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May 13th
159 Notable deaths
Ron Bontemps
American basketball player (1926-2017).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Taylorville.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 90 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Luciano Lutring
Italian thief, painter and writer (1937-2013).
Born December 30th, 1937 in Milan, Arona. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Verbania. [ref]
Charles Hefferon
Athletics competitor.
Born July 18th, 1878 in Berkshire.
Died May 13th, 1932 at 53 years old in Brampton (traffic collision). [ref]
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.
Born November 24th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died May 13th, 1981 at 89 years old in Kungsängen.
Milan Begović
Croatian writer.
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Predrag Đajić
Bosnian footballer.
Born May 1st, 1922 in Sarajevo.
Died May 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Norbert Eschmann
Swiss footballer (1933-2009).
Born September 19th, 1933 in Besançon.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 75 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Keiko Ikeda
Japanese gymnast.
Born November 11th, 1933 in Mihara.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 89 years old in Kawasaki (brain tumor).
Divaldo Franco
Brazilian spiritualist.
Born May 5th, 1927 in Feira de Santana.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 98 years old in Salvador. [ref]
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