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May 13th
166 Notable deaths
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.
Milan Begović
Croatian writer (1876–1948).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
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]
Hans Stüwe
German actor (1901-1976).
Born May 14th, 1901 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 13th, 1976 at 74 years old in West Berlin.
Paul Ernst
German writer (1866–1933).
Born March 7th, 1866 in Elbingerode.
Died May 13th, 1933 at 67 years old in Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing.
Otto Heckmann
German astronomer (1901-1983).
Born June 23rd, 1901 in Opladen.
Died May 13th, 1983 at 81 years old in Regensburg.
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