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June 13th
214 Notable deaths
Chakrabongse Bhuvanadh
Thai prince and field marshal (1883–1920).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Grand Palace.
Died June 13th, 1920 at 37 years old in Singapore City (pneumonia).
Santiago Rusiñol i Prats
Catalan author and painter; (1861-1931).
Born February 25th, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1931 at 70 years old in Aranjuez. [ref]
William Shanks
Amateur calculator, school owner.
Born January 25th, 1812 in Corsenside.
Died June 13th, 1882 at 70 years old in Houghton-le-Spring.
Álvaro Cunhal
Portuguese politician and writer (1913-2005).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Coimbra.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
José Miguel Gómez
President of cuba (1858-1921).
Born July 6th, 1858 in Sancti Spíritus.
Died June 13th, 1921 at 62 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Vera Caspary
American writer (1899–1987).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Gregory Rabassa
American translator (1922–2016).
Born March 9th, 1922 in Yonkers.
Died June 13th, 2016 at 94 years old
Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire
British politician (1843-1928).
Born May 16th, 1843 in London.
Died June 13th, 1928 at 85 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
Sixth president of the islamic azad university.
Born March 21st, 1965 in Tehran.
Died June 13th, 2025 at 60 years old in Tehran (airstrike). [ref]
José María Guido
President of argentina (1910–1975).
Born August 29th, 1910 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 1975 at 64 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Grand duke of oldenburg (1827-1900).
Born July 8th, 1827 in Oldenburg.
Died June 13th, 1900 at 72 years old in Rastede.
Pumpuang Duangjan
Thai female singer.
Born August 4th, 1961 in Hankha.
Died June 13th, 1992 at 30 years old in Phitsanulok (systemic lupus erythematosus).
William Standish Knowles
American chemist (1917–2012).
Born June 1st, 1917 in Taunton.
Died June 13th, 2012 at 95 years old in Chesterfield (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Sava Kovačević
Yugoslav partisan commander (1905–1943).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Montenegro.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 38 years old in Krekovi.
Kočo Racin
Writer, poet and communist (1908–1943).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Veles.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 34 years old in Mount Bistra. [ref]
Mehmet Vehip Kaçı
Turkish general and statesperson (1877–1940).
Born February 3rd, 1875 in Ioannina vilayet.
Died June 13th, 1940 at 65 years old in Istanbul.
Anatoly Kuznetsov
Soviet writer (1929-1979).
Born August 18th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 13th, 1979 at 49 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Valentin Voloshinov
Russian linguist (1895–1936).
Born June 18th, 1895 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 13th, 1936 at 40 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Wilhelm Keppler
Businessman; reich commisionner (1882-1960).
Born December 14th, 1882 in Heidelberg.
Died June 13th, 1960 at 77 years old in Friedrichshafen.
Leopoldo Alas
Spanish author (1852–1901).
Born April 25th, 1852 in Zamora.
Died June 13th, 1901 at 49 years old in Oviedo (anal cancer). [ref]
Michiyo Kogure
Japanese actress (1918-1990).
Born January 31st, 1918 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 13th, 1990 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Fedir Shchus
Ukrainian anarchist (1893–1921).
Born March 25th, 1893 in Velykomykhailivka.
Died June 13th, 1921 at 28 years old in Nedryhailiv.
Mahdi Elmandjra
Moroccan academic (1933-2014).
Born March 13th, 1933 in Rabat.
Died June 13th, 2014 at 81 years old in Rabat (disease).
Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani
First prime minister of iraq (1841–1927).
Born January 11th, 1841 in Baghdad.
Died June 13th, 1927 at 86 years old in Baghdad.
Charlie Gardiner
Canadian ice hockey player (1904–1934).
Born December 31st, 1904 in Edinburgh.
Died June 13th, 1934 at 29 years old in Winnipeg (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 214
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