2013 in the United Kingdom

2013 in the United Kingdom:
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Events from the year 2013 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Publications

Births

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2013

January

Michael Winner 1935–2013

February

March

Alvin Lee in 1975
Main article: Deaths in March 2013

April

Margaret Thatcher 1925–2013
Main article: Deaths in April 2013

May

Main article: Deaths in May 2013

June

Main article: Deaths in June 2013

July

NASA portrait of Anthony Llewellyn

August

John Amis in 2010

September

October

November

December

Writer Colin Wilson in 1984

See also

References

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  164. George's Obituary
  165. British actor Richard Griffiths, a stage legend and Harry Potter’s Uncle Vernon, dies at 65
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  167. "Sir John Tavener: Composer dies at 69". BBC News (BBC). 12 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

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