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May 13th
163 Notable deaths
Mildred Scheel
German physician (1932–1985).
Born December 31st, 1932 in Cologne.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 52 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Ron Bontemps
American basketball player (1926-2017).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Taylorville.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 90 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Divaldo Franco
Brazilian spiritualist.
Born May 5th, 1927 in Feira de Santana.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 98 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Gisela Elsner
Writer (1937-1992).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Nuremberg. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1992 at 55 years old in Munich (falling). [ref]
Yanko Daucik
Footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1941 in Prague.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 76 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Weldon Olson
American ice hockey player.
Born November 12th, 1932 in Marquette.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 90 years old in Findlay. [ref]
Karl von Fasbender
German general (1852–1933).
Born December 3rd, 1852 in Michelbach.
Died May 13th, 1933 at 80 years old in Munich.
Luciano Lutring
Italian thief, painter and writer (1937-2013).
Born December 30th, 1937 in Milan.
Died May 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Verbania.
Vladimir Antoshin
Soviet chess grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess (1929-1994).
Born May 14th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Gustaf Dyrssen
Swedish officer, modern pentathlete and fencer (1891–1981).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died May 13th, 1981 at 89 years old in Kungsängen.
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