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April 13th
228 Notable deaths
Etō Shinpei
Japanese politician (1834-1874).
Born March 18th, 1834 in Saga district.
Died April 13th, 1874 at 40 years old in Saga.
Karl Wilhelm Scheibler
German businessman (1820-1881).
Born September 1st, 1820 in Monschau.
Died April 13th, 1881 at 60 years old in Łódź.
Marie Huot
French writer and activist (1848–1930).
Born June 28th, 1848 in Tonnerre.
Died April 13th, 1930 at 81 years old in Paris.
Karl Anton
Czech director and scriptwriter (1898-1979).
Born October 25th, 1898 in Prague, Brno. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1979 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Esther Park
First korean female medical doctor.
Born March 16th, 1877 in Jeong-dong.
Died April 13th, 1910 at 33 years old (tuberculosis).
Abel Paz
Spanish anarchist, former combatant and historian.
Born August 12th, 1921 in Almería.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 87 years old in Barcelona.
Bahi Ladgham
Tunisian politician (1913–1998).
Born January 10th, 1913 in Tunis.
Died April 13th, 1998 at 85 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Curt Gallenkamp
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890–1958).
Born February 17th, 1890 in Wesel.
Died April 13th, 1958 at 68 years old in Wiesbaden.
Richard Thomas Lowe
British botanist, ichthyologist, malacologist and cleric (1802-1874).
Born December 4th, 1802 in Derbyshire.
Died April 13th, 1874 at 71 years old in Isles of Scilly.
Voldemar Väli
Estonian wrestler (1903-1997).
Born January 10th, 1903 in Kuressaare.
Died April 13th, 1997 at 94 years old in Stockholm.
Serge Elisséeff
French academic (1889–1975).
Born January 13th, 1889 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1975 at 86 years old in Clichy. [ref]
Gonzalo Córdova
President of ecuador (1924 - 1925).
Born July 15th, 1863 in Guayaquil.
Died April 13th, 1928 at 64 years old in Valparaíso (cardiovascular disease).
Joanna Dworakowska
Polish chess player (1978–2024).
Born October 21st, 1978 in Warsaw.
Died April 13th, 2024 at 45 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Bernard Noël
French writer and poet (1930–2021).
Born November 19th, 1930 in Sainte-Geneviève-sur-Argence.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 90 years old in Laon. [ref]
Aivars Gipslis
Latvian chess player (1937-2000).
Born February 8th, 1937 in Riga.
Died April 13th, 2000 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Julius Blüthner
German piano maker.
Born March 11th, 1824.
Died April 13th, 1910 at 86 years old in Leipzig.
Giovanni Spano
Italian priest and linguist (1803–1878).
Born March 3rd, 1803 in Ploaghe.
Died April 13th, 1878 at 75 years old in Cagliari.
Ortvin Sarapu
Estonian–new zealand chess player (1924-1999).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Narva.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 75 years old in Auckland.
Helmut Radach
German rower (1915–1999).
Born February 1st, 1915 in Berlin.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 84 years old [ref]
Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
German princess (1801–1825).
Born April 10th, 1801 in Rhoden.
Died April 13th, 1825 at 24 years old in Karlsruhe (puerperal disorders).
Joseph Weldon Bailey
American politician (1862-1929).
Born October 6th, 1862 in Crystal Springs.
Died April 13th, 1929 at 66 years old in Sherman.
Willard Schmidt
Basketball player (1910–1965).
Born February 14th, 1910 in Swanton.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 55 years old in Coffeyville.
Charles Christian Lauritsen
Danish-born american physicist.
Born April 4th, 1892 in Holstebro.
Died April 13th, 1968 at 76 years old (cancer). [ref]
Lyudmila Shevtsova
Athletics competitor.
Born November 26th, 1934 in Taman.
Died April 13th, 2026 at 91 years old [ref]
Deaths 151 to 175 of 228
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore