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April 13th
228 Notable deaths
Veit Harlan
German film director (1899-1964).
Born September 22nd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1964 at 64 years old in Capri (pneumonia).
Robert Taylor
American computer scientist (1932–2017).
Born February 10th, 1932 in Dallas.
Died April 13th, 2017 at 85 years old in Woodside (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Bobby Leonard
American basketball player and coach (1932-2021).
Born July 17th, 1932 in Terre Haute.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 88 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
François Tombalbaye
President of chad (1918–1975).
Born June 15th, 1918 in Béssada.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 56 years old in N'Djamena (gunshot wound).
Ian Watson
British science fiction writer (born 1943).
Born April 20th, 1943 in St Albans.
Died April 13th, 2026 at 82 years old in Gijón. [ref]
Henk Sneevliet
20th-century dutch communist politician (1883–1942).
Born May 13th, 1883 in Rotterdam.
Died April 13th, 1942 at 58 years old in Kamp Amersfoort (gunshot wound).
Robert Fortune
British botanist.
Born September 16th, 1813 in Berwickshire.
Died April 13th, 1880 at 66 years old in London.
Dudley Senanayake
Sri lankan politician (1911–1973).
Born June 19th, 1911 in Sri Lanka.
Died April 13th, 1973 at 61 years old in Colombo.
Samuel J. Randall
Politician, attorney, soldier (1828-1890).
Born October 10th, 1828 in Philadelphia.
Died April 13th, 1890 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Anton Schmid
Austrian soldier and righteous among the nations (1900–1942).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died April 13th, 1942 at 42 years old in Vilnius (gunshot wound).
Luis Somoza Debayle
President of nicaragua from 1956 to 1963.
Born November 18th, 1922 in León.
Died April 13th, 1967 at 44 years old in Managua (myocardial infarction).
Paul Greengard
American neuroscientist (1925-2019).
Born December 11th, 1925 in New York City.
Died April 13th, 2019 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Suginami.
Died April 13th, 2020 at 73 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Peyton C. March
9th chief of staff of the united states army (1864–1955).
Born December 27th, 1864 in Easton.
Died April 13th, 1955 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C..
George Mackay Brown
Poet (1921–1996).
Born October 17th, 1921 in Stromness.
Died April 13th, 1996 at 74 years old in Stromness. [ref]
K. S. Chandrasekharan
Indian mathematician and professor at eth zürich (1920–2017).
Born November 21st, 1920 in Machilipatnam.
Died April 13th, 2017 at 96 years old in Zurich (pneumonia).
Giorgio Bassani
Italian writer.
Born March 4th, 1916 in Bologna.
Died April 13th, 2000 at 84 years old in Rome.
Culbert Olson
American politician (1876–1962).
Born November 7th, 1876 in Fillmore.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Princess Cecilie of Baden
Russian grand duchess (1839-1891); youngest daughter of leopold, grand duke of baden, and princess sophie of sweden.
Born September 20th, 1839 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 13th, 1891 at 51 years old in Kharkiv.
Michel Bouquet
French actor (1925–2022).
Born November 6th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 13th, 2022 at 96 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Letizia Battaglia
Italian photographer (1935-2022).
Born March 5th, 1935 in Palermo.
Died April 13th, 2022 at 87 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Buddhist lama from khumbu, nepal.
Born December 3rd, 1946 in Thame.
Died April 13th, 2023 at 76 years old in Kathmandu. [ref]
Elwood Haynes
American inventor (1857–1925).
Born October 14th, 1857 in Portland.
Died April 13th, 1925 at 67 years old in Kokomo (infectious disease).
Gloria Marín
Mexican actress (1919–1983).
Born April 19th, 1919 in Mexico City.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 63 years old in Mexico City (pulmonary edema, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Asadollah Alam
Prime minister of iran (1919-1978).
Born April 1st, 1919 in Birjand.
Died April 13th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
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