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April 13th
228 Notable deaths
Gerry Hitchens
English footballer (1934-1983).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Staffordshire.
Died April 13th, 1983 at 48 years old in Hope.
Eugène Manet
French painter (1833-1892).
Born November 21st, 1833 in Paris.
Died April 13th, 1892 at 58 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sybille Schmitz
German film and stage actress (1909-1955).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in Düren.
Died April 13th, 1955 at 45 years old in Munich (drug overdose).
Traugott Herr
German general (1890-1976).
Born September 16th, 1890 in Weferlingen.
Died April 13th, 1976 at 85 years old in Achterwehr.
Mercè Rodoreda
Spanish writer (1908-1983).
Born October 10th, 1908 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Girona (liver cancer).
Yvette Williams
New zealand athlete.
Born April 25th, 1929 in Dunedin.
Died April 13th, 2019 at 89 years old in Auckland. [ref]
Patricia Millardet
French actress (1957–2020).
Born March 24th, 1957 in Mont-de-Marsan. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2020 at 63 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph B. Kershaw
Confederate army general (1822-1894).
Born January 5th, 1822 in Camden.
Died April 13th, 1894 at 72 years old in South Carolina.
Max Gluckman
South african anthropologist (1911–1975).
Born January 26th, 1911 in Johannesburg.
Died April 13th, 1975 at 64 years old in Jerusalem.
Kurt Aland
German theologian and biblical scholar (1915–1994).
Born March 28th, 1915 in Steglitz.
Died April 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Münster.
Takuboku Ishikawa
Japanese poet (1886-1912).
Born February 20th, 1886 in Morioka.
Died April 13th, 1912 at 26 years old in Koishikawa-ku (pulmonary tuberculosis).
Edwin G. Pulleyblank
Canadian sinologist and academic (1922–2013).
Born August 7th, 1922 in Calgary.
Died April 13th, 2013 at 90 years old in Vancouver.
Carl Moll
Austrian artist (1861-1945).
Born April 23rd, 1861 in Vienna.
Died April 13th, 1945 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Nera White
Hall of fame american basketball player.
Born November 15th, 1935 in Macon County.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 80 years old in Gallatin (pneumonia).
Edward Watkin
English mp and railway entrepreneur.
Born September 26th, 1819 in Salford.
Died April 13th, 1901 at 81 years old in Northenden.
Richard Garnett
British scholar, librarian, biographer and poet (1835-1906).
Born February 27th, 1835 in Lichfield.
Died April 13th, 1906 at 71 years old
Gotō Shinpei
Japanese statesman (1857-1929).
Born July 24th, 1857 in Mizusawa.
Died April 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (intracranial hemorrhage).
Ivan Desny
Swiss actor (1922–2002).
Born December 28th, 1922 in Beijing.
Died April 13th, 2002 at 79 years old in Ascona (pneumonia).
Feza Gürsey
Turkish physicist (1921–1992).
Born April 7th, 1921 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1992 at 71 years old in New Haven (prostate cancer). [ref]
John Palmer Usher
American politician (1816–1889).
Born January 18th, 1818 in Brookfield.
Died April 13th, 1889 at 71 years old in Philadelphia (cancer).
Mariano Mores
Argentine tango composer, pianist and conductor (1918-2016).
Born February 18th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Dorothy Dalton
American actress (1893–1972).
Born September 22nd, 1893 in Chicago.
Died April 13th, 1972 at 78 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Rudolf Hrušínský
Czech actor and director (1920–1994).
Born October 7th, 1920 in Nová Včelnice. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1994 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
Ann Sullivan
American animator (1929-2020).
Born April 10th, 1929 in Fargo.
Died April 13th, 2020 at 91 years old in Woodland Hills (COVID-19). [ref]
George Cornewall Lewis
British politician; (1806-1863).
Born April 21st, 1806 in London.
Died April 13th, 1863 at 56 years old in Radnorshire.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare