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December 13th
181 Notable deaths
Antonio Maura
Spanish politician (1853-1925).
Born May 2nd, 1853 in Palma. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1925 at 72 years old in Torrelodones (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Teuvo Kohonen
Finnish computer scientist.
Born July 11th, 1934 in Lauritsala.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Dora Marsden
Feminist, journal editor, author.
Born March 5th, 1882 in Marsden. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dumfries. [ref]
Katherine Routledge
British archaeologist.
Born August 11th, 1866 in Darlington.
Died December 13th, 1935 at 69 years old in Cambridge.
Georgios Jakobides
Greek painter (1853-1932).
Born January 11th, 1853 in Chidira.
Died December 13th, 1932 at 79 years old in Athens.
Pedro Petrone
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 13th, 1964 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
John Patrick Foley
American roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1935–2011).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Darby. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2011 at 76 years old in Darby (leukemia). [ref]
René Mayer
French politician prime minister of france (1895-1972).
Born May 4th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889-1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 181
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