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June 13th
214 Notable deaths
António Variações
Portuguese singer and songwriter (1944–1984).
Born December 3rd, 1944 in Fiscal, Amares.
Died June 13th, 1984 at 39 years old in Lisbon (death from AIDS-related complications).
Slavko Kvaternik
Croatian soldier and politician (1878–1947).
Born August 25th, 1878 in Moravice.
Died June 13th, 1947 at 68 years old in Zagreb (gunshot wound).
Alfred Zech
German child soldier (1932–2011).
Born October 12th, 1932 in Złotniki.
Died June 13th, 2011 at 78 years old in Hückelhoven.
Fran Allison
American television and radio comedian, personality and singer (1907-1989).
Born November 20th, 1907 in La Porte City.
Died June 13th, 1989 at 81 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Nadia Gray
Romanian actress (1923–1994).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Bucharest.
Died June 13th, 1994 at 70 years old in New York City (stroke).
Gyula Grosics
Hungarian footballer (1926-2014).
Born February 4th, 1926 in Dorog.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 88 years old in Budapest (disease). [ref]
Minoru Ōta
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy.
Born April 7th, 1891 in Nagara.
Died June 13th, 1945 at 54 years old in Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters.
Douglas Southall Freeman
American journalist (1886–1953).
Born May 16th, 1886 in Lynchburg.
Died June 13th, 1953 at 67 years old in Richmond.
Éric Tabarly
Sailor.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Nantes.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 66 years old in Irish Sea (drowning).
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
Austrian archduke (1833-1905).
Born March 2nd, 1833 in Bratislava.
Died June 13th, 1905 at 72 years old in Rijeka.
Seán Lester
Irish diplomat (1888-1959).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.
Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.
Robert T. Paine
American zoologist (1933–2016).
Born April 13th, 1933 in Cambridge.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 83 years old in Seattle (tumor of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues).
Edward Fredkin
American physicist and computer scientist, a pioneer of digital physics (1934–2023).
Born October 2nd, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 2023 at 88 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Demetrio Stratos
Greek musician and lyricist (1945–1979).
Born April 22nd, 1945 in Alexandria.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 34 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Lucio Costa
Brazilian architect.
Born February 27th, 1902 in Toulon.
Died June 13th, 1998 at 96 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Sheila Kaul
Indian politician.
Born February 7th, 1915 in Lucknow.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 100 years old in Ghaziabad.
David Diamond
American classical composer (1915-2005).
Born July 9th, 1915 in Rochester. [ref]
Died June 13th, 2005 at 89 years old in Brighton (heart failure). [ref]
Henry Segrave
Racecar driver (1896–1930).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Baltimore.
Died June 13th, 1930 at 33 years old in Windermere (traffic collision).
Kefee
Nigerian gospel singer and composer.
Born February 5th, 1980 in Sapele.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (lung disease).
Kenji Utsumi
Japanese actor and voice actor (1937–2013).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died June 13th, 2013 at 75 years old in Shinjuku (peritoneal carcinoma). [ref]
Enid Yandell
American sculptor.
Born October 6th, 1870 in Louisville. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1934 at 63 years old in Boston.
Vassili Vladimirovich Pukiryov
Russian painter (1832-1890).
Born December 13th, 1832 in Tula Governorate.
Died June 13th, 1890 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Pierre-Étienne Flandin
French prime minister (1889-1958).
Born April 12th, 1889 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 13th, 1958 at 69 years old in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
Georg von Békésy
Hungarian physicist (1899–1972).
Born June 3rd, 1899 in Budapest.
Died June 13th, 1972 at 73 years old in Honolulu.
Nikolay Chkheidze
Georgian politician (1864-1926).
Died June 13th, 1926 at 62 years old in Levill Manor.
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