December 13th
173 Notable deaths
Dita Parlo
German actress.
Born September 4th, 1908 in Szczecin.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 63 years old in Paris (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..
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]
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.
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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller