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December 13th
243 Notable deaths
Alfred Bengsch
German cleric, roman catholic bishop and cardinal (1921–1979).
Born September 10th, 1921 in Berlin.
Died December 13th, 1979 at 58 years old in East Berlin.
François Bocion
Swiss artist and teacher (1828-1890).
Born March 30th, 1828 in Lausanne. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1890 at 62 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Stepan Aghajanian
Painter (1863-1940).
Born December 28th, 1863 in Shusha.
Died December 13th, 1940 at 76 years old in Yerevan.
Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff
German general (1833-1914).
Born December 21st, 1833 in Gdańsk.
Died December 13th, 1914 at 80 years old in Krakow am See.
Eugène Pelletan
French politician (1813-1884).
Born October 29th, 1813 in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer.
Died December 13th, 1884 at 71 years old in Paris.
Peter Platzer
Austrian footballer (1910-1959).
Born May 29th, 1910 in Austria–Hungary.
Died December 13th, 1959 at 49 years old
Valeria Barsova
Russian opera singer (1892–1967).
Born June 13th, 1892 in Astrakhan.
Died December 13th, 1967 at 75 years old in Sochi.
François Augiéras
Painter and writer (1925–1971).
Born July 18th, 1925 in Rochester.
Died December 13th, 1971 at 46 years old in Périgueux.
Egil Eide
Actor, film director (1868-1946).
Born August 24th, 1868 in Haugesund Municipality.
Died December 13th, 1946 at 78 years old in Haugesund Municipality.
Abel Pavet de Courteille
French turkologist (1821–1889).
Born June 23rd, 1821 in Paris.
Died December 13th, 1889 at 68 years old in Paris.
Heleieth Saffioti
Brazilian sociologist, teacher and feminist activist.
Born January 4th, 1934 in Ibirá.
Died December 13th, 2010 at 76 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Lonhyn Tsehelskyi
Ukrainian politician (1875–1950).
Born August 29th, 1875 in Kamianka-Buzka.
Died December 13th, 1950 at 75 years old in Philadelphia.
André Corvington
Haitian fencer (1877–1918).
Born November 19th, 1877 in Les Cayes.
Died December 13th, 1918 at 41 years old in Metz.
Robert Bennett
American hammer thrower.
Born August 9th, 1919 in Providence.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 55 years old
Fyodor Pavlovich Reshetnikov
Soviet artist and graphic artist fyodor reshetnikov (1906-1988).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Sursko-Lytovske.
Died December 13th, 1988 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Giuseppe Beltrami
Catholic cardinal (1889–1973).
Born January 17th, 1889 in Fossano.
Died December 13th, 1973 at 84 years old in Rome.
Rosa Kellner
German sprinter (1910-1984).
Born January 21st, 1910 in Munich.
Died December 13th, 1984 at 74 years old in Munich.
Harry Glaß
East german ski jumper (1930-1997).
Born October 11th, 1930 in Klingenthal.
Died December 13th, 1997 at 67 years old in Rodewisch.
Héctor Méndez
Boxer.
Born August 1st, 1897 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 13th, 1977 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires.
Friedrich Adalbert Maximilian Kuhn
German botanist (1842-1894).
Born September 3rd, 1842 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1894 at 52 years old in Friedenau (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Antoni Gelabert
Spanish road bicycle racer (1921–1956).
Born September 7th, 1921 in Santa Maria del Camí.
Died December 13th, 1956 at 35 years old in Palma (traffic collision).
Verica Nedeljković
Serbian and yugoslav chess player (1929–2023).
Born September 16th, 1929 in Čačak.
Died December 13th, 2023 at 94 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
John Lemoinne
French politician (1815-1892).
Born October 17th, 1815 in London.
Died December 13th, 1892 at 77 years old in Paris.
Charles W. Billings
Sport shooter.
Born November 26th, 1866 in Eatontown.
Died December 13th, 1928 at 62 years old in Deal.
György Kőszegi
Hungarian weightlifter (1950-2001).
Born September 12th, 1950 in Nyíregyháza.
Died December 13th, 2001 at 51 years old in Tiszaújváros.
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir