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October 13th
167 Notable deaths
Tonino Valerii
Italian film director.
Born May 20th, 1934 in Montorio al Vomano. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2016 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Kazimierz Nowak
Polish photographer.
Born January 11th, 1897 in Stryi.
Died October 13th, 1937 at 40 years old in Poznań (pneumonia).
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı
Turkish writer.
Born April 17th, 1890 in Crete.
Died October 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in İzmir (bone cancer).
Georges Sadoul
French journalist (1904-1967).
Born February 4th, 1904 in Nancy. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1967 at 63 years old in Paris. [ref]
Francesca Bertini
Italian actress (1892-1985).
Born January 5th, 1892 in Florence.
Died October 13th, 1985 at 93 years old in Rome.
Philippe Étancelin
French racing driver.
Born December 28th, 1896 in Rouen. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1981 at 84 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Merab Kostava
Georigan musician and poet.
Born May 26th, 1939 in Tbilisi.
Died October 13th, 1989 at 50 years old in Boriti (traffic collision).
Eddie Baily
English footballer (1925-2010).
Born August 6th, 1925 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died October 13th, 2010 at 85 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Zoë Wicomb
South african author resident in scotland.
Born November 23rd, 1948 in Vanrhynsdorp. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2025 at 76 years old in Glasgow. [ref]
Antonio Cafiero
Argentine politician (1922–2014).
Born September 12th, 1922 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 13th, 2014 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel