April 13th
228 Notable deaths
Kit Klein
American speed skater (1910-1985).
Born March 28th, 1910 in Buffalo.
Died April 13th, 1985 at 75 years old in Holmes Beach.
Jack van Bebber
Olympic wrestler.
Born July 27th, 1907 in Perry.
Died April 13th, 1986 at 78 years old in Noble County.
Crisant Bosch
Spanish footballer (1907-1981).
Born December 7th, 1907 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1981 at 73 years old in Barcelona.
Masaji Kiyokawa
Swimmer (1913-1999).
Born February 11th, 1913 in Toyohashi.
Died April 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Tokyo (pancreatic cancer).
Samuel Jones
American athlete (1880-1954).
Born January 16th, 1880 in Fairfield.
Died April 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Knoxville.
Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint
Dutch writer, editor (1812-1886).
Born September 16th, 1812 in Alkmaar. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1886 at 73 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Karl Grobben
Austrian zoologist (1854–1945).
Born August 27th, 1854 in Brno.
Died April 13th, 1945 at 90 years old in Salzburg.
Emma Castelnuovo
Italian teacher (1913-2014).
Born December 12th, 1913 in Rome.
Died April 13th, 2014 at 100 years old in Rome.
Baldassarre Boncompagni
Italian mathematician (1821-1894).
Died April 13th, 1894 at 72 years old in Rome.
Whitley Stokes
Irish celticist (1830-1909).
Born February 28th, 1830 in Dublin.
Died April 13th, 1909 at 79 years old in London.
Björn Borg
Swedish swimmer (1919–2009).
Born November 14th, 1919 in Västra Götaland County.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 89 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Amanz Gressly
Swiss paleontologist (1814–1865).
Born June 17th, 1814 in Bärschwil. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1865 at 50 years old in Bern.
Jamal Al-Qabendi
Kuwaiti footballer (1959–2021).
Born April 7th, 1959 in Kuwait.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 62 years old (complications of diabetes mellitus). [ref]
Robert Allen Rolfe
British botanist (1855–1921).
Born May 12th, 1855 in Ruddington. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1921 at 65 years old in Kew. [ref]
Katsuo Takaishi
Swimmer (1906–1966).
Born October 14th, 1906 in Osaka.
Died April 13th, 1966 at 59 years old (lung cancer).
Gheorghe Ciolac
Romanian footballer (1908-1965).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Comloșu Mare.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 56 years old in Timișoara.
Mary Strong Clemens
American botanist (1873-1968).
Born February 5th, 1873 in Cochecton. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1968 at 95 years old in Chermside.
Tamás Major
(1910–1986) actor, theatre manager.
Born January 26th, 1910 in Újpest. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1986 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Werner Rothmaler
German botanist (1908-1962).
Born August 20th, 1908 in Sangerhausen.
Died April 13th, 1962 at 53 years old in Leipzig.
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh
French tennis player (1891-1965).
Born January 17th, 1891 in Bordeaux.
Died April 13th, 1965 at 74 years old in Mérignac.
Ruth Roberta de Souza
Brazilian basketball player (1968–2021).
Born October 3rd, 1968 in Três Lagoas.
Died April 13th, 2021 at 52 years old in Três Lagoas (COVID-19). [ref]
Marie Louise Berneri
Anarchist writer (1918–1949).
Born March 1st, 1918 in Arezzo.
Died April 13th, 1949 at 31 years old in Hampstead (viral infectious disease).
Grigori Abrikosov
Soviet actor (1932–1993).
Born August 30th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died April 13th, 1993 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Sulo Bärlund
Finnish athlete (1910–1986).
Born April 15th, 1910 in Kangasala.
Died April 13th, 1986 at 75 years old in Kangasala.
Alfred Swift
South african cyclist (1931-2009).
Born June 25th, 1931 in Durban.
Died April 13th, 2009 at 77 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved