The following is a list of notable deaths in October 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.
October 2013
1 Rosemary Adey, 80, Australian softball player.Passing of Rosemary Adey OAM Peter Broadbent, 80, English footballer, Alzheimer's disease.Peter Broadbent: Ex-Wolves and Aston Villa forward dies aged 80 Arnold Burns, 83, American lawyer, Deputy Attorney General (1986–1988), cardiac arrest and complications from Parkinson's disease.Arnold Burns, Who Left Justice Dept. in Protest, Dies at 83 Ellis Burton, 77, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs).Baseball Almanac – Major League Baseball Players Who Died in 2013 Tom Clancy, 66, American author (The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Rainbow Six), heart failure.Author Tom Clancy dies, aged 66 John B. Duff, 82, American historian and academic administrator, president of Columbia College Chicago (1992–2000), Alzheimer's disease.John B. Duff, former Chicago Public Library commissioner, 1931-2013 Imero Fiorentino, 85, American lighting designer.Imero Fiorentino Passes Away Giuliano Gemma, 75, Italian actor, traffic collision.Giuliano Gemma: Veteran of more than 100 films best known for his lead role in the 1965 spaghetti western ‘Pistol for Ringo’ Marshall Lee Gore, 50, American murderer and rapist, execution by lethal injection.Serial Killer/Rapist Gore Executed Tuesday Israel Gutman, 90, Israeli historian.Professor Israel Gutman Arnold Lazarus, 81, South African psychologist. Juan José Linz, 87, Spanish sociologist.elpais.com Fallece Juan José Linz, gran experto en sociología política Silvino Silvério Marques, 95, Portuguese colonial administrator and a general of the Portuguese Army. Vladimir Miklyukov, 69, Russian mathematician.В.М. Миклюков – пример служения науке и людям Ole Danbolt Mjøs, 74, Norwegian physician and politician, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (2003–2008).Ole Danbolt Mjøs er død Martin O'Toole, 88, Irish politician, Senator (1977–1989), TD for Mayo West (1989–1992).Death of former FF TD Martin J O'Toole Jim Rountree, 77, American CFL football player (Toronto Argonauts), cancer.
2 Shun Akiyama, 83, Japanese literary critic, esophageal cancer.文芸評論家の秋山駿氏が死去、「内向の世代」を代表 Benjamin Dwomoh, 78, Ghanaian football referee. Gottfried Fischer, 69, German psychologist.Gottfried Fischer Gene B. Glick, 92, American philanthropist and builder. Hilton A. Green, 84, American assistant director (Psycho) and producer (Sixteen Candles).Film Legend and 1960 Psycho's Hilton Green Dies in Pasadena Home; 84 Herbert O. House, 83, American organic chemist. Herman Hugg, 92, American artist.Herman E. Hugg Obituary Jonathan Kaufer, 58, American film and television writer and director, traffic collision.Jonathan Kaufer, writer and director, dies in car accident Abraham Nemeth, 94, American mathematician and inventor.Dr. Abraham Nemeth, inventor of the Braille math code, dies at 94 Kaare Ørnung, 82, Norwegian pianist and music teacher.Pianist Kaare Ørnung er død Drita Pelingu, 86, Albanian actress, academic and director, Merited Artist of Albania.Ndërron jetë aktorja "Artiste e Merituar", Drita Pelingu Zdeněk Rytíř, 69, Czech lyricist, heart attack.Zemřel textař Zdeněk Rytíř, autor hitu Zvonky štěstí Ann Wolpert, 70, American librarian, Director of MIT Libraries (since 1996).Ann Wolpert, director of libraries, has died at 70
3 Sari Abacha, 34, Nigerian footballer (Kwara United).Kwara Utd player, Sanni Abacha is dead Sergei Belov, 69, Russian Olympic champion basketball player (1972), member of the Naismith Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame.Sergei Belov, Star Guard Who Led Soviet Upset of U.S., Dies at 69 Trevor Briggs, 67, English rugby league footballer (Castleford).Former Castleford winger Trevor Briggs has died aged 67 Lisa Bufano, 40, American performance artist, suicide.Obituary for Ms. Lisa Bufano Bob Chance, 73, American baseball player.baseball-almanac Frank D'Rone, 81, American jazz musician, cancer. Amy Dombroski, 26, American professional cyclist. Bill Eppridge, 75, American photographer (Life), septic infection.Bill Eppridge, Who Captured Powerful ’60s Images, Dies at 75 Mike Gallagher, 72, American Olympic skier.Mike Gallagher Edwin Haslam, 81, British chemist.Edwin HASLAM Obituary Masae Kasai, 80, Japanese Olympic champion volleyball player (1964), intracranial hemorrhage.Volleyball world mourns passing of Japanese great Helen Klanderud, 76, American politician and psychologist, Mayor of Aspen, Colorado (2001–2007), stroke.Helen Kalin Klanderud: June 9, 1937 — Oct. 3, 2013 Charlie McBride, 88, New Zealand rugby league player.Archived copy Ernie Morgan, 86, English footballer (Gillingham).Tributes to Gillingham FC legend Ernie Morgan after death aged 86 John William Potter, 94, American senior judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1982–2013), Mayor of Toledo, Ohio (1961–1967).John W. Potter Obituary Ángeles Santos Torroella, 101, Spanish painter.Ángeles Santos obituary Milton Schwebel, 99, American psychologist. Chuck Smith, 86, American pastor (Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa), lung cancer.Chuck Smith, 86, Dies After Cancer Battle Joan Thirsk, 91, British economic and social historian.
4 John Cloudsley-Thompson, 92, British naturalist and army officer.Professor John Cloudsley-Thompson – obituary Ulric Cross, 96, Trinidadian judge, diplomat and war hero.Ulric Cross dies at 96 Akira Miyoshi, 80, Japanese composer, heart failure.Renowned composer Akira Miyoshi dies at 80 Nicholas Oresko, 96, American World War II veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, complications from surgery.Nicholas Oresko of Cresskill, World War II hero, dies at 96 Harold Rudman, 88, English footballer (Burnley, Rochdale).Former Burnley player Harold Rudman dies Ștefan Stănculescu, 90, Romanian football coach.A murit Ştefan Stănculescu, omul care l-a convins pe Gaţu să se apuce de handbal Võ Nguyên Giáp, 102, Vietnamese general and politician, Minister of Defence (1976–1980).Vietnam's General Vo Nguyen Giap dies Bojan Westin, 87, Swedish actress.Bojan Westin Robert D. Young, 79, American politician.
5 Ruth R. Benerito, 97, American scientist, inventor of wash-and-wear (permanent press) fabrics.Ruth Benerito Cotton Chemist of Permanent Press Renown Dies at 97 Charles Castle, 74, South African-born British television producer and author.Charles Castle Erich Cviertna, 62, Czech football player and manager, cancer.Baník zasáhla tragédie: Zemřel trenér Erich Cviertna (†62). Podlehl rakovině Gaetano Fidanzati, 78, Italian crime boss (Sicilian Mafia).È morto il boss Gaetano Fidanzati Hefina Headon, 83, Welsh community and human rights activist.Tributes paid to Dulais Valley woman, Hefina Headon, who fought for miners Hugh Jackson, 95, British paediatrician and child safety campaigner.Hugh Jackson, the paediatrician, who has died aged 95 Carlo Lizzani, 91, Italian film director, screenwriter and critic, suicide by jumping. Jim McColl, 80, Australian rules footballer. Fred Mifflin, 75, Canadian politician and naval officer, MP for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception (1988–2000).Former Liberal cabinet minister and rear admiral Fred Mifflin dies at age 75 Joe D. Montgomery, 95, American school administrator and politician, member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1979–1983).Joe D. Montgomery Daud Rahbar, 86, Pakistani author and academic. Yakkun Sakurazuka, 37, Japanese comedian and voice actor (Full Moon o Sagashite, Inazuma Eleven, Zettai Shounen), traffic collision.Comedian/Voice Actor Yakkun Sakurazuka/Yasuo Saitou Passes Away Branko Vidović, 91, Croatian Olympic swimmer (1948).Preminuo Branko Vidović Wang Kenan, 33, Chinese Olympic diver (2004), traffic collision.跳水世界冠军王克楠遭遇车祸不幸去世 年仅33岁 Butch Warren, 74, American jazz bassist, lung cancer.Edward ‘Butch’ Warren, Washington-born bassist, dies at 74
6 Abdul Nasser Bani Hani, Jordanian politician, member of the House of Representatives (2010–2013), shot.Former Irbid MP shot to death by tribe members James Leatham Tennant Birley, 85, English psychiatrist. Ulysses Curtis, 87, American CFL football player (Toronto Argonauts).Ulysses Curtis opened doors in Toronto — and dashed through Rift Fournier, 77, American writer and producer, cancer.Rift Fournier dies: Hollywood writer taught at Lindenwood Paul Gredinger, 85–86, Swiss architect. Cg'ose Ntcox'o, 62–63, Botswana artist, stroke.In memory of San artist Cg’ose Ntcox’o (Cgoise) who died at the weekend Will Ogdon, 92, American composer and academic.Will Ogdon, Founding Chair of Department of Music, Dies at 92 Paul Rogers, 96, English actor (Our Man in Havana, A Midsummer Night's Dream).Paul Rogers obituary Mary Scales, 85, American academic and politician.MTSU community mourns loss of trailblazer Mary C. Scales Andy Stewart, 76, British politician, MP for Sherwood (1983–1992).Andy Stewart Nico van Kampen, 92, Dutch theoretical physicist and professor.Emeritus-hoogleraar Nico van Kampen overleden
7 Mick Buckley, 59, English footballer (Everton, Sunderland). Terry Burnham, 64, American actress.Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 103. . Giancarlo Cadè, 83, Italian Olympic football player and coach.Morto Cadč, fu il tecnico della ŤFatal Veronať Patrice Chéreau, 68, French film and opera director, lung cancer.French Helmer Patrice Chereau Dies at 68. Joanna Chmielewska, 81, Polish novelist and screenwriter.Joanna Chmielewska Passes Away Yuri Churbanov, 76, Russian politician, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union (1980–1983).Памяти Юрия Михайловича Чурбанова... Basil Dickinson, 98, Australian Olympic athlete (1936).Australia's oldest Olympian Basil Dickinson dies David E. Jeremiah, 79, American admiral, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1990–1994).Remembrance: Adm. David E. Jeremiah Ellen Lanyon, 86, American painter and printmaker.Chicago painter Ellen Lanyon dies at 86 Dick LaPalm, 85, American music promoter and publicist. Annette Elizabeth Mahon, 94, Irish aviator. Bruce McPherson, 77, South African-born Australian jurist, Queensland Supreme Court Justice (1982–2006).Supreme Court Justice remembered Leandro Mendoza, 67, Filipino politician, Executive Secretary (2010), Secretary of Transportation and Communications (2002–2010), heart attack.Ex-PNP, DOTC chief Leandro Mendoza dies Donna Norris, 78–79, American baseball player.Norris, Donna Joe Rogers, 49, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (1999–2003).9News: Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers dies Lars Erik Taxell, 100, Finnish legal scholar, rector of the Åbo Akademi University (1950–1957), leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland (1955–1966).Lars Erik Taxell har avlidit Ovadia Yosef, 93, Israeli Chief Rabbi (1973–1983), multiple organ failure.Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef dies at 93
8 Philip Chevron, 56, Irish musician (The Pogues), esophageal cancer.Pogues guitarist Phil Chevron passes away following cancer battle David Clark, 94, English cricketer and administrator.CLARK – David Graham Paul Desmarais, 86, Canadian businessman.Paul Desmarais remembered as visionary entrepreneur with great influence José Faria, 80, Brazilian football coach.Former Morocco football coach Jose Faria dies Rod Grams, 65, American politician and television news anchor (KMSP), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–1995) and Senate (1995–2001), cancer.Former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams dies of cancer Helissio, 20, French thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, heart attack. Rodolphe Kasser, 86, Swiss Coptic scholar and archaeologist.Regard sur le passé et l'avenir du Castrum d'Eburodunum