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January 13th
250 Notable deaths
Ronny Jordan
English guitarist (1962-2014).
Born November 29th, 1962 in London.
Died January 13th, 2014 at 51 years old in London.
Marcel Camus
French film director (1912-1982).
Born April 21st, 1912 in Chappes.
Died January 13th, 1982 at 69 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkish association football player (1924–2012).
Born December 22nd, 1925 in Büyükada.
Died January 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Istanbul (heart failure). [ref]
Ray Johnson
American artist (1927-1995).
Born October 16th, 1927 in Detroit.
Died January 13th, 1995 at 67 years old in Sag Harbor (drowning).
Johnny Podres
American professional baseball player, pitcher (1932–2008).
Born September 30th, 1932 in Witherbee.
Died January 13th, 2008 at 75 years old in Glens Falls (infection). [ref]
Jean-Jacques Beineix
French film director, film producer and screenwriter (1946–2022).
Born October 8th, 1946 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 13th, 2022 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tony Book
English football player and manager (1934–2025).
Born September 4th, 1934 in Bath.
Died January 13th, 2025 at 90 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Oliviero Toscani
Italian photographer (1942–2025).
Born February 28th, 1942 in Milan.
Died January 13th, 2025 at 82 years old in Cecina (amyloidosis). [ref]
Tom Hurndall
British photographer and activist (1981–2004).
Born November 27th, 1981 in London.
Died January 13th, 2004 at 22 years old in London.
Etta McDaniel
American actress (1890-1946).
Born December 1st, 1890 in Wichita.
Died January 13th, 1946 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean Porter
American actress (1922–2018).
Born December 8th, 1922 in Cisco. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2018 at 95 years old in Canoga Park (disease). [ref]
Tuviah Friedman
Holocaust survivor; nazi hunter (1922-2011).
Born January 23rd, 1922 in Radom.
Died January 13th, 2011 at 88 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Henri Langlois
French film archivist (1914-1977).
Born November 13th, 1914 in İzmir.
Died January 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Nancy Bird Walton
Australian aviator (1915-2009).
Born October 16th, 1915 in Kew.
Died January 13th, 2009 at 93 years old in Sydney.
Giorgio Gomelsky
Georgian musician (1934–2016).
Born February 28th, 1934 in Tbilisi.
Died January 13th, 2016 at 81 years old in New York City.
Andre Kostelanetz
American conductor (1901–1980).
Born December 22nd, 1901 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 13th, 1980 at 78 years old in Port-au-Prince (pneumonia).
Viktors Arājs
Latvian ss officer, nazi collaborator, perpetrator of the holocaust, and leader of the arajs command (1910–1988).
Born January 13th, 1910 in Baldone Parish.
Died January 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Kassel.
Abdul Fattah Ismail
President of south yemen (1939-1986).
Born July 28th, 1939 in Al Aghābirah. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1986 at 46 years old in Aden.
Bobby Collins
Scottish footballer (1931–2014).
Born February 16th, 1931 in Govanhill.
Died January 13th, 2014 at 82 years old in Yorkshire. [ref]
José Miaja
Spanish general (1878-1958).
Born April 20th, 1878 in Oviedo.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Marjorie Lawrence
Australian singer.
Born February 17th, 1909 in Victoria.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 69 years old in Little Rock (heart failure).
Tomita Tsunejirō
Japanese judoka (1865–1937).
Born February 28th, 1865 in Numazu.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 71 years old
Aino Aalto
Finnish architect, designer and business leader (1894–1949).
Born January 25th, 1894 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1949 at 54 years old in Helsinki (cancer). [ref]
Andrew Jackson Davis
American spiritualist (1826-1910).
Born August 11th, 1826 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1910 at 83 years old in Boston.
Miljan Miljanić
Serbian footballer (1930–2012).
Died January 13th, 2012 at 81 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
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