October 13th
167 Notable deaths
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Garfield Todd
Prime minister of south rhodesia (1908-2002).
Born July 13th, 1908 in Invercargill.
Died October 13th, 2002 at 94 years old in Bulawayo.
Ford Sterling
American comedian (1883–1939).
Born November 3rd, 1882 in La Crosse.
Died October 13th, 1939 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Pavlos Melas
Hellenic army officer.
Born March 29th, 1870 in Marseille.
Died October 13th, 1904 at 34 years old in Melas.
Marzieh
Tehran-born singer.
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Tehran.
Died October 13th, 2010 at 86 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
John Brahm
1893–1982; german born film and television director.
Born August 17th, 1893 in Hamburg.
Died October 13th, 1982 at 89 years old in Malibu (stroke). [ref]
Alexandrina of Balazar
Portuguese catholic mystique.
Born March 30th, 1904 in Balasar.
Died October 13th, 1955 at 51 years old in Balasar.
Josef Krips
Austrian musician (1902-1974).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Bernice Rubens
British writer.
Born July 26th, 1928 in Cardiff. [ref]
Died October 13th, 2004 at 76 years old in London Borough of Camden (stroke). [ref]
Melvin Frank
American screenwriter and director (1913-1988).
Born August 13th, 1913 in Chicago. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 167
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore