May 13th
159 Notable deaths
Leatrice Joy
American actress (1893-1985).
Born November 7th, 1893 in New Orleans.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 91 years old in Riverdale (anemia).
Richard Garwin
American physicist (1928–2025).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Cleveland.
Died May 13th, 2025 at 97 years old in Scarsdale. [ref]
Wolfgang Lotz
Israeli spy (1921-1993).
Born January 6th, 1921 in Mannheim.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 72 years old in Munich.
Diana Wynyard
English actress (1906-1964).
Born January 16th, 1906 in London.
Died May 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in London (kidney failure).
Giotto Bizzarrini
Italian engineer.
Born June 6th, 1926 in Livorno.
Died May 13th, 2023 at 96 years old in Cecina. [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]
Jaroslav Pelikan
Us historian of christianity, christian theology and medieval intellectual history at yale.
Born December 17th, 1923 in Akron. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2006 at 82 years old in Hamden (lung cancer). [ref]
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]
Bede Griffiths
Benedictine monk.
Born December 17th, 1906 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 86 years old in Tamil Nadu.
Ben Roy Mottelson
Danish nuclear physicist.
Born July 9th, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2022 at 95 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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