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February 13th
225 Notable deaths
Dale Hawkins
American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist (1936-2010).
Born August 30th, 1938 in St. Mary Parish.
Died February 13th, 2010 at 71 years old in Little Rock (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Bruce Manning Metzger
American biblical scholar (1914-2007).
Born February 9th, 1914 in Middletown.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 93 years old in Princeton.
Jimmy Jones
Northern ireland football player (1928-2014).
Born July 25th, 1928 in Keady.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Lurgan. [ref]
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
Irish economist (1845–1926).
Born February 8th, 1845 in Edgeworthstown.
Died February 13th, 1926 at 81 years old in Oxford.
Michele Greco
Sicilian mafia member (1924–2008).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Ciaculli.
Died February 13th, 2008 at 83 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Henri Salvador
French caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter (1917–2008).
Born July 18th, 1917 in Cayenne.
Died February 13th, 2008 at 90 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (aneurysm). [ref]
Blind Boy Fuller
American blues guitarist and singer.
Born July 10th, 1907 in Wadesboro, Anson County.
Died February 13th, 1941 at 33 years old in Durham.
Yury Vlasov
Soviet weightlifter (1935–2021).
Born December 5th, 1935 in Makiivka.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 85 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Humberto Delgado
Portuguese politician (1906-1965).
Born May 15th, 1906 in Brogueira.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 58 years old in Villanueva del Fresno.
Naomi Uemura
Japanese mountain climber.
Born February 12th, 1941 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died February 13th, 1984 at 43 years old
Jan Łukasiewicz
Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, rector of the university of warsaw (1878–1956).
Born December 21st, 1878 in Lviv.
Died February 13th, 1956 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Jacqueline van Maarsen
Dutch author and bookbinder (1929–2025).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Amsterdam.
Died February 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Alfred Einstein
German-american musicologist and music editor.
Born December 30th, 1880 in Munich.
Died February 13th, 1952 at 71 years old in El Cerrito.
Joseph O. Shelby
Confederate states army general (1830–1897).
Born December 12th, 1830 in Lexington.
Died February 13th, 1897 at 66 years old in Bates County.
Maurice Trintignant
French racecar driver (1917–2005).
Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes.
Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes.
Marian Nixon
Actress.
Born October 20th, 1904 in Superior.
Died February 13th, 1983 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Yoshisuke Aikawa
Japanese entrepreneur and businessman (1880-1967).
Born November 6th, 1880 in Yamaguchi.
Died February 13th, 1967 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
Randolph Caldecott
British artist and illustrator (1846-1886).
Born March 22nd, 1846 in Chester.
Died February 13th, 1886 at 39 years old in St. Augustine.
Walt Whitman Rostow
American economist, political theorist and government official (1916–2003).
Born October 7th, 1916 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 2003 at 86 years old in Austin.
Richard Møller Nielsen
Danish footballer and manager (1937–2014).
Born August 19th, 1937 in Frørup.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 76 years old in Odense (brain cancer). [ref]
Kid Gavilán
Cuban boxer (1926-2003).
Born January 6th, 1926 in Camagüey.
Died February 13th, 2003 at 77 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Vernon Lee
Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935).
Born October 14th, 1856 in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Died February 13th, 1935 at 78 years old in Florence (disease).
Henrietta Szold
American zionist (1860–1945).
Born December 21st, 1860 in Baltimore.
Died February 13th, 1945 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Karl Llewellyn
American legal scholar (1893–1962).
Born May 22nd, 1893 in Seattle.
Died February 13th, 1962 at 68 years old in Chicago.
Roy Medvedev
Russian historian and writer.
Born November 14th, 1925 in Tbilisi.
Died February 13th, 2026 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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