December 13th
242 Notable deaths
Alan Thicke
Canadian actor, songwriter, and television host (1947–2016).
Born March 1st, 1947 in Kirkland Lake.
Died December 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.
Stephen "tWitch" Boss
American actor.
Born September 29th, 1982 in Montgomery.
Died December 13th, 2022 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (gunshot wound). [ref]
Smita Patil
Indian actress (1955–1986).
Born October 17th, 1955 in Pune.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 31 years old in Mumbai (puerperal disorders).
Anatoly Dyatlov
Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).
Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.
Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Stanley "Tookie" Williamp
American murderer (1953–2005).
Born December 29th, 1953 in Shreveport.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 51 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (lethal injection).
Irma Grese
German concentration camp guard (1923–1945).
Born October 7th, 1923 in Wrechen.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 22 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
Gustav Schwarzenegger
Austrian police chief and father of arnold schwarzenegger (1907–1972).
Born August 17th, 1907 in Austria–Hungary.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 65 years old in Weiz (cerebrovascular disease).
Lamar Hunt
American sports executive (1932–2006).
Born August 2nd, 1932 in El Dorado.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 74 years old in Dallas (prostate cancer). [ref]
Lupe Vélez
Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908—1944).
Born July 18th, 1908 in San Luis Potosí.
Died December 13th, 1944 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (barbiturate overdose).
Chuck Schuldiner
American musician (1967–2001).
Born May 13th, 1967 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2001 at 34 years old in Altamonte Springs (brain cancer).
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937–2018).
Born February 20th, 1937 in Chillicothe.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 81 years old in Pioneertown (disease).
Robert Sink
United states army officer (1905–1965).
Born April 3rd, 1905 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1965 at 60 years old in Fort Bragg.
Grandma Moses
American painter (1860–1961).
Born September 7th, 1860 in Greenwich.
Died December 13th, 1961 at 101 years old in Hoosick Falls.
Raymond A. Spruance
United states admiral (1886-1969).
Born July 3rd, 1886 in Baltimore.
Died December 13th, 1969 at 83 years old in Monterey.
Paul Samuelson
American economist (1915–2009).
Died December 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Belmont. [ref]
Richard Holbrooke
American diplomat (1941-2010).
Born April 24th, 1941 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (aortic dissection). [ref]
Josef Kramer
German ss officer, concentration camp commandant, and convicted war criminal (1906–1945).
Born November 10th, 1906 in Munich.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Yurizan Beltran
American pornographic actress and model (1986–2017).
Born November 2nd, 1986 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2017 at 31 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Ella Josephine Baker
African-american civil rights and human rights activist (1903–1986).
Born December 13th, 1903.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Manhattan.
Nicholas Roerich
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947).
Born October 9th, 1874 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 13th, 1947 at 73 years old in Kullu. [ref]
Elisabeth Volkenrath
Female nazi concentration camp guard (1919–1945).
Born September 5th, 1919 in Świerzawa.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 26 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
Gotthard Heinrici
German general (1886–1971).
Born December 25th, 1886 in Gusev.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 84 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Samuel Gompers
(1850-1924) american labor leader (afl).
Born January 27th, 1850 in London.
Died December 13th, 1924 at 74 years old in San Antonio.
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese politian and neurosurgeon (1874-1955).
Born November 29th, 1874 in Avanca.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Benedict Anderson
American political scientist (1936-2015).
Born August 26th, 1936 in Kunming. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2015 at 79 years old in Batu (type 2 diabetes).
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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mahatma Gandhi