May 13th
151 Notable deaths
Dries Riphagen
Dutch criminal, nazi collaborator (1909-1973).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died May 13th, 1973 at 63 years old in Montreux.
Laurie Lee
British writer (1914-1997).
Born June 26th, 1914 in Stroud. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Slad (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Alois Hudal
Roman catholic bishop, nazi supporter and anti-semite of austrian descent.
Died May 13th, 1963 at 77 years old in Grottaferrata. [ref]
Sushil Kumar Modi
Indian politician.
Born January 5th, 1952 in Patna district.
Died May 13th, 2024 at 72 years old in New Delhi.
Sholem Aleichem
Jewish writer and playwright of yiddish, who worked in ukraine and the united states (1859-1916).
Born March 2nd, 1859 in Pereiaslav. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1916 at 57 years old in New York City (tuberculosis). [ref]
Gene Sarazen
American golfer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.
Wanda Rutkiewicz
Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).
Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]
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]
Stanton T. Friedman
Ufologist.
Born July 29th, 1934 in Elizabeth.
Died May 13th, 2019 at 84 years old in Toronto Pearson International Airport. [ref]
Franz Kline
American painter (1910-1962).
Born May 23rd, 1910 in Wilkes-Barre. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1962 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman