December 13th
171 Notable deaths
Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer.
Born August 8th, 1923 in Gurdon.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Cornelius Cardew
English composer.
Born May 7th, 1936 in Winchcombe. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1981 at 45 years old in London, Greater London (struck by vehicle). [ref]
John G. Bennett
British mathematician and author.
Born June 8th, 1897 in London.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 77 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
David Wheeler
British computer scientist.
Born February 9th, 1927 in Birmingham.
Died December 13th, 2004 at 77 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gebran Tueni
Lebanese journalist and politician (1957-2005).
Born September 17th, 1957 in Achrafieh.
Died December 13th, 2005 at 48 years old in Mkalles. [ref]
Leora Dana
American actress.
Born April 1st, 1923 in New York City.
Died December 13th, 1983 at 60 years old in New York City (cancer).
Victor Grignard
French chemist (1871-1935).
Born May 6th, 1871 in Cherbourg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1935 at 64 years old in Lyon. [ref]
Nichita Stănescu
Romanian poet and essayist.
Born March 31st, 1933 in Ploiești. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1983 at 50 years old in Bucharest (hepatitis). [ref]
Aleksandar Tirnanić
Serbian footballer (1910-1992).
Born July 15th, 1910 in Smederevo.
Died December 13th, 1992 at 82 years old in Belgrade.
Léon Werth
French writer.
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X