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January 13th
199 Notable deaths
Henry Thomas
Boxer.
Born July 1st, 1888 in Birmingham.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Klas Lestander
Swedish biathlete.
Born April 18th, 1931 in Arjeplog.
Died January 13th, 2023 at 91 years old [ref]
José María Peña
Spanish professional footballer.
Born April 19th, 1895 in Getxo.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 92 years old in Getxo.
Leo Funtek
Slovenian-born violinist, conductor, arranger and professor (1885-1965).
Born August 21st, 1885 in Ljubljana.
Died January 13th, 1965 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Bunzō Hayata
Japanese botanist (1874–1934).
Born December 2nd, 1874 in Kamo.
Died January 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Shinjuku.
Paul Niggli
Swiss crystallographer and professor (1888-1953).
Born June 26th, 1888 in Zofingen.
Died January 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Eliyahu Winograd
Israeli judge (1926-2018).
Born December 10th, 1926 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2018 at 91 years old (respiratory failure).
Bernd Kannenberg
German athletics competitor.
Born August 20th, 1942 in Königsberg.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Münster. [ref]
Bernd Cullmann
German sprinter.
Born October 11th, 1939 in Idar-Oberstein.
Died January 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Idar-Oberstein. [ref]
Antti Hyvärinen
Finnish ski jumper.
Born June 21st, 1932 in Rovaniemi.
Died January 13th, 2000 at 67 years old in Bad Nauheim.
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