December 25, 2013

2013Anthony J. Bryant, American historian and author (born 1961)^[†]

Anthony J. Bryant was an American author and editor. He worked in Japan for a period of time, and became an authority on medieval Japanese armor and samurai culture.

2013David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic (born 1930)^[†]

David Russell Harris, FSA, FBA was a British geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic, well known for his detailed work on the origins of agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals. He was a director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, and retained a position as Professor Emeritus of the Human Environment at the Institute.

2013Wayne Harrison, English footballer (born 1967)^[†]

Wayne Harrison was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.

2013Mike Hegan, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1942)^[†]

James Michael Hegan was an American professional baseball player, who later worked as a sports commentator. In Major League Baseball (MLB) he was a first baseman and outfielder, and played for three different American League (AL) franchises between 1964 and 1977. He was the son of longtime Cleveland Indians catcher Jim Hegan.

2013Lola Lange, Canadian rural feminist and appointee to the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (born 1922)^[†]

Lola M. Lange was a Canadian rural feminist and a member of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women.

2013Mel Mathay, Filipino politician, 8th Mayor of Quezon City (born 1932)^[†]

Ismael Austria Mathay Jr., also known as Mel Mathay, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who last served as the Mayor of Quezon City from 1992 to 2001. Previously, he had also served as vice mayor of Quezon City from 1968 to 1971, secretary to the commissioner of the General Authority Office from 1972 to 1981, vice governor of the Metro Manila Commission from 1979 to 1986, an assemblyman representing Quezon City in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986, representative for the city's 4th district from 1987 to 1992, director of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System from 1979 to 1987, and chairman of the Metro Manila Authority from 1993 to 1994.