsworth (1979–1983).SHEILA RIVERS-GREGORY : Obituary : Birmingham Mail
6 Erik Ahldén, 89, Swedish Olympic long-distance runner (1948).Erik Ahldén John Chun, 84, North Korean-born American car designer (Shelby Mustang, Tonka Toys), stomach cancer.Obituary: John Chun, design wizard behind the Mustang Shelby sports car John Hightower, 80, American museum director (Museum of Modern Art 1969–1970, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Mariners' Museum 1993–2007).John Hightower, Besieged Art Museum Director, Dies at 80 David Johnson, 67, British racehorse owner (Comply or Die), cancer.David Johnson, 2008 Grand National winning owner, dies at 67