July 13th
183 Notable deaths
Leslie Groves
United states army corps of engineers officer.
Born August 17th, 1896 in Albany. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Steinbrenner
American businessman, major league baseball team owner (1930-2010).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Rocky River.
Died July 13th, 2010 at 80 years old in Tampa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Arnold Schoenberg
Austrian-jewish american composer (1874-1951).
Born September 13th, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1951 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Seretse Khama
First president of botswana (1921–1980).
Born July 1st, 1921 in Serowe.
Died July 13th, 1980 at 59 years old in Gaborone (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mohammed Deif
Palestinian militant, commander-in-chief of the izz ad-din al-qassam brigades.
Born August 12th, 1965 in Khan Yunis. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2024 at 58 years old in Al-Mawasi, Rafah. [ref]
Joan Sebastian
Mexican singer-songwriter (1951-2015).
Born April 8th, 1951 in Juliantla.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 64 years old in Guerrero (bone cancer).
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017).
Born December 28th, 1955 in Changchun.
Died July 13th, 2017 at 61 years old in First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University (cancer). [ref]
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919–2006).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died July 13th, 2006 at 87 years old in Century City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Tommy Lucchese
Italian-american crime boss (1899–1967).
Born December 1st, 1899 in Palermo.
Died July 13th, 1967 at 67 years old in Long Island (brain cancer).
Alfred Stieglitz
American photographer (1864–1946).
Born January 1st, 1864 in Hoboken.
Died July 13th, 1946 at 82 years old in New York City.
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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.