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December 13th
243 Notable deaths
Marco Denevi
Argentine journalist and writer (1920–1998).
Born May 13th, 1920 in Sáenz Peña. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1998 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Spencer Williams
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1969).
Born July 14th, 1893 in Vidalia.
Died December 13th, 1969 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Philippe Clay
French actor and singer (1927–2007).
Born March 7th, 1927 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 2007 at 80 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Vitaly Daraselia
Soviet footballer (1957-1982).
Born October 9th, 1957 in Ochamchire. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1982 at 25 years old in Zestaponi (traffic collision). [ref]
Norbert Zongo
Editor of l'independent in burkina faso.
Born July 31st, 1949 in Koudougou.
Died December 13th, 1998 at 49 years old in Sapouy.
Christine Carère
Actress (1930-2008).
Born July 27th, 1930 in Dijon.
Died December 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Fréjus.
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
French novelist (1909-1991).
Born March 14th, 1909 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1991 at 82 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Noah Klieger
Israeli journalist.
Born July 31st, 1926 in Strasbourg.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv, Jaffa (heart disease).
Ina Bauer
German figure skater (1941-2014).
Born January 31st, 1941 in Krefeld.
Died December 13th, 2014 at 73 years old in Krefeld.
Artur Grottger
Polish painter (1837–1867).
Born November 11th, 1837 in Otynevychi.
Died December 13th, 1867 at 30 years old in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda.
Jacob M. Dickinson
Confederate army soldier (1851-1928).
Born January 30th, 1851 in Columbus.
Died December 13th, 1928 at 77 years old in Nashville.
Takeshi Watabe
Japanese voice actor (1936–2010).
Born March 21st, 1936 in Kōchi Prefecture.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 74 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Innokenty Annensky
Russian poet, critic and translator (1855–1909).
Born September 1st, 1855 in Omsk.
Died December 13th, 1909 at 54 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Martin Gropius
German architect (1824–1880).
Born August 11th, 1824 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1880 at 56 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Majid Musisi
Ugandan footballer (1967-2005).
Born September 15th, 1968 in Kampala.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 37 years old in Uganda (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ivan Kliun
Russian artist (1873-1943).
Born September 1st, 1873 in Bolshiye Gorki.
Died December 13th, 1943 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Concha Piquer
Spanish singer (1906-1990).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Valencia. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1990 at 82 years old in Madrid (cardiac arrest).
Friedrich Ernst Dorn
German physicist (1848–1916).
Born July 27th, 1848 in Dobre Miasto.
Died December 13th, 1916 at 68 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Nakae Chōmin
Japanese politician.
Born December 8th, 1847 in Kōchi-shi.
Died December 13th, 1901 at 54 years old in Osaka (laryngeal cancer).
B. Gratz Brown
American politician, missouri (1826-1885).
Born May 28th, 1826 in Lexington.
Died December 13th, 1885 at 59 years old in Kirkwood.
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
British physicist (1875-1947).
Born August 28th, 1875 in Essex.
Died December 13th, 1947 at 72 years old in East of England.
Loyola de Palacio
Spanish politician (1950-2006).
Born September 16th, 1950 in Madrid.
Died December 13th, 2006 at 56 years old in Madrid (lung cancer). [ref]
José Santos Chocano
Peruvian activist and poet (1875-1934).
Died December 13th, 1934 at 59 years old in Santiago (stab wound).
Olga Sanfirova
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1917-1944).
Died December 13th, 1944 at 27 years old in Hrodna.
Nikolay Sklifosovsky
Russian physiologist (1836–1904).
Born April 6th, 1836 in Dzerjinscoe.
Died December 13th, 1904 at 68 years old in Yakivtsi (stroke).
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein