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April 23, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 17, 2013, covering April 23, 2013.

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    Album cover for The 20/20 Experience by Justin Timberlake

    The 20/20 Experience

    Justin Timberlake

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    Album cover for Pioneer by The Band Perry

    Pioneer

    The Band Perry

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    Album cover for Wolf by Tyler| the Creator

    Wolf

    Tyler| the Creator

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    Album cover for Based On A True Story ... by Blake Shelton

    Based On A True Story ...

    Blake Shelton

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    Album cover for I Am Not A Human Being II by Lil Wayne

    I Am Not A Human Being II

    Lil Wayne

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Notable Deaths

Bob Brozman

2013Bob Brozman, American guitarist (born 1954)[†]

Bob Brozman was an American guitarist and ethnomusicologist.

Bob Edgar

2013Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (born 1943)[†]

Robert William Edgar was an American politician, administrator, and religious leader. A native of the Philadelphia area, he began his career as a Methodist pastor and chaplain. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for United States Senate in Pennsylvania in 1986.

2013Tony Grealish, English footballer (born 1956)[†]

Anthony Patrick Grealish was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England to Irish parents, he played for the Republic of Ireland at international level.

Antonio Maccanico

2013Antonio Maccanico, Italian banker and politician (born 1924)[†]

Antonio Maccanico was an Italian constitutional specialist and politician who served in various capacities in the Italian Parliament and federal administrations of Italy. He was the former general secretary of the Quirinal Palace from 1978 to 1987, and was several times minister and undersecretary to the Prime Minister under Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. He was also president of Mediobanca.

Frank W. J. Olver

2013Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic (born 1924)[†]

Frank William John Olver was a professor of mathematics at the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Mathematics at the University of Maryland who worked on asymptotic analysis, special functions, and numerical analysis. He was the editor in chief of the NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions.

2013Kathryn Wasserman Davis, American philanthropist and scholar (born 1907)[†]

Kathryn Wasserman Davis was an American investor, painter, philanthropist, and political activist. She was a longtime promoter of women's rights and planning parenthood. She was committed to engaging local communities, particularly regarding the environment on the Hudson River and Maine coast, and also concerned with access to high-quality education. At the age of 94, she began an artistic adventure, producing more than 200 paintings.

Historical Events

2013At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as violence breaks out in Hawija, Iraq.[†]

The 2013 Hawija clashes relate to a series of violent attacks within Iraq, as part of the 2012–2013 Iraqi protests and Iraqi insurgency post-U.S. withdrawal. On 23 April, an army raid against a protest encampment in the city of Hawija, west of Kirkuk, led to dozens of civilian deaths and the involvement of several insurgent groups in organized action against the government, leading to fears of a return to a wide-scale Sunni–Shia conflict within the country. By 27 April, more than 300 people were reported killed and scores more injured in one of the worst outbreaks of violence since the U.S. withdrawal in December 2011.

Historical Context for April 23, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]