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July 13th
233 Notable deaths
Davud Monshizadeh
Iranian-swedish academic.
Born August 28th, 1914 in Tehran.
Died July 13th, 1989 at 74 years old in Uppsala.
John Alexander
American actor (1897-1982).
Born November 29th, 1897 in Newport.
Died July 13th, 1982 at 84 years old in New York City (disease).
Alexandra Danilova
American ballet dancer (1903–1997).
Born November 20th, 1903 in Petergof. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1997 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Miguel Ángel Blanco
Spanish politician (1968-1997).
Died July 13th, 1997 at 29 years old in Lasarte-Oria (deliberate murder). [ref]
Charlotte Valandrey
French actress (1968–2022).
Born November 29th, 1968 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 13th, 2022 at 53 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
Pandro S. Berman
American film producer (1905-1996).
Born March 28th, 1905 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1996 at 91 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Jerry Wald
American screenwriter and producer (1911–1962).
Born September 16th, 1911 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1962 at 50 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Roger Edens
American composer (1905–1970).
Born November 9th, 1905 in Hillsboro.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Matti Pellonpää
Finnish actor (1951–1995).
Born March 28th, 1951 in Helsinki.
Died July 13th, 1995 at 44 years old in Vaasa (myocardial infarction).
Ludwik Rajchman
Polish doctor and microbiologist, co-founder of unicef (1881–1965).
Born November 1st, 1881 in Warsaw.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 83 years old in Chenu.
Emily Davies
British suffragist & educator (1830–1921).
Born April 22nd, 1830 in Southampton. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1921 at 91 years old in Hampstead. [ref]
Bronisław Geremek
Polish social historian and politician (1932–2008).
Born March 6th, 1932 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2008 at 76 years old in Lubień, Greater Poland Voivodeship (traffic collision). [ref]
Hossein Alâ
Iranian politician (1881-1964), prime minister of iran.
Born December 13th, 1882 in Tehran.
Died July 13th, 1964 at 81 years old in Tehran.
Herta Heuwer
German cook.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist.
Born November 25th, 1914 in Clarksdale, Stovall.
Died July 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Beatified puerto rican (1918-1963).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Caguas.
Died July 13th, 1963 at 44 years old in Río Piedras (colorectal cancer).
Américo Amorim
Portuguese entrepreneur (1934–2017).
Born July 21st, 1934 in Mozelos. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Freguesia de Grijó. [ref]
Cesare Battisti
Italian irrendentist (1875-1916).
Born February 4th, 1875 in Trento.
Died July 13th, 1916 at 41 years old in Trento (hanging to death).
Bess Meredyth
Film actress, film writer (1890-1969).
Born February 12th, 1890 in Buffalo.
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Laureano Gómez
President of colombia (1889-1965).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Bogotá.
Died July 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Bogotá (gastrointestinal system disease).
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince (1893–1971).
Born December 21st, 1893 in Regensburg.
Died July 13th, 1971 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
William Hawi
Lebanese politician (1908–1976).
Born September 5th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1976 at 67 years old in Beirut.
Fatma Aliye Topuz
Turkish writer and self-described feminist (1862–1936).
Born October 9th, 1862 in Istanbul.
Died July 13th, 1936 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Willy Fritsch
German-silesian actor (1901-1973).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice.
Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Charles K. Bliss
Chemical engineer, inventor of blissymbolics (1897–1985).
Born September 5th, 1897 in Chernivtsi.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sydney.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson