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October 13th
176 Notable deaths
Alexandrina of Balazar
Portuguese catholic mystique.
Born March 30th, 1904 in Balasar.
Died October 13th, 1955 at 51 years old in Balasar.
Dale Kildee
American politician.
Born September 16th, 1929 in Flint.
Died October 13th, 2021 at 92 years old
Walter Houser Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Xiamen.
Died October 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
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.
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