Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
May 13th
214 Notable deaths
Georgy Petrov
Soviet physicist (1912–1987).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Pinega.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Curt Riess
German writer (1902-1993).
Born June 21st, 1902 in Würzburg.
Died May 13th, 1993 at 90 years old in Maur.
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
Italian politician (1920-2004).
Born April 19th, 1920 in Rome.
Died May 13th, 2004 at 84 years old in Rome.
Gunnar Jansson
Swedish footballer (1907-1998).
Born March 29th, 1908 in Gävle. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1998 at 90 years old in Uppsala. [ref]
Alexander Mikulin
Aircraft engine designer (1895–1985).
Born February 14th, 1895 in Vladimir.
Died May 13th, 1985 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Jan Heřmánek
Czechoslovak boxer (1907–1978).
Born May 28th, 1907 in Dolní Lhota.
Died May 13th, 1978 at 70 years old in Prague.
Kaarlo Ekholm
Gymnast (1884-1946).
Born December 7th, 1884 in Vyborg.
Died May 13th, 1946 at 61 years old in Helsinki.
Yevgeny Brago
Russian rower (1929–2024).
Born March 1st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died May 13th, 2024 at 95 years old [ref]
Sida Košutić
Croatian writer, poet, journalist and newspaper editor (1902-1965).
Born March 20th, 1902 in Radoboj.
Died May 13th, 1965 at 63 years old in Zagreb.
Nguyen Van Thien
Vietnamese roman catholic bishop (1906-2012).
Born March 13th, 1906 in Cần Thơ.
Died May 13th, 2012 at 106 years old in Mougins (disease).
Yurii Voronyi
Ukrainian soviet surgeon (1895–1961).
Born August 21st, 1895 in Zhuravka.
Died May 13th, 1961 at 65 years old in Kyiv.
Ángel Gallardo
Argentine civil engineer, natural scientist and politician (1867 – 1934).
Born November 19th, 1867 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1934 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Antin Vasynchuk
Ukrainian politician (1885-1935).
Born November 21st, 1885 in Chełm.
Died May 13th, 1935 at 49 years old in Chełm.
Dieter Lindner
East german racewalker (1937–2021).
Born January 18th, 1937 in Nebra.
Died May 13th, 2021 at 84 years old in Freyburg.
Deaths 201 to 214 of 214
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller