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December 13th
181 Notable deaths
Ngô Đình Thục
Archbishop of huế (1897–1984).
Born October 6th, 1897 in Huế.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 87 years old in Carthage.
Zubaida Tharwat
Egyptian actress.
Born June 14th, 1940 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2016 at 76 years old in Egypt (cancer). [ref]
Ernst Albrecht
German politician (1930-2014).
Born June 29th, 1930 in Heidelberg.
Died December 13th, 2014 at 84 years old in Burgdorf (Alzheimer's disease).
William V. Roth
American politician (1921-2003).
Born July 22nd, 1921 in Great Falls.
Died December 13th, 2003 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
L. P. Hartley
British novelist and short story writer (1895–1972).
Born December 30th, 1895 in Whittlesey.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 76 years old in London.
Franz Hössler
German ss officer and schutzhaftlagerführer in auschwitz, mittelbau and bergen-belsen concentration camps (1906-1945).
Born February 4th, 1906 in Marktoberdorf.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Verónica Forqué
Spanish actress (1955–2021).
Born December 1st, 1955 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 66 years old in Madrid. [ref]
E. R. Braithwaite
Guyanese writer.
Born June 27th, 1912 in Georgetown.
Died December 13th, 2016 at 104 years old in Rockville (pneumonia).
Thomas A. Watson
American inventor and businessperson; assistant to alexander graham bell (1854–1934).
Born January 18th, 1854 in Salem.
Died December 13th, 1934 at 80 years old in St. Petersburg.
Horst Tappert
German actor (1923–2008).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2008 at 85 years old in Planegg (diabetes). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz