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May 13th
149 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Martin Luther
German diplomat (1895-1945).
Born December 16th, 1895 in Berlin.
Died May 13th, 1945 at 49 years old in Berlin.
Malik Bendjelloul
Swedish film and documentary director (1977-2014).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Ystad.
Died May 13th, 2014 at 36 years old in Stockholm.
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