December 13th
173 Notable deaths
Olga Sanfirova
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).
Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.
Olga Rubtsova
Russian chess player.
Born August 20th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died December 13th, 1994 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Behçet Necatigil
Leading turkish author, poet and translator.
Born April 16th, 1916 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1979 at 63 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Miron Merzhanov
Russian architect (1895-1975).
Born September 23rd, 1895 in Nakhichevan-on-Don.
Died December 13th, 1975 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
German footballer (1942-2011).
Born February 27th, 1942 in Sovetsk.
Died December 13th, 2011 at 69 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Claude Roy
French poet, essayist and journalist (1915-1997).
Born August 28th, 1915 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Jiří Weil
Czech publicist, translator and bookwriter.
Born August 6th, 1900 in Praskolesy. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1959 at 59 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
María Teresa León
Spanish politician, writer and activist (1903–1988).
Born October 31st, 1903 in Logroño. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1988 at 85 years old in Majadahonda. [ref]
Matti Kassila
Finnish film director and screenwriter.
Born January 12th, 1924 in Keuruu. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2018 at 94 years old in Vantaa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jimmy McLane
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1930-2020).
Born September 13th, 1930 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 13th, 2020 at 90 years old in Ipswich. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 173
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris