October 14, 2013

2013Wally Bell, American baseball player and umpire (born 1965)^[†]

Wallace Robert Bell was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB) who worked in the National League from 1992 to 1999 and in both major leagues from 2000 to 2013. He wore the number 36 while a National League umpire, then changed to 35 when the American League and National League staffs were merged in 2000. Tim McClelland wore number 36 longer and he claimed the number.

2013Max Cahner, German-Catalan historian and politician (born 1936)^[†]

Max Cahner i Garcia was a Catalan politician, and editor and historian of Catalan literature.

2013Kōichi Iijima, Japanese author and poet (born 1930)^[†]

Kōichi Iijima was a Japanese poet, novelist, and translator. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy.

2013Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (born 1954)^[†]

Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in France.

2013Frank Moore, American painter and poet (born 1946)^[†]

Frank James Moore was an American performance artist, shaman, poet, essayist, painter, musician and Internet/television personality who experimented in art, performance, ritual, and shamanistic teaching since the late 1960s.

2013Käty van der Mije-Nicolau, Romanian-Dutch chess player (born 1940)^[†]

Käty van der Mije-Nicolau, born Alexandra Ekatarina Nicolau, was a Dutch-Romanian chess player and Woman Grandmaster. She was the Romanian national champion six times before moving to the Netherlands in 1974. In the Netherlands, she was the national champion in 1974 and the years 1976 to 1979. Her best worldwide rank among women was fifth.