page_title: 2013 in the United States
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 in the United States / Deaths / February
caption_attribution_description: English: American philosopher and scholar of constitutional law Ronald Dworkin (born 11 December 1931) at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival in New York City. The photographer dedicates this image to his friend Frank, Cool Hand Luke on Wikipedia, in hopes that he will read more Dworkin and be influenced by him!
context_page_description: Events in the year 2013 in the United States.
context_section_description: February 1
  Helene Hale, American politician (b. 1918)
  Ed Koch, 105th Mayor of New York City from 1978 till 1989. (b. 1924)
  February 2 – Chris Kyle, soldier, writer, and murder victim (b. 1974)
  February 4 – Donald Byrd, American trumpet player (b. 1932)
  February 6 – Ronnie "Fast Eddie" Allen, pool player (b. 1938)
  February 7 – John Livermore, geologist and engineer (b. 1918)
  February 8
  Marjorie Housepian Dobkin, writer and academic (b. 1922)
  Maureen Dragone, writer and journalist (b. 1920)
  February 10 – Petro Vlahos, engineer and film special effects inventor (b. 1916)
  February 12 – Christopher Dorner, police officer and murderer (b. 1979)
  February 14
  Mary Brave Bird, writer, civil rights activist, and wife of Leonard Crow Dog (b. 1954)
  Richard J. Collins, television and film screenwriter and producer, and husband of Dorothy Comingore (b. 1914)
  Ronald Dworkin, philosopher and lawyer, died in London, United Kingdom (b. 1931)
  Walt Easley, American football player (b. 1957)
  Shadow Morton, songwriter and record producer (b. 1940)
  T. L. Osborn, evangelist and author (b. 1923)
  February 15
  Kenneth Dement, American football player and lawyer (b. 1933)
  Pat Derby, British-born American animal trainer and rights activist (b. 1942)
  February 16 – Ernie Vossler, American golf player and course designer and husband of Marlene Hagge (b. 1928)
  February 17
  Phil Henderson, American basketball player (b. 1968)
  Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (b. 1925)
  Georg Luck, Swiss academic, died in Towson, Maryland (b. 1926)
  Mindy McCready, singer (b. 1975)
  February 18
  Jerry Buss, basketball and hockey team owner, real estate investor, and chemist (b. 1933)
  B.G. Dyess, minister and politician (b. 1922)
  Damon Harris, singer (b. 1950)
  Shayle R. Searle, New Zealand mathematician, died in Ithaca, New York (b. 1928)
  February 19
  Armen Alchian, economist (b. 1914)
  Robert Coleman Richardson, Nobel physicist (b. 1937)
  Donald Richie, writer and film director, died in Tokyo, Japan (b. 1924)
  Jane C. Wright, surgeon (b. 1919)
  February 20 – David S. McKay, geologist (b. 1936)
  February 21 – Cleotha Staples, singer (b. 1934)
  February 22 – Claude Monteux, musician and conductor (b. 1920)
  February 23 – Paul McIlhenny, businessman (b. 1944)
  February 25 – C. Everett Koop, 13th Surgeon General of the United States from 1982 till 1989. (b. 1916)
  February 26 – Randolph Bromery, geologist, World War II airman, and college administrator (b. 1926)
  February 27
  Van Cliburn, pianist (b. 1934)
  Dale Robertson, actor and World War II soldier (b. 1923)
  Richard Street, singer, songwriter, and dancer (b. 1942)
  February 28 – Donald A. Glaser, Nobel physicist, molecular biologist, neurobiologist, and business executive (b. 1926)
caption: Ronald Dworkin
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