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April 13th
176 Notable deaths
John Archibald Wheeler
American physicist.
Born July 9th, 1911 in Jacksonville.
Died April 13th, 2008 at 96 years old in Hightstown (pneumonia). [ref]
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015).
Born October 16th, 1927 in Gdańsk, Free City of Danzig.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 87 years old in Lübeck (infection). [ref]
Frank Bank
American actor (1942–2013).
Born April 12th, 1942 in Los Angeles.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 71 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Grey Owl
Canadian writer and lecturer (1888–1938) who passed as half indian in the latter years of his life.
Born September 18th, 1888 in Hastings.
Died April 13th, 1938 at 49 years old in Prince Albert (pneumonia).
Muriel Spark
Scottish novelist and writer (1918–2006).
Born February 1st, 1918 in Edinburgh.
Died April 13th, 2006 at 88 years old in Florence.
Richard Armitage
American diplomat and government official (1945-2025).
Born April 26th, 1945 in Wellesley. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2025 at 79 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women's rights activist.
Born October 25th, 1900 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1978 at 77 years old in Lagos (falling from height). [ref]
Lavr Kornilov
Imperial russian army general (1870–1918).
Born August 19th, 1870 in Ust-Kamenogorsk Uyezd. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1918 at 47 years old in Krasnodar (killed in action). [ref]
Evelyn Einstein
American activist (1941–2011).
Born March 28th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 2011 at 70 years old in Albany.
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer.
Born September 28th, 1868 in Shooter's Hill. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1956 at 87 years old in Wadhurst.
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Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black