February 13th
180 Notable deaths
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 Odense.
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.
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]
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. [ref]
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).
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson