July 13th
233 Notable deaths
Sergei Bulgakov
Russian orthodox christian theologian, philosopher, priest and economist (1871–1944).
Born June 28th, 1871 in Livny.
Died July 13th, 1944 at 73 years old in Paris (laryngeal cancer).
Gabriel Lippmann
Luxembourgish physicist nationalized french (1845-1921).
Born August 16th, 1845 in Bonnevoie.
Died July 13th, 1921 at 75 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Alexander Schmorell
Active within the white rose non-violent resistance group in nazi germany.
Born September 16th, 1917 in Orenburg.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 25 years old in Munich (decapitation).
José Calvo Sotelo
Spanish author (1893-1936).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Tui. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1936 at 43 years old in Madrid (gunshot wound). [ref]
Héctor Babenco
Brazilian-argentine film director (1946-2016).
Born February 7th, 1946 in Mar del Plata.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 70 years old in São Paulo (myocardial infarction, sinusitis). [ref]
Stan Dragoti
American film director (1932-2018).
Born October 4th, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 2018 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). [ref]
Corinne Griffith
American actress, film producer, author (1894–1979).
Born November 21st, 1894 in Waco.
Died July 13th, 1979 at 84 years old in Santa Monica (heart failure).
Dave Cousins
English musician (1940–2025).
Born January 7th, 1945 in Hounslow. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2025 at 80 years old in Canterbury. [ref]
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician (1902–1947).
Born June 6th, 1902 in Fulton.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 45 years old in Seaside.
Gabrielle Roy
French canadian fiction writer.
Born March 22nd, 1909 in Saint Boniface.
Died July 13th, 1983 at 74 years old in Quebec City.
Heinrich Eberbach
German general (1895–1992).
Born November 24th, 1895 in Stuttgart.
Died July 13th, 1992 at 96 years old in Notzingen.
Irving Pichel
Actor, film director (1891-1954).
Born June 24th, 1891 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1954 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Lois Moran
American actress (1909-1990).
Born March 1st, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 13th, 1990 at 81 years old in Sedona (cancer).
Yone Noguchi
Japanese writer of poetry, fiction, essays, and literary criticism (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Tsushima.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 71 years old in Tokyo (stomach cancer).
Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
French prince of the house of orléans (1810-1842).
Born September 3rd, 1810 in Palermo.
Died July 13th, 1842 at 31 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (horse fall).
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
Swedish noble and mercenary (1909-1977).
Born August 19th, 1909 in Helgesta socken. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gode. [ref]
Jerry Ragovoy
American songwriter and record producer (1930–2011).
Born September 4th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died July 13th, 2011 at 80 years old in Manhattan (stroke). [ref]
Martin Litchfield West
British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015).
Born September 23rd, 1937 in Hampton.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Oxford.
Kurt Huber
German folk song researcher, professor at the ludwig-maximilians-universität (lmu) in munich, member of the white rose (1893-1943).
Born October 24th, 1893 in Chur.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 49 years old in Munich Prison, Munich (decapitation).
Joel Brand
Rescue worker (1906-1964).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Năsăud.
Died July 13th, 1964 at 58 years old in Bad Kissingen (myocardial infarction).
Thorvald Stoltenberg
Norwegian politician (1931–2018).
Died July 13th, 2018 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Yevgeni Preobrazhensky
Russian economist and politician (1886–1937).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Bolkhov.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 51 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Charles Bachman
American computer scientist (1924–2017).
Born December 11th, 1924 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lexington (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
Kurdish political leader.
Born December 22nd, 1930 in Urmia.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 58 years old in Vienna.
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