March 13th
259 Notable deaths
La Jana
Austro-german dancer and actress (1905–1940).
Born February 24th, 1905 in Mauer.
Died March 13th, 1940 at 35 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Henri Didon
French preacher (1840–1900).
Born March 17th, 1840 in Le Touvet.
Died March 13th, 1900 at 59 years old in Toulouse.
Žikica Jovanović Španac
Yugoslav partisan (1914-1942).
Born March 17th, 1914 in Valjevo.
Died March 13th, 1942 at 27 years old in Kosjerić.
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
Polish paleobiologist (1925-2015).
Born April 25th, 1925 in Sokołów Podlaski.
Died March 13th, 2015 at 89 years old in Warsaw.
Frederick George Jackson
British polar explorer (1860–1938).
Born March 6th, 1860 in Alcester.
Died March 13th, 1938 at 78 years old in London.
Encarnacion Alzona
Filipino historian, educator and suffragist (1895-2001).
Born March 23rd, 1895 in Biñan.
Died March 13th, 2001 at 105 years old in Manila.
John McHardy Sinclair
British lexicographer and corpus linguist.
Born June 14th, 1933 in Edinburgh.
Died March 13th, 2007 at 73 years old in Florence. [ref]
Giovanni Gastel
Italian photographer.
Born December 27th, 1955 in Milan.
Died March 13th, 2021 at 65 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
François Le Lionnais
French mathematician (1901–1984).
Born October 3rd, 1901 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 13th, 1984 at 82 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Domitila Chungara
Bolivian labor leader and feminist (1937–2012).
Born May 7th, 1937 in Llallaguita.
Died March 13th, 2012 at 74 years old in Cochabamba (lung cancer). [ref]
Arkady Averchenko
Russian comic and satirical writer, theatre critic (1881–1925).
Born March 27th, 1881 in Sevastopol.
Died March 13th, 1925 at 43 years old in New Town (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Kazimierz Prószyński
Polish inventor (1875-1945).
Born April 4th, 1875 in Warsaw.
Died March 13th, 1945 at 69 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
Richard Mollier
German physicist (1863–1935).
Born November 30th, 1863 in Trieste. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1935 at 71 years old in Dresden.
Malcolm Wilson
American politician (1914-2000).
Born February 26th, 1914 in New York City.
Died March 13th, 2000 at 86 years old in New Rochelle.
Lena Ashwell
British actress and acting manager (1872-1957).
Born September 28th, 1872 in River Tyne.
Died March 13th, 1957 at 84 years old in London.
Karl Münchinger
German conductor (1915–1990).
Born May 29th, 1915 in Stuttgart.
Died March 13th, 1990 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Nasser Shabani
Iranian general (1957-2020).
Born December 21st, 1957 in Shahrud.
Died March 13th, 2020 at 62 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Nishi Tokujirō
Japanese politician (1847–1912).
Born September 4th, 1847 in Kagoshima.
Died March 13th, 1912 at 64 years old in Azabu-ku.
Abas Ermenji
Albanian politician (1913–2003).
Born December 12th, 1913 in Skrapar.
Died March 13th, 2003 at 89 years old in United States.
Icchokas Meras
Lithuanian jewish writer (1932-2014).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Kelmė. [ref]
Died March 13th, 2014 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.
Maria Grazia Spina
Italian television, film and stage actress (1936–2025).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Venice.
Died March 13th, 2025 at 88 years old in Padua. [ref]
Ján Bahýľ
Slovak scientist (1856-1916).
Born May 25th, 1856 in Zvolenská Slatina.
Died March 13th, 1915 at 58 years old in Bratislava.
Maria Müller
Opera singer (1889–1958).
Born January 29th, 1889 in Terezín.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 69 years old in Bayreuth.
Marin Drinov
Bulgarian historian (1838–1906).
Born November 1st, 1838 in Panagyurishte.
Died March 13th, 1906 at 67 years old in Kharkiv (tuberculosis).
Hamida Habibullah
Indian parliamentarian, educationist and social worker.
Born November 20th, 1916 in Lucknow.
Died March 13th, 2018 at 101 years old in Lucknow.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 259
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi