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December 13th
171 Notable deaths
Gotthard Heinrici
German general.
Born December 25th, 1886 in Gusev.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 84 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Benedict Anderson
American political scientist (1936-2015).
Born August 26th, 1936 in Kunming. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2015 at 79 years old in Batu (heart failure).
António Egas Moniz
Portuguese neurosurgeon (1874-1955).
Born November 29th, 1874 in Avanca.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Thomas Schelling
American economist (1921-2016).
Born April 14th, 1921 in Oakland. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 95 years old in Bethesda. [ref]
Warrel Dane
American singer (1961–2017).
Born March 7th, 1961 in Seattle.
Died December 13th, 2017 at 56 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Roy Urquhart
British military officer.
Born November 28th, 1901 in London.
Died December 13th, 1988 at 87 years old
Heather Angel
British actress.
Born February 9th, 1909 in Oxford. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1986 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). [ref]
Mary Renault
English novelist (1905–1983).
Born September 4th, 1905 in London. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Jon Hall
American actor (1915-1979).
Born February 23rd, 1915 in Fresno. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1979 at 64 years old in North Hollywood (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Diane Delano
American actress (1957–2024).
Born January 29th, 1957 in Los Angeles.
Died December 13th, 2024 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks (cancer). [ref]
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks