May 3, 2013

2013Joe Astroth, American baseball player (born 1922)^[†]

Joseph Henry Astroth was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and remained with the team when they moved west and became the Kansas City Athletics in 1955. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 187 pounds (85 kg).

2013Herbert Blau, American engineer and academic (born 1926)^[†]

Herbert Blau was an American director and theoretician of performance. He was named the Byron W. and Alice L. Lockwood Professor in the Humanities at the University of Washington.

2013Cedric Brooks, Jamaican-American saxophonist and flute player (born 1943)^[†]

Cedric "Im" Brooks was a Jamaican saxophonist and flautist known for his solo recordings and as a founding member of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Sound Dimensions, Divine Light, The Light of Saba, United Africa, and The Skatalites.

2013Keith Carter, American swimmer and soldier (born 1924)^[†]

Keith Eyre Carter was an American competition swimmer, a six time All American, an Olympic silver medalist and world record holder in the 200 yard breaststroke.

2013Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (born 1958)^[†]

Brad Drewett was an Australian tennis player and ATP official. He was the 1975 and 1977 Australian Open junior champion and the youngest player at age 17 to win the title since Ken Rosewall and John Newcombe. He was also the third-youngest Australian Open quarterfinalist in his first Grand Slam appearance, at 17 years 5 months in 1975, behind Boris Becker, 17 years 4 days in 1984 and Goran Ivanišević, 17 years 4 months in 1989.

2013David Morris Kern, American pharmacist, co-invented Orajel (born 1909)^[†]

David Morris Kern was an American pharmacist and businessman. Kern developed and co-invented Orajel, a topical medication applied to relieve pain from toothaches and mouth sores.

2013Curtis Rouse, American football player (born 1960)^[†]

Curtis Lamar Rouse was an American football offensive lineman who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings and the San Diego Chargers.

2013Branko Vukelić, Croatian politician, 11th Minister of Defence for Croatia (born 1958)^[†]

Branko Vukelić was a Croatian politician and former Minister of Defence, and member of the Croatian Democratic Union.