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June 7, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 5, 2013, covering June 7, 2013.

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    Album cover for Random Access Memories by Daft Punk

    Random Access Memories

    Daft Punk

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    Album cover for True Believers by Darius Rucker

    True Believers

    Darius Rucker

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    Album cover for Trouble Will Find Me by The National

    Trouble Will Find Me

    The National

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    Album cover for Excuse My French by French Montana

    Excuse My French

    French Montana

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    Album cover for The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film by Soundtrack

    The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film

    Soundtrack

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Notable Deaths

Pierre Mauroy

2013Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1928)[†]

Pierre Mauroy was a French Socialist politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001. At the time of his death Mauroy was the emeritus mayor of the city of Lille. He died from complications of lung cancer on 7 June 2013 at the age of 84.

Richard Ramirez

2013Richard Ramirez, American serial killer and sex offender (born 1960)[†]

Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer and sex offender whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California. From April 1984 to August 1985, Ramirez murdered at least fourteen people during various break-ins, with his crimes usually taking place after dark, leading to him being dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer, and the Valley Intruder. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989 and died while awaiting execution in 2013.

Historical Context for June 7, 2013

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