December 13th
243 Notable deaths
Hanoch Bartov
Israeli writer (1926–2016).
Born August 13th, 1926 in Petah Tikva.
Died December 13th, 2016 at 90 years old in Ramat Aviv. [ref]
John Xantus
Hungarian zoologist and ornithologist (1825-1894).
Born October 5th, 1825 in Erdőcsokonya.
Died December 13th, 1894 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Rudolf Eisler
Austrian philosopher (1873-1926).
Born January 7th, 1873 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1926 at 53 years old in Vienna.
Coit Albertson
Silent film actor (1880-1953).
Born October 14th, 1880 in Reading.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Nikolay Beketov
Russian chemist (1827–1911).
Born January 13th, 1827 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1911 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Zofia Merle
Polish actress (1938-2023).
Born March 30th, 1938 in Warsaw.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 85 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Heinrich Maria Davringhausen
German painter (1894-1970).
Born October 21st, 1894 in Aachen.
Died December 13th, 1970 at 76 years old in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Wojciech Łazarek
Polish footballer (1937–2023).
Born October 4th, 1937 in Łódź.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 86 years old in Gdańsk. [ref]
Alajos Strobl
Hungarian sculptor (1856–1926).
Born June 21st, 1856 in Liptovský Hrádok.
Died December 13th, 1926 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Pascual Madoz
Spanish politician, statistician (1806–1870).
Born May 17th, 1806 in Pamplona.
Died December 13th, 1870 at 64 years old in Genoa.
Francesco Gabrieli
Italian arabist (1904-1996).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Rome.
Died December 13th, 1996 at 92 years old in Rome.
Friedrich Hebbel
German poet and dramatist (1813-1863).
Born March 18th, 1813 in Wesselburen.
Died December 13th, 1863 at 50 years old in Vienna.
Anders Österling
Swedish poet (1884–1981).
Born April 13th, 1884 in Helsingborg.
Died December 13th, 1981 at 97 years old in Stockholm.
Tom Turesson
Swedish footballer and manager (1942-2004).
Died December 13th, 2004 at 62 years old in Sweden.
Dick Tol
Dutch footballer (1934-1973).
Born August 21st, 1934 in Volendam.
Died December 13th, 1973 at 39 years old in Amsterdam.
Māris Čaklais
Latvian poet (1940–2003).
Born June 16th, 1940 in Saldus. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2003 at 63 years old in Riga (tumor). [ref]
Tarmo Uusivirta
Finnish boxer (1957-1999).
Born February 5th, 1957 in Jyväskylä. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1999 at 42 years old in Jyväskylä.
Rosina Heikel
Finnish doctor (1842–1929).
Born March 17th, 1842 in Kaskinen.
Died December 13th, 1929 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Gaziza Zhubanova
Kazakh composer (1927–1993).
Born December 2nd, 1927 in Aktobe Region.
Died December 13th, 1993 at 66 years old in Almaty.
Victor de Laprade
French poet and critic (1812-1883).
Born January 13th, 1812 in Montbrison. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1883 at 71 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Jean Macé
French teacher, journalist and politician (1815–1894).
Born August 22nd, 1815 in former 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 13th, 1894 at 79 years old in Monthiers.
Walter D'Hondt
Canadian rower.
Born September 11th, 1936 in Richmond.
Died December 13th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Woo Sang-kwon
South korean footballer (1929-1975).
Born February 22nd, 1929 in Korea under Japanese rule. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1975 at 46 years old in Seoul.
Charles Hamilton Aidé
French writer (1826–1906).
Born November 4th, 1826 in Paris.
Died December 13th, 1906 at 80 years old in London.
Ethel Muckelt
British figure skater (1885–1953).
Born May 30th, 1885 in Manchester.
Died December 13th, 1953 at 68 years old in Manchester.
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