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December 13th
181 Notable deaths
Svend Olsen
Danish weightlifter (1908-1980).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Lodbjerg Parish.
Died December 13th, 1980 at 72 years old in Hundested.
Friedrich Oltmanns
German phycologist (1860-1945).
Born July 11th, 1860 in Oberndorf, Lower Saxony.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 85 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Mario Ravagnan
Fencer (1930-2006).
Born December 18th, 1930 in Padua.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 75 years old in Turin. [ref]
Nils Frykberg
Swedish middle distance runner.
Born March 13th, 1888 in Uppsala.
Died December 13th, 1966 at 78 years old in Gävle.
Adolphe Grisel
French athlete (1872-1942).
Born December 9th, 1872 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1942 at 70 years old in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Jack Flett
Canadian lacrosse player (1871–1932).
Born November 19th, 1871 in Manitoba.
Died December 13th, 1932 at 61 years old in West Vancouver.
José Naranjo
Mexican footballer (1926-2012).
Born March 19th, 1926 in La Experiencia.
Died December 13th, 2012 at 86 years old in Guadalajara. [ref]
Elis Sipilä
Gymnast (1887–1958).
Born October 27th, 1887 in Teuva.
Died December 13th, 1958 at 71 years old in Helsinki.
Väinö Korhonen
Finnish swimmer (1926-2018).
Born December 21st, 1926 in Lesogorsky.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Lohja.
Carl Salemann
Russian iranist.
Born January 9th, 1850 in Tallinn.
Died December 13th, 1916 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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