Death is inevitable. Every living organism on this universe has to die one day. Hundreds of thousands of people died every year but there are few ones who will be remembered forever. These notable deaths are remembered because of these people’s hard work, dedication and achievements which change the thinking of society to a whole new level or start a new trend. It’s not easy to narrow down the list to just top 10. But I tried to creat the list of ten most notable deaths of 2013. The list includes those who did excellent in the field of sports, entertainment, politics, human rights, science and business. Below is the list of 10 recent notable deaths around the world.
10. Death of James Gandolfini
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With many hits yet to make when he died at age of 51. James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano in the award-winning HBO series, The Sopranos, in which he played a troubled American Mafia crime boss died on June 19, 2013, during a brief vacation in Rome, Italy. During his career, he won three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
9. Esther Williams
The movie star, businesswoman and inspiration for the development of synchronized Olympic swimming , Esther Williams died at the age of 91. Williams put bathing beauty, in the dictionary. She set multiple national and regional swimming records in her late teens as part of the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. She denied to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II. She died in her sleep on June 6, 2013, in her Los Angeles home.
8. Thomas Howard
Former NFL linebacker Thomas Howard died on Nov. 18, 2013 following a high-speed car crash on a freeway in Oakland. The 30-year-old Howard was driving a speeding BMW when he hit a big rig, flipped over the center divider and went head-on into a Honda traveling on the other side. According to the Alameda County Coroner’s office, two men who died on spot, Howard and the driver of the other car, 64-year-old Zeng Long Liu.
7. Paul Walker
Paul Walker, the star of the “Fast & Furious” movie series, died on Nov. 30, 2013, in a car crash in Los Angeles. Walker was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale California. He began acting when he was very young. He became famous in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues, but later garnered fame as Brian O’Connor in The Fast and the Furious film series. His other well-known works are Eight Below, Running Scared, The Lazarus Project, Into the Blue, Joy Ride, She’s All That, and Takers.
6. Kate Williamson
Character actress Kate Williamson was born as Robina Jane Sparks in 1930 in the USA. She appeared in such films as “Disclosure,” ”Dahmer,” ”Dream Lover” and “Racing With the Moon. She was married to Al Ruscio. She died on December 6, 2013 in Encino, California, USA, at age 82 after a lengthy illness. Williamson is survived by four children and five grandchildren.
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5. Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Jean Parker was an American actress who appeared in some 80 movies and television series. An actress of notable versatility, she was called Woman of a Thousand Faces, the title of her biography by Doug McClelland. She was nominated for Academy Awards three times for her portrayals of strong-willed women and played a scheming baroness in “The Sound of Music,”. She died at the age of 91, on Dec. 9, 2013 near her home in Palm Springs, Calif. She had married four times and had four children.
4. Shane del Rosario
American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer, Shane del Rosario died on Dec. 9, 2013, in Orange Country, Calif., nearly two weeks after the heavyweight had heart attack. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Heavyweight division, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, ShoXC, and King of the Cage. He held the distinction of being the first American to become the WBC Muay Thai World Heavyweight Champion. He died when he was only 30.
3. Christopher Evan Welch
Christopher Evan Welch was an American actor of Broadway, film, and television, best known for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), War of the Worlds (2005) and The Interpreter (2005). He was married to Emma Roberts and Emma. In above picture, from left John Glover, Julie Hagerty, Christopher Evan Welch, Kate Jennings Grant and Charles Socarides are shown in a scene from Christopher Durang’s “The Marriage of Bette and Boo,” at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Laura Pels Theatre in Manhattan. He died on December 2, 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was 48.
2. Martha Frayde Barraqué
The most significant death during the month December 2013, the death of Martha Frayde Barraqué. She was a founder and leading figure of Cuba’s human rights movement. She served as Cuba’s representative to UNESCO in Paris until 1965. She was a sharp critic of the Fidel and Raúl Castro governments for decades. She served 29 years as a political prisoner and has lived in exile in Spain since 1979. She died on Dec. 4, 2013 in Madrid at the age of 93.
1. Death of Nelson Mandela
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One of the most famous death of the year 2013. The former South African President who led the country out of apartheid, died after a long struggle with cancer on Dec. 5, 2013, at the age of 95. Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa’s first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. He was kept in prison for 28 years because of fighting for human equality in South Africa.
