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February 13th
225 Notable deaths
Arthur Upfield
Australian writer.
Born September 1st, 1890 in Gosport.
Died February 13th, 1964 at 73 years old in New South Wales.
Nikolai Bogolyubov
Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist (1909-1992).
Born August 21st, 1909 in Nizhny Novgorod. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1992 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer (1914–1977).
Born March 14th, 1914 in Sacramento.
Died February 13th, 1977 at 62 years old in Parelheiros District (respiratory failure).
Lev Mekhlis
Soviet politician (1889-1953).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Odesa.
Died February 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
John Lounsbery
American animator (1911–1976).
Born March 9th, 1911 in Cincinnati.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Jay Haley
American psychotherapist (1923-2007).
Born July 19th, 1923 in Midwest.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in La Jolla.
William Heard Kilpatrick
American pedagogue (1871–1965).
Born November 20th, 1871 in White Plains.
Died February 13th, 1965 at 93 years old in New Zealand.
Hristo Lukov
Bulgarian politician and general (1887-1943).
Died February 13th, 1943 at 54 years old in Sofia.
Lloyd C. Douglas
American novelist (1877–1951).
Born August 27th, 1877 in Whitley County.
Died February 13th, 1951 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
Mariano José de Larra
Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837).
Born March 24th, 1809 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 1837 at 27 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound).
Herbert Giles
British sinologist and diplomat (1845–1935).
Born December 8th, 1845 in Oxford. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1935 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Pavle Jurišić Šturm
Serbian general (1848–1922).
Born August 8th, 1848 in Görlitz.
Died February 13th, 1922 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
Kadir Topbaş
5th mayor of istanbul metropolitan city (1945–2021).
Born January 8th, 1945 in Yusufeli.
Died February 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in Istanbul (COVID-19). [ref]
Christopher Zeeman
British mathematician (1925-2016).
Born February 4th, 1925 in Yokohama.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 91 years old in Woodstock (respiratory failure).
Dorothy Tree
American actress, voice teacher and writer (1906-1992).
Born May 21st, 1906 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 1992 at 85 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (heart failure).
Gianna Maria Canale
Italian actress (1927-2009).
Born September 12th, 1927 in Reggio Calabria.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 81 years old in Sutri.
Peko Dapčević
Yugoslav partisan and politician (1913-1999).
Born June 25th, 1913 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Slobodan Santrač
Serbian football player and coach (1946-2016).
Born July 1st, 1946 in Koceljeva Municipality.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ramón Grosso
Spanish footballer and manager (1943–2002).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 58 years old in Madrid.
Li Zhisui
Chinese physician (1919–1995).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Beijing.
Died February 13th, 1995 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Hermann Heinrich Gossen
Prussian economist (1810–1858).
Born September 7th, 1810 in Düren.
Died February 13th, 1858 at 47 years old in Cologne.
Empress Xiaoquancheng
Qing dynasty empress (1808–1840).
Born March 24th, 1808 in Suzhou.
Died February 13th, 1840 at 31 years old in Forbidden City.
Werner Heyde
Ss officer and psychiatrist (1902-1964).
Born April 25th, 1902 in Forst (Lausitz).
Died February 13th, 1964 at 61 years old in Butzbach (hanging to death).
Epitácio Pessoa
Brazilian politician and judge (1865-1942).
Born May 23rd, 1865 in Umbuzeiro.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 76 years old in Petrópolis (Parkinson's disease).
Mehmed Fuad Paşa
Ottoman administrator and statesman (1814–1869).
Born January 17th, 1814 in Istanbul.
Died February 13th, 1869 at 55 years old in Nice.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris