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January 13th
250 Notable deaths
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
American artist (1847-1928).
Born November 10th, 1847 in Tuskegee.
Died January 13th, 1928 at 80 years old in Rouen.
Henner Henkel
German tennis player (1915-1943).
Born October 9th, 1915 in Poznań.
Died January 13th, 1943 at 27 years old in Voronezh (hypothermia).
Stephen Laybutt
Australian association football player (1977–2024).
Born September 3rd, 1977 in Lithgow.
Died January 13th, 2024 at 46 years old in Cabarita Beach. [ref]
Fulvio Bernardini
Italian footballer (1905–1984).
Born December 28th, 1905 in Rome.
Died January 13th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
French diplomat (1863-1934).
Born November 2nd, 1863 in Thoissey. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1934 at 70 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Denise Grey
Italian-french actress (1896-1996).
Born September 17th, 1896 in Châtillon.
Died January 13th, 1996 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
David Schwarz
Hungarian-croatian aviation pioneer.
Born December 7th, 1850 in Keszthely. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1897 at 46 years old in Vienna (heart failure).
Josef Neckermann
German entrepreneur and equestrian (1912-1992).
Born June 5th, 1912 in Würzburg.
Died January 13th, 1992 at 79 years old in Dreieich.
Chia-Chiao Lin
Chinese-american applied mathematician (1916-2013).
Born July 7th, 1916 in Beijing.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 96 years old in Beijing (heart failure).
Ion Moţa
Romanian politician (1902-1937).
Born July 5th, 1902 in Orăștie.
Died January 13th, 1937 at 34 years old in Majadahonda.
Ellen Stewart
American theater director and producer (1919-2011).
Born November 7th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died January 13th, 2011 at 91 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Giorgos Vasiliou
3rd president of the republic of cyprus (1988-1993).
Born May 20th, 1931 in Famagusta. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2026 at 94 years old in Nicosia (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Wilhelm Mauser
German weapon designer (1834–1882).
Born May 2nd, 1834 in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Died January 13th, 1882 at 47 years old in Oberndorf am Neckar.
Camargo Guarnieri
Brazilian composer (1907–1993).
Born February 1st, 1907 in Tietê.
Died January 13th, 1993 at 85 years old in São Paulo.
Marielle de Sarnez
French politician (1951-2021).
Born March 27th, 1951 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2021 at 69 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (leukemia). [ref]
William Henry Waddington
19th century french statesman, prime minister and an ambassador of france (1826–1894).
Born December 11th, 1826 in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre.
Died January 13th, 1894 at 67 years old in Paris.
Susumu Ohno
Japanese geneticist (1928–2000).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Seoul. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2000 at 71 years old
Barry Galbraith
American guitarist (1919–1983).
Born December 18th, 1919 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 13th, 1983 at 63 years old in Bennington.
Arthur Wightman
American physicist (1922-2013).
Born March 30th, 1922 in Rochester.
Died January 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Edison.
Hans Berliner
American chess player and computer scientist (1929–2017).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2017 at 87 years old in Riviera Beach. [ref]
Sabu Martinez
American musician (1930–1979).
Born July 14th, 1930 in New York City.
Died January 13th, 1979 at 48 years old in Stockholm (gastrointestinal system disease).
Kálmán Kandó
Hungarian engineer and inventor of phase converter (1869–1931).
Born July 10th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1931 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Edgar J. Goodspeed
American theologian and scholar of greek and the new testament (1871-1962).
Born October 23rd, 1871 in Quincy. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1962 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
František Drtikol
Czech photographer and artist (1883-1961).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Příbram. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1961 at 77 years old in Prague.
Hashimoto Gahō
Japanese artist (1835-1908).
Born August 21st, 1835 in Edo.
Died January 13th, 1908 at 72 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (stomach cancer).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius