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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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel