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January 13th
250 Notable deaths
Ted Demme
Director, producer, actor (1963-2002).
Born October 26th, 1963 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 38 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Michael Brecker
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1949-2007).
Born March 29th, 1949 in Philadelphia.
Died January 13th, 2007 at 57 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Margaret Leighton
British actress (1922–1976).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Barnt Green.
Died January 13th, 1976 at 53 years old in Chichester (multiple sclerosis).
Brian Bedford
British actor (1935–2016).
Born February 16th, 1935 in Morley.
Died January 13th, 2016 at 80 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Jay Reatard
American musician (1980-2010).
Born May 1st, 1980 in Memphis.
Died January 13th, 2010 at 29 years old in Memphis (drug overdose). [ref]
Kawakami Gensai
Japanese samurai of the late edo period (1834-1872).
Born December 25th, 1834 in Kumamoto.
Died January 13th, 1872 at 37 years old in Nihonbashi-Kodenmachō (decapitation).
Peter Duesberg
German-american molecular biologist (born 1936).
Born December 2nd, 1936 in Münster.
Died January 13th, 2026 at 89 years old in Lafayette. [ref]
Mary Mitchell Slessor
(1848-1915) scottish presbyterian missionary.
Born December 2nd, 1848 in Aberdeen.
Died January 13th, 1915 at 66 years old in Calabar.
Earle Nelson
American serial killer (1897–1928).
Born May 12th, 1897 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 30 years old in Winnipeg (hanging to death).
Sylvain Sylvain
American guitarist (1951–2021).
Born February 14th, 1951 in Cairo.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Edna Purviance
Actress (1895-1958).
Born October 21st, 1895 in Paradise Valley.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 62 years old in Hollywood (laryngeal cancer).
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Swiss artist (1889–1943).
Born January 19th, 1889 in Davos.
Died January 13th, 1943 at 53 years old in Zurich (carbon monoxide poisoning).
Tim Bogert
American musician (1944-2021).
Born August 27th, 1944 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
Us inventor.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Monroe.
Died January 13th, 2006 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C..
Nadezhda von Meck
Patron of tchaikovsky (1831-1894).
Born February 10th, 1831 in Novoselki.
Died January 13th, 1894 at 62 years old in Nice (tuberculosis).
Joe Keaton
American actor (1867-1946).
Born July 6th, 1867 in Terre Haute.
Died January 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Ventura County (traffic collision).
Jesse Louis Lasky
American film producer and co-founder of paramount pictures (1880–1958).
Born September 13th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills.
Heinz Lammerding
German general (1905-1971).
Born August 27th, 1905 in Dortmund.
Died January 13th, 1971 at 65 years old in Bad Tölz (cancer).
Phil Masinga
South african footballer (1969-2019).
Born June 28th, 1969 in Klerksdorp.
Died January 13th, 2019 at 49 years old in Parktown (cancer). [ref]
Udo Ulfkotte
German journalist and conspiracy theorist (1960–2017).
Born January 20th, 1960 in Lippstadt.
Died January 13th, 2017 at 56 years old in Lippstadt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gregorio Fuentes
Cuban- spanish sailor (1897–2002).
Born July 11th, 1897 in Lanzarote.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 104 years old in Cojímar.
Sylvanus Epiphanio Olympio
President of togo (1902-1963).
Born September 6th, 1902 in Lomé.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 60 years old in Lomé (gunshot wound).
Rauf Denktaş
Leader of turkish cypriots and founding president of trnc (1924-2012).
Born January 17th, 1924 in Paphos, British Cyprus.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 87 years old in North Nicosia (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Prabha Atre
Indian classical vocalist.
Born September 13th, 1969 in Pune.
Died January 13th, 2024 at 54 years old
Sonny Clark
American jazz pianist (1931–1963).
Born July 21st, 1931 in Herminie.
Died January 13th, 1963 at 31 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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