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July 15, 2013

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 10, 2013, covering July 15, 2013.

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    Album cover for The Gifted by Wale

    The Gifted

    Wale

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    Album cover for Born Sinner by J. Cole

    Born Sinner

    J. Cole

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    Album cover for Yeezus by Kanye West

    Yeezus

    Kanye West

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    Album cover for Rise by Skillet

    Rise

    Skillet

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    Album cover for Random Access Memories by Daft Punk

    Random Access Memories

    Daft Punk

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Notable Deaths

2013Ninos Aho, Syrian-American poet and activist (born 1945)[†]

Ninos Aho, was an Assyrian poet and activist. He is recognized one of the pioneers of the modern Assyrian nationalistic movement.

2013Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (born 1944)[†]

Henry English "Hank" Braden IV was a lawyer and politician.

2013Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge (born 1956)[†]

Thomas Frederick Greenwell was a judge of the Texas 319th District Court based in Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas. The first Republican to serve on the 319th court, Greenwell was first elected in 2002 and reelected in 2006 and 2010.

2013Earl Gros, American football player (born 1940)[†]

Earl Roy Gros was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. Born and raised in Louisiana, he played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge.

2013Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (born 1924)[†]

Noël Lee was an American classical pianist and composer.

Meskerem Legesse

2013Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (born 1986)[†]

Meskerem Legesse was an Ethiopian distance runner. She participated in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Legesse turned professional and participated in a number of U.S. events at various distances.

John T. Riedl

2013John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (born 1962)[†]

John Thomas Riedl was an American computer scientist and the McKnight Distinguished Professor at the University of Minnesota. His published works include highly influential research on the social web, recommendation systems, and collaborative systems.

Historical Context for July 15, 2013

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