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May 13th

163 Notable deaths

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]

Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Prime minister of kuwait (1930-2008).

Born May 13th, 1930 in Kuwait City.

Died May 13th, 2008 at 78 years old in Kuwait City. [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).

Kit Bond

American politician (1939–2025).

Born March 6th, 1939 in St. Louis.

Died May 13th, 2025 at 86 years old in St. Louis. [ref]

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]

Deaths 31 to 40 of 163

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