October 13th
171 Notable deaths
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.
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
Danish writer.
Born June 2nd, 1857 in Roholte. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1919 at 62 years old in Klotzsche. [ref]
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).
Richard T. Whitcomb
Us aerospace engineer.
Born February 21st, 1921 in Evanston.
Died October 13th, 2009 at 88 years old in Newport News. [ref]
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı
Turkish writer.
Born April 17th, 1890 in Crete.
Died October 13th, 1973 at 83 years old in İzmir (bone cancer).
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]
Pavlos Melas
Hellenic army officer.
Born March 29th, 1870 in Marseille.
Died October 13th, 1904 at 34 years old in Melas.
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]
Adil Çarçani
Albanian politician (1922-1997).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Fushëbardhë.
Died October 13th, 1997 at 75 years old in Tirana.
Hong Yi
Buddhist monk, painter, musician (1880-1942).
Born October 23rd, 1880 in Tianjin.
Died October 13th, 1942 at 61 years old in Quanzhou.
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The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka