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May 13th
164 Notable deaths
Friedrich Guggenberger
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1915-1988).
Born March 6th, 1915 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1988 at 73 years old in Erlenbach am Main. [ref]
Teresa Berganza
Spanish mezzo-soprano.
Born March 16th, 1935 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2022 at 87 years old in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. [ref]
John Bryson
American businessman (1943–2025).
Born July 24th, 1943 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 81 years old in San Marino. [ref]
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic (1918–1987).
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Marguerite Perey
French physicist (1909–1975).
Born October 19th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died May 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Louveciennes (bone cancer).
Ben Roy Mottelson
Danish nuclear physicist.
Born July 9th, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2022 at 95 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Harry Schell
Racecar driver (1921-1960).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 1960 at 38 years old in Silverstone.
Robert Burks
American cinematographer (1909-1968).
Died May 13th, 1968 at 58 years old in Newport Beach.
Rolf Hochhuth
German writer (1931-2020).
Born April 1st, 1931 in Eschwege.
Died May 13th, 2020 at 89 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 164
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson