May 13th
210 Notable deaths
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 97 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Achille Compagnoni
Italian mountain climber and skier (1914-2009).
Born September 26th, 1914 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva.
Died May 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in Aosta.
Wolfgang Lotz
Israeli spy (1921-1993).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Mannheim.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 72 years old in Munich.
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
Diana Wynyard
English actress (1906-1964).
Born January 16th, 1906 in London.
Died May 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in London (kidney failure).
David Malet Armstrong
Australian philosopher (1926-2014).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Giotto Bizzarrini
Italian engineer (1926–2023).
Born June 6th, 1926 in Livorno.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 96 years old in Cecina. [ref]
Gabriel Tarde
French sociologist (1843–1904).
Born March 12th, 1843 in Sarlat-la-Canéda. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1904 at 61 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale (1923–2006).
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
Bede Griffiths
Benedictine monk (1906–1993).
Born December 17th, 1906 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tamil Nadu.
Abd al-Aziz Ibn Baz
Saudi arabian islamic scholar and mufti (1912–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1912 in Riyadh.
Died May 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Mecca.
Duncan Hamilton
British racecar driver (1920-1994).
Born April 30th, 1920 in Cork.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 74 years old in Dorset.
Olivier Jean-Marie
French animator and filmmaker (1960–2021).
Born November 19th, 1960 in Brunoy.
Died May 13th, 2021 at 60 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (cancer).
Friedrich Guggenberger
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander (1915-1988).
Born March 6th, 1915 in Munich. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1988 at 73 years old in Erlenbach am Main. [ref]
Teresa Berganza
Spanish mezzo-soprano.
Born March 16th, 1935 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2022 at 87 years old in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. [ref]
John Bryson
American businessman (1943–2025).
Born July 24th, 1943 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 81 years old in San Marino. [ref]
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic (1918–1987).
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Unita Blackwell
American civil rights activist (1933–2019).
Born March 18th, 1933 in Coahoma County, Lula. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2019 at 86 years old in Biloxi (dementia). [ref]
Marguerite Perey
French physicist (1909–1975).
Born October 19th, 1909 in Chicago.
Died May 13th, 1975 at 65 years old in Louveciennes (bone cancer).
Ben Roy Mottelson
Danish nuclear physicist (1926–2022).
Born July 9th, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2022 at 95 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Badal Sarkar
Indian dramatist and theatre personality.
Born July 15th, 1925 in Kolkata.
Died May 13th, 2011 at 85 years old in Kolkata (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Peter Viereck
American historian and poet (1916-2006).
Born August 5th, 1916 in New York City.
Died May 13th, 2006 at 89 years old in South Hadley. [ref]
Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle
German physician (1809–1885).
Born July 9th, 1809 in Fürth. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1885 at 75 years old in Göttingen.
Harry Schell
Racecar driver (1921-1960).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 1960 at 38 years old in Silverstone.
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi