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February 13th
225 Notable deaths
Yvonne Barr
Irish virologist.
Born March 11th, 1932 in Carlow.
Died February 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Melbourne.
Zecharias Frankel
Bohemian-german rabbi and historian (1801-1875).
Born October 30th, 1801 in Prague.
Died February 13th, 1875 at 73 years old in Wrocław.
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Mexican writer, journalist, teacher and politician (1834-1893).
Born November 13th, 1834 in Tixtla de Guerrero.
Died February 13th, 1893 at 58 years old in Sanremo.
Konstantin Savitsky
Russian artist (1844-1905).
Born June 6th, 1844 in Taganrog. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1905 at 60 years old in Penza.
Ronnie Boyce
English footballer and manager (1943–2025).
Born January 6th, 1943 in East Ham.
Died February 13th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Italian composer (1880-1968).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Parma.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 87 years old in Rome.
Ugo Fano
Italian physicist (1912–2001).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Turin.
Died February 13th, 2001 at 88 years old in Chicago (Alzheimer's disease).
St John Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
British politician (1856-1942).
Born December 14th, 1856 in London.
Died February 13th, 1942 at 85 years old
Frank Braña
Spanish actor (1934–2012).
Born February 24th, 1934 in Pola de Allande.
Died February 13th, 2012 at 77 years old in Majadahonda (respiratory failure). [ref]
Gustav Mie
German physicist (1868-1957).
Born September 29th, 1868 in Rostock. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1957 at 88 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Marguerite Long
French musician.
Born November 13th, 1874 in Nîmes.
Died February 13th, 1966 at 91 years old in Paris.
Charles J. Fillmore
American linguist (1929-2014).
Born August 9th, 1929 in Saint Paul.
Died February 13th, 2014 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Friedrich Burgmüller
German composer (1806–1874).
Born December 4th, 1806 in Regensburg.
Died February 13th, 1874 at 67 years old in Fontainebleau.
Hesya Helfman
Belarusian revolutionary (1855-1882).
Born November 30th, 1855 in Mazyr.
Died February 13th, 1882 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (peritonitis).
Elizabeth Jolley
Australian writer (1923-2007).
Born June 4th, 1923 in Birmingham.
Died February 13th, 2007 at 83 years old in Perth. [ref]
Gertrude W. Hoffmann
Character actress (1871-1968).
Born May 17th, 1871 in Heidelberg.
Died February 13th, 1968 at 96 years old in Hollywood.
John McCabe
English composer and pianist (1939–2015).
Born April 21st, 1939 in Huyton.
Died February 13th, 2015 at 75 years old in Rochester (brain cancer).
Robert Herman
American astronomer (1914–1997).
Born August 29th, 1914 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Austin.
Thies Christophersen
German holocaust denier (1918–1997).
Born January 27th, 1918 in Kiel.
Died February 13th, 1997 at 79 years old in Molfsee.
Georg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
Last titular duke of saxe-altenburg (1900-1991).
Born May 13th, 1900 in Potsdam.
Died February 13th, 1991 at 90 years old in Rendsburg.
Petar Lubarda
Serbian painter (1907-1974).
Born July 27th, 1907 in Ljubotinj.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 66 years old in Belgrade.
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
Azerbaijani poet (1925–2009).
Born August 16th, 1925 in Shaki.
Died February 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in Baku.
Idriz Ajeti
Albanian linguist.
Born June 26th, 1917 in Tupale. [ref]
Died February 13th, 2019 at 101 years old in Pristina. [ref]
Balingiin Tserendorj
Former prime minister of mongolia (1868–1928).
Born May 25th, 1868 in Mongolia.
Died February 13th, 1928 at 59 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Gary Jennings
American novelist (1928–1999).
Born September 20th, 1928 in Buena Vista.
Died February 13th, 1999 at 70 years old in Pompton Lakes.
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia