May 13th
210 Notable deaths
Laurie Lee
British writer (1914-1997).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Stroud.
Died May 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Slad (colorectal cancer).
Cyrus McCormick
American inventor and businessman (1809–1884).
Born February 15th, 1809 in Raphine.
Died May 13th, 1884 at 75 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Dries Riphagen
Dutch criminal, nazi collaborator (1909-1973).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died May 13th, 1973 at 63 years old in Glion.
Martin Luther
German diplomat (1895-1945).
Born December 16th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died May 13th, 1945 at 49 years old in Berlin.
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]
Stanton T. Friedman
American ufologist (1934–2019).
Born July 29th, 1934 in Elizabeth.
Died May 13th, 2019 at 84 years old in Toronto Pearson International Airport. [ref]
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Emir of kuwait in 2006.
Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Amiri Hospital. [ref]
Paul Bartel
American actor, screenwriter and director (1938-2000).
Born August 6th, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, liver cancer).
Hasrat Mohani
Indian independence activist and an urdu language poet.
Born January 1st, 1875 in Mohan.
Died May 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Lucknow.
Malik Bendjelloul
Swedish film and documentary director (1977-2014).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Ystad church parish.
Died May 13th, 2014 at 36 years old in Västermalms parish.
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Ukrainian football manager (1939–2002).
Born January 6th, 1939 in Kyiv.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 63 years old in Zaporizhzhia (stroke).
Indu Jain
Indian businesswoman (1936–2021).
Born September 8th, 1936 in Faizabad. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2021 at 84 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19). [ref]
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018).
Born October 6th, 1948 in Harrisburg.
Died May 13th, 2018 at 69 years old in New York City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Frank Aletter
American actor (1926-2009).
Born January 14th, 1926 in Queens.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 83 years old in California (lung cancer). [ref]
Stanisław Ulam
Polish-american mathematician.
Born April 13th, 1909 in Lviv. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1984 at 75 years old in Santa Fe (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
British statesman and colonial administrator (1854-1925).
Born March 23rd, 1854 in Giessen.
Died May 13th, 1925 at 71 years old in Canterbury (infectious disease).
John Cygan
American actor (1954-2017).
Born April 27th, 1954 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 63 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sisavang Vatthana
Prime minister of laos (1907-1978).
Born November 13th, 1907 in Luang Prabang.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Xam Neua.
Don Ritchie
Australian humanitarian (1926–2012).
Born June 9th, 1926 in Vaucluse. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Darlinghurst. [ref]
Arthur Scherbius
German cryptographer (1878–1929).
Born October 20th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Jumbo Tsuruta
Japanese professional wrestler (1951-2000).
Born March 25th, 1951 in Higashiyamanashi district.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 49 years old in Philippines (kidney cancer).
Sergey Gorshkov
Soviet admiral (1910–1988).
Born February 26th, 1910 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 78 years old in Moscow.
Edgardo Angara
President of the senate of the philippines from 1993 to 1995.
Born September 24th, 1934 in Baler.
Died May 13th, 2018 at 83 years old in Tagaytay (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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The hardest thing you overcome are the ones that give the most meaning. Maxime Lagacé