December 13th
243 Notable deaths
Stanisław Mikołajczyk
Polish politician (1901–1966).
Born July 18th, 1901 in Holsterhausen.
Died December 13th, 1966 at 65 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hubert Pierlot
Belgian politician and 32nd prime minister of belgium, serving between 1939 and 1945 (1883–1963).
Born December 23rd, 1883 in Bertrix.
Died December 13th, 1963 at 79 years old in Uccle.
Antoine Pinay
French politician (1891-1994).
Born December 30th, 1891 in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise.
Died December 13th, 1994 at 102 years old in Saint-Chamond.
Arthur Wesley Dow
American painter and photographer (1857–1922).
Born April 6th, 1857 in Ipswich.
Died December 13th, 1922 at 65 years old in New York City.
Augustus Le Plongeon
British photographer and archaeologist (1825–1908).
Died December 13th, 1908 at 83 years old in Brooklyn.
Héctor Alterio
Argentine actor (1929–2025).
Born September 21st, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Stane Dolanc
Jugoslavian politician (1925-1999).
Born November 16th, 1925 in Hrastnik.
Died December 13th, 1999 at 74 years old in Ljubljana.
Otto Barić
Yugoslavian football player and manager, later croatian (1932-2020).
Born June 19th, 1933 in Blasnitzen. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2020 at 87 years old in Zagreb (COVID-19). [ref]
Park Tae-joon
South korean politician, army general and businessperson (1927-2011).
Born September 29th, 1927 in Busan.
Died December 13th, 2011 at 84 years old in Seoul.
Sarah Parker Remond
American abolitionist and suffragist (1824-1894).
Died December 13th, 1894 at 70 years old in Rome.
Henri Dentz
French general (1881–1945).
Born December 16th, 1881 in Roanne.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 63 years old in Fresnes.
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
Former prime minister of eswatini.
Born March 5th, 1968 in Manzini Region.
Died December 13th, 2020 at 52 years old in Milpark Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]
Oğuz Atay
Turkish novelist (1934–1977).
Born October 12th, 1934 in İnebolu.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 43 years old in Istanbul (brain cancer).
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon
British politician and colonial governor, 1877-1955 (1877-1955).
Born June 7th, 1877 in London.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 78 years old
Woldemar Voigt
German physicist (1850–1919).
Born September 2nd, 1850 in Leipzig.
Died December 13th, 1919 at 69 years old in Göttingen.
Johanna Bormann
German nazi concentration camp guard (1893–1945).
Born September 10th, 1893 in Birkenfelde.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 52 years old in Hamelin Prison (hanging to death).
Bobby Rousseau
Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2025).
Born July 26th, 1940 in Montreal.
Died December 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Trois-Rivières. [ref]
Enrique Morente
Spanish recording artist; flamenco singer (1942-2010).
Born December 25th, 1942 in Granada. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2010 at 67 years old in Madrid (surgical complications). [ref]
Ingrid Vang Nyman
Danish illustrator active mainly in sweden.
Born August 21st, 1916 in Frederiksberg, Vejen.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.
Wlodimir Ledóchowski
26th superior-general of the society of jesus.
Born October 7th, 1866 in Loosdorf.
Died December 13th, 1942 at 76 years old in Rome.
Fritz Pregl
Slovene-austrian nobel prize laureate and scientist (1869-1930).
Born September 3rd, 1869 in Ljubljana.
Died December 13th, 1930 at 61 years old in Graz.
Lorraine O'Grady
African american conceptual artist (1934–2024).
Born September 21st, 1934 in Boston.
Died December 13th, 2024 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tadashi Maeda
Japanese admiral.
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 79 years old in Japan.
Wilfred Lucas
Actor, film director (1871–1940).
Born January 30th, 1871 in Norfolk County.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 69 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu