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June 13th
166 Notable deaths
Minoru Ōta
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy.
Born April 7th, 1891 in Chiba Prefecture.
Died June 13th, 1945 at 54 years old in Okinawa.
Éric Tabarly
Sailor.
Born July 24th, 1931 in Nantes. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1998 at 66 years old in Irish Sea (drowning).
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.
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).
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
English conductor and composer (1893-1962).
Born May 26th, 1893 in Camden Town. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1962 at 69 years old in Hillingdon. [ref]
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 Monroe County (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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