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January 13th
196 Notable deaths
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.
Dean Kelley
Basketball player (1931–1996).
Born September 23rd, 1931 in Monmouth.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 64 years old in Morton.
Enric Valor i Vives
Spanish writer.
Born August 22nd, 1911 in Castalla. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 88 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Deaths 151 to 160 of 196
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