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December 13th
171 Notable deaths
Ethel Muckelt
Figure skater.
Born May 30th, 1885 in Manchester.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 68 years old in Manchester.
Wojciech Łazarek
Polish footballer (1937–2023).
Born October 4th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 86 years old [ref]
Anders Österling
Swedish poet.
Born April 13th, 1884 in Helsingborg.
Died December 13th, 1981 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
Alfred Bengsch
German cleric, roman catholic bishop and cardinal (1921–1979).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 58 years old in East Berlin.
Woo Sang-kwon
South korean footballer (1929-1975).
Born February 22nd, 1929 in Korea under Japanese rule. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1975 at 46 years old in Seoul.
Peter Platzer
Austrian footballer (1910-1959).
Born May 29th, 1910 in Austria-Hungary.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 49 years old
François Augiéras
Painter and writer.
Born July 18th, 1925 in Rochester. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1971 at 46 years old in Périgueux. [ref]
Zofia Merle
Polish actress (1938-2023).
Born March 30th, 1938 in Warsaw.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 85 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Valeria Barsova
Russian operatic soprano.
Born June 1st, 1892 in Astrakhan.
Died December 13th, 1967 at 75 years old in Sochi. [ref]
Stepan Aghajanian
Painter (1863-1940).
Born December 28th, 1863 in Shusha.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 76 years old in Yerevan.
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