May 13th
159 Notable deaths
Harry Schell
Racecar driver (1921-1960).
Born June 29th, 1921 in Paris.
Died May 13th, 1960 at 38 years old in Silverstone.
Yang Hyong-sop
North korean politician.
Born October 1st, 1925 in Hamhung.
Died May 13th, 2022 at 96 years old
Adolfo Pedernera
Argentine footballer and manager.
Born November 15th, 1918 in Avellaneda.
Died May 13th, 1995 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Eddie Barclay
French musician.
Born January 26th, 1921 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2005 at 84 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Bernard Greenhouse
American cellist and music pedagogue (1916-2011).
Born January 3rd, 1916 in Newark. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2011 at 95 years old in Wellfleet. [ref]
Gara Garayev
Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982).
Born February 5th, 1918 in Baku. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
William McGregor Paxton
American artist (1869-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1941 at 71 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otto Deßloch
Luftwaffe general.
Born June 11th, 1889 in Bamberg.
Died May 13th, 1977 at 87 years old in Munich.
Morihiro Saito
Japanese aikidōka.
Born March 31st, 1928 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died May 13th, 2002 at 74 years old in Iwama (cancer).
Pauline de Ahna
German singer.
Born February 4th, 1863 in Ingolstadt.
Died May 13th, 1950 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks