May 13th
163 Notable deaths
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.
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).
Mohammed Sinwar
Hamas military leader (1975–2025).
Born September 16th, 1975 in Khan Yunis Camp.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 49 years old in Gaza European Hospital (targeted killing, airstrike). [ref]
Gene Sarazen
American golfer.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Harrison.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 97 years old in Naples.
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]
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]
Dries Riphagen
Dutch criminal, nazi collaborator (1909-1973).
Born September 7th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died May 13th, 1973 at 63 years old in Montreux.
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]
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau