December 13th
181 Notable deaths
Leopold Jessner
German film producer.
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
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]
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]
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]
Justin Godart
French politician, conferred with righteous among the nations (1871–1956).
Born November 26th, 1871 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1956 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Matti Kassila
Finnish film director and screenwriter (1924–2018).
Born January 12th, 1924 in Keuruu.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 94 years old in Vantaa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Julien Darui
French footballer (1916-1987).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Oberkorn.
Died December 13th, 1987 at 71 years old in Dijon.
Ernesto Figueiredo
Portuguese footballer.
Died December 13th, 2025 at 88 years old in Alcobaça. [ref]
Rudolf Wissell
German politician (1869-1962).
Born March 9th, 1869 in Göttingen.
Died December 13th, 1962 at 93 years old in Berlin.
Erhard Krack
German politician (1931-2000).
Born January 9th, 1931 in Gdańsk.
Died December 13th, 2000 at 69 years old in Berlin.
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