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February 13th
225 Notable deaths
Archduchess Hermine of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1817-1842).
Born September 14th, 1817 in Buda.
Died February 13th, 1842 at 24 years old in Vienna.
Muhammad VI al-Habib
Bey of tunis (1922-1929).
Born August 13th, 1858 in Le Bardo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1929 at 70 years old in Carthage. [ref]
Nini Theilade
Danish ballet dancer (1915-2018).
Born June 15th, 1915 in Purwokerto.
Died February 13th, 2018 at 102 years old in Hesselager.
Lillian Bassman
American photographer (1917–2012).
Born June 15th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
Died February 13th, 2012 at 94 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Edmar Mednis
American chess player (1937–2002).
Born March 22nd, 1937 in Riga.
Died February 13th, 2002 at 64 years old in Queens (pneumonia, myocardial infarction).
Erich Hecke
German mathematician (1887–1947).
Born September 20th, 1887 in Buk.
Died February 13th, 1947 at 59 years old in Copenhagen.
Red Rocha
American basketball player and coach (1923–2010).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Hilo.
Died February 13th, 2010 at 86 years old in Corvallis. [ref]
Paul Russo
Racecar driver.
Born April 10th, 1914 in Kenosha.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 61 years old in Clearwater.
Yuzuru Hiraga
Japanese admiral (1878-1943).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.
Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.
Oszkár Jászi
Hungarian politician (1875-1957).
Born March 2nd, 1875 in Carei.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 81 years old in Oberlin.
William Axt
American conductor (1888–1959).
Born April 19th, 1888 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Ukiah.
Hans Kmoch
Austrian-dutch chess player and writer.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Vienna.
Died February 13th, 1974 at 79 years old in New York City.
Anne Chevalier
French polynesian actress (1912–1977).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Bora Bora, Papeete. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1977 at 64 years old in Tahiti. [ref]
José María Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado
Spanish politician (1935–2023).
Born June 17th, 1935 in Madrid.
Died February 13th, 2023 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]
James Cooke Brown
Sociologist and science fiction author (1921–2000).
Born July 21st, 1921 in Tagbilaran.
Died February 13th, 2000 at 78 years old in Ushuaia.
Marisa Solinas
Actress (1941–2019).
Died February 13th, 2019 at 77 years old in Rome (lymphoma). [ref]
Pieter Kooijmans
Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat (1933–2013).
Born July 6th, 1933 in Heemstede.
Died February 13th, 2013 at 79 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Franjo Rački
Croatian historian, politician and writer (1828-1894).
Born November 25th, 1829 in Fužine.
Died February 13th, 1894 at 64 years old in Zagreb.
Robert B. Lindsay
American politician (1824-1902).
Born July 3rd, 1824 in Lochmaben.
Died February 13th, 1902 at 77 years old in Tuscumbia.
Joseph Bonnel
French footballer (1939-2018).
Born January 4th, 1939 in Florensac.
Died February 13th, 2018 at 79 years old in Pézenas. [ref]
Yamada Torajirō
Businessman and tea ceremony master (1866-1957).
Born August 23rd, 1866 in Edo.
Died February 13th, 1957 at 90 years old
Seitarō Kitayama
Japanese anime director (1888-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Wakayama, Tokyo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 56 years old in Osaka, Takaishi. [ref]
Franz Unger
Austrian botanist and paleontologist (1800-1870).
Born November 30th, 1800 in Leutschach.
Died February 13th, 1870 at 69 years old in Graz.
Carlos Antonio Mendoza
President of panama (1856-1916).
Born October 31st, 1856 in Panama City.
Died February 13th, 1916 at 59 years old in Panama City.
Kazimierz Wierzyński
Polish poet and journalist (1894–1969).
Born August 27th, 1894 in Drohobych.
Died February 13th, 1969 at 74 years old in Greater London.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner