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May 13th
210 Notable deaths
Helene Lange
German feminist, editor (1848-1930).
Born April 9th, 1848 in Oldenburg. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1930 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Maria Bellonci
Italian writer (1902–1986).
Born November 30th, 1902 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 1986 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda
Japanese artistic gymnast (1933–2023).
Born November 11th, 1933 in Mihara.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 89 years old in Kawasaki (brain tumor).
Gustav Jäger
German naturalist and hygienist (1832-1917).
Born June 23rd, 1832 in Burg, Bürg, Pfarrhaus. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1917 at 84 years old in Stuttgart.
Charles Hefferon
Athletics competitor (1878–1931).
Born July 18th, 1878 in Newbury.
Died May 13th, 1932 at 53 years old in Brampton (traffic collision). [ref]
Clarence Geldart
American actor (1867-1935).
Born June 9th, 1867 in New Brunswick.
Died May 13th, 1935 at 67 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction).
Jacques-Louis Soret
Swiss chemist (1827-1890).
Born June 30th, 1827 in Geneva.
Died May 13th, 1890 at 62 years old in Geneva.
Clara Louise Kellogg
American opera singer (1842-1916).
Born July 9th, 1842 in Sumter. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1916 at 73 years old in New Hartford. [ref]
Mildred Scheel
German physician (1932–1985).
Born December 31st, 1932 in Cologne.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 52 years old in Cologne (cancer).
Ron Bontemps
American basketball player (1926-2017).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Taylorville.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 90 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Divaldo Franco
Brazilian spiritualist.
Born May 5th, 1927 in Feira de Santana.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 98 years old in Salvador. [ref]
Gisela Elsner
German writer (1937-1992).
Born May 2nd, 1937 in Nuremberg.
Died May 13th, 1992 at 55 years old in Munich (falling).
Ernest Picard
French lawyer and politician (1821–1877).
Born December 24th, 1821 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 1877 at 55 years old in Paris.
Salvador Garmendia Graterón
Venezuelan writer (1928-2001).
Born June 11th, 1928 in Barquisimeto.
Died May 13th, 2001 at 72 years old in Caracas.
Yanko Daucik
Footballer (1941-2017).
Born March 22nd, 1941 in Prague.
Died May 13th, 2017 at 76 years old in Madrid (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Weldon Olson
American ice hockey player.
Born November 12th, 1932 in Marquette.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 90 years old in Findlay. [ref]
Karl von Fasbender
German general (1852–1933).
Born December 3rd, 1852 in Michelbach.
Died May 13th, 1933 at 80 years old in Munich.
Ferdinand Minding
German-russian mathematician (1806–1885).
Born January 11th, 1806 in Kalisz. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1885 at 79 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Luciano Lutring
Italian thief, painter and writer (1937-2013).
Born December 30th, 1937 in Milan.
Died May 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Verbania.
Vladimir Antoshin
Soviet chess grandmaster, a theoretician and a national champion of correspondence chess (1929-1994).
Born May 14th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died May 13th, 1994 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Gustaf Dyrssen
Swedish officer, modern pentathlete and fencer (1891–1981).
Born November 24th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died May 13th, 1981 at 89 years old in Kungsängen.
Milan Begović
Croatian writer (1876–1948).
Born January 19th, 1876 in Vrlika.
Died May 13th, 1948 at 72 years old in Zagreb.
David T. Ansted
English geologist and author (1814–1880).
Born February 5th, 1814 in London.
Died May 13th, 1880 at 66 years old in Melton.
Predrag Đajić
Bosnian footballer (1922–1979).
Born May 1st, 1922 in Sarajevo.
Died May 13th, 1979 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare