May 13th
159 Notable deaths
Charlotte Garrigue
First lady of czechoslovakia.
Born November 20th, 1850 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1923 at 72 years old in Lány Castle. [ref]
Frances Hodgkins
New zealand painter (1869-1947).
Born April 28th, 1869 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1947 at 78 years old in Dorchester. [ref]
Alberto Savinio
Italian painter, writer, and composer.
Born August 25th, 1891 in Athens, Atene. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1952 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss
German general (1886-1945).
Born October 7th, 1886 in Korfantów.
Died May 13th, 1945 at 58 years old in Čimelice.
Allal al-Fassi
Moroccan politician and writer (1910-1974).
Born January 10th, 1910 in Fez.
Died May 13th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bucharest (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Rafael Escalera
Colombian composer (1926-2009).
Born May 26th, 1926 in Patillal. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2009 at 82 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Alexander Fadeyev
Soviet writer and politician (1901-1956).
Born December 24th, 1901 in Kimry. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1956 at 54 years old in Peredelkino (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Bernardin Gantin
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Paula Wessely
Austrian theatre and film actress.
Born January 20th, 1907 in Vienna.
Died May 13th, 2000 at 93 years old in Vienna (bronchitis).
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican politician (1902-1974).
Born April 17th, 1902 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1974 at 72 years old in Mexico City (ballistic trauma). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan