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May 13th
211 Notable deaths
John Garrison
American ice hockey player (1909-1988).
Born February 13th, 1909 in West Newton.
Died May 13th, 1988 at 79 years old in Lincoln.
Gainan Saidkhuzhin
Soviet cyclist.
Born June 30th, 1937 in Novosibirsk.
Died May 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yakiv Holovatsky
Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888).
Born October 17th, 1814 in Chepeli.
Died May 13th, 1888 at 73 years old in Vilnius.
Adolf Schiffer
Hungarian cellist (1873–1950).
Born August 14th, 1873 in Apatin.
Died May 13th, 1950 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Akhsarbek Abaev
Soviet non-commissioned officer and hero of the soviet union (1923-1972).
Born December 14th, 1923 in Digora.
Died May 13th, 1982 at 58 years old in Digora.
Frigyes Korányi
Physician.
Born December 20th, 1828 in Nagykálló.
Died May 13th, 1913 at 84 years old in Budapest.
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Czech gymnast (1913–1997).
Born June 27th, 1913 in Kopřivnice. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Prague. [ref]
Charles Vaurie
American ornithologist (1906–1975).
Born July 7th, 1906 in Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne.
Died May 13th, 1975 at 68 years old in Reading.
Giuseppe Milano
Italian footballer and manager (1887-1971).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Revere.
Died May 13th, 1971 at 83 years old in Vercelli.
Oscar Almgren
Swedish archaeologist (1869–1945).
Born November 9th, 1869 in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1945 at 75 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Francesco Bonatelli
Italian spiritualist philosopher (1830–1911).
Born April 25th, 1830 in Iseo.
Died May 13th, 1911 at 81 years old in Padua.
Vladimir Romanovsky
Canoe racer (1957–2013).
Born June 21st, 1957 in Slonim.
Died May 13th, 2013 at 55 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Wolrad Eberle
German decathlete (1908-1949).
Born May 4th, 1908 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died May 13th, 1949 at 41 years old in Cologne.
Lajos Faragó
Hungarian association football player (1932–2019).
Born August 3rd, 1932 in Budapest.
Died May 13th, 2019 at 86 years old in Budapest.
Akira Nozawa
Japanese association football player.
Born August 15th, 1914 in Hiroshima.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 85 years old
Ottokar Lorenz
German historian 1832-1904.
Born September 17th, 1832 in Jihlava.
Died May 13th, 1904 at 71 years old in Jena.
William Harvell
Olympic cyclist.
Born September 25th, 1907 in Farnham.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 77 years old in Portsmouth.
Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq
French racing cyclist (1884–1928).
Born April 25th, 1884 in Arudy. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1928 at 44 years old in Peyrehorade.
Szvetiszláv Sasics
Modern pentathlete (1948–2025).
Born January 19th, 1948 in Sátoraljaújhely. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2025 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Georges Detreille
French racing cyclist.
Born September 8th, 1893 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 13th, 1957 at 63 years old in Nice.
Aleksei Nikolaevich Bakh
Russian biochemist (1857-1946).
Born March 17th, 1857 in Zolotonosha.
Died May 13th, 1946 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Tage Henriksen
Danish rower (1925–2016).
Born April 8th, 1925 in Roskilde.
Died May 13th, 2016 at 91 years old [ref]
Georgy Petrov
Soviet physicist (1912–1987).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Pinega.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
Italian politician (1920-2004).
Born April 19th, 1920 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 2004 at 84 years old in Rome.
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