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December 13th
243 Notable deaths
Max Noether
German mathematician (1844–1921).
Born September 24th, 1844 in Mannheim.
Died December 13th, 1921 at 77 years old in Erlangen.
Antonio Maura
Spanish politician (1853-1925).
Born May 2nd, 1853 in Palma. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1925 at 72 years old in Torrelodones (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Teuvo Kohonen
Finnish computer scientist (1934–2021).
Born July 11th, 1934 in Lauritsala.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Espoo. [ref]
Dora Marsden
Feminist, journal editor, author (1882–1960).
Born March 5th, 1882 in Marsden. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1960 at 78 years old in Dumfries. [ref]
Katherine Routledge
British archaeologist (1866–1935).
Born August 11th, 1866 in Darlington.
Died December 13th, 1935 at 69 years old in Ticehurst.
August Šenoa
Croatian novelist (1838-1881).
Born November 14th, 1838 in Zagreb.
Died December 13th, 1881 at 43 years old in Zagreb (pneumonia).
Georgios Jakobides
Greek painter (1853-1932).
Born January 11th, 1853 in Chidira.
Died December 13th, 1932 at 79 years old in Athens.
Ted Morgan
French-american journalist and biographer.
Born March 30th, 1932 in Geneva.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 91 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mahmud Shaltut
Egyptian imam (1893-1963).
Born April 23rd, 1893.
Died December 13th, 1963 at 70 years old in Cairo.
Pedro Petrone
Uruguayan footballer (1905-1964).
Born May 11th, 1905 in Montevideo.
Died December 13th, 1964 at 59 years old in Montevideo.
Cao Yu
Chinese writer (1910-1996).
Born September 24th, 1910 in Tianjin.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 86 years old in Qianjiang.
John Patrick Foley
American roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1935–2011).
Born November 11th, 1935 in Darby. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2011 at 76 years old in Darby (leukemia). [ref]
René Mayer
French politician prime minister of france (1895-1972).
Born May 4th, 1895 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1972 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu
Turkish writer (1889–1974).
Born March 27th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 85 years old in Ankara.
Antonio Juliano
Italian footballer (1942–2023).
Born January 1st, 1943 in Naples.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 80 years old in Naples. [ref]
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer (1879–1974).
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Harcourt Williams
English actor (1880–1957).
Born March 30th, 1880 in Croydon.
Died December 13th, 1957 at 77 years old in London.
Bahiga Hafez
Egyptian actress (1901–1983).
Born August 4th, 1912 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 71 years old in Cairo (heart failure, allergy).
Nikolai Shchelokov
Russian politician (1910-1984).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Almazna.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 74 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Vasyl Symonenko
Ukrainian poet (1935–1963).
Born January 8th, 1935 in Lubny Raion. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1963 at 28 years old in Cherkasy (kidney failure). [ref]
Antonin Mercié
French sculptor and painter (1845-1916).
Born October 29th, 1845 in Toulouse.
Died December 13th, 1916 at 71 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Juan León Mera
Ecuadorian writer, artist and politician (1832-1894).
Born June 28th, 1832 in Ambato.
Died December 13th, 1894 at 62 years old in Ambato.
Sergei Solovyov
Soviet and russian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor (1944—2021).
Born August 25th, 1944 in Kem.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 77 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Glyn Daniel
British archaeologist (1914-1986).
Born April 23rd, 1914 in Lampeter Velfrey.
Died December 13th, 1986 at 72 years old in Cambridge (lung cancer).
Hannes Hafstein
Icelandic politician (1861-1922).
Born December 4th, 1861 in Morduvellir.
Died December 13th, 1922 at 61 years old in Reykjavík.
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