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July 13th
233 Notable deaths
Robert Fano
Italian-american computer scientist (1917–2016).
Born November 11th, 1917 in Turin.
Died July 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Naples. [ref]
Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Akron.
Died July 13th, 2021 at 94 years old in Naples. [ref]
Laura Perls
German psychologist (1905-1990).
Born August 15th, 1905 in Pforzheim.
Died July 13th, 1990 at 84 years old in Pforzheim.
Claudio Cassinelli
Italian actor (1938–1985).
Born September 13th, 1938 in Bologna.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 46 years old in Page (aircraft crash).
Benny Peled
Israeli general (1928-2002).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2002 at 74 years old in Ramat HaSharon (pulmonary emphysema).
Miguel Gila Cuesta
Comedian, actor (1919–2001).
Born March 12th, 1919 in Chamartín de la Rosa.
Died July 13th, 2001 at 82 years old in Barcelona (respiratory disease).
Warren Jabali
American basketball player (1946-2012).
Born August 29th, 1946 in Kansas City.
Died July 13th, 2012 at 65 years old in Miami. [ref]
Marie Equi
American doctor (1872-1952).
Born April 7th, 1872 in New Bedford.
Died July 13th, 1952 at 80 years old in Portland.
Ivan Goran Kovačić
Croatian poet and writer (1913-1943).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Lukovdol.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 30 years old in Foča.
Sharmila Rege
Indian sociologist.
Born October 7th, 1964 in Pune.
Died July 13th, 2013 at 48 years old in Pune (colorectal cancer).
Paolo Sardi
Italian cardinal (1934-2019).
Born September 1st, 1934 in Ricaldone.
Died July 13th, 2019 at 84 years old in Rome. [ref]
Michio Morishima
Japanese economist (1923-2004).
Born July 18th, 1923 in Osaka.
Died July 13th, 2004 at 80 years old in Brentwood.
Alexander Stefanovich
Russian film director (1944-2021).
Born December 13th, 1944 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 13th, 2021 at 76 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]
Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler
German theologian and politician who served as bishop of mainz (1811-1877).
Born December 25th, 1811 in Münster.
Died July 13th, 1877 at 65 years old in Burghausen.
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
Estonian journalist and cultural activist (1819–1890).
Born May 16th, 1819 in Vana-Vändra Rural Municipality.
Died July 13th, 1890 at 71 years old in Tartu.
Philipp Mißfelder
German politician (1979-2015).
Born August 25th, 1979 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 35 years old in Coesfeld (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Zekiye Sultan
Ottoman princess, daughter of abdul hamid ii (1872–1950).
Born January 12th, 1871 in Istanbul.
Died July 13th, 1950 at 79 years old in Pau.
Clelia Barbieri
Italian roman catholic religious and saint (1847–1870).
Born February 13th, 1847 in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Died July 13th, 1870 at 23 years old in San Giovanni in Persiceto (tuberculosis).
Walt Kuhn
American painter (1877-1949).
Born October 27th, 1877 in Brooklyn.
Died July 13th, 1949 at 71 years old in White Plains (ulcer).
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Russian empire-born american songwriter, author, publisher (1886–1970).
Born August 31st, 1886 in Odesa.
Died July 13th, 1970 at 83 years old in Los Angeles.
David H. Keller
American writer (1880–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1880 in Philadelphia.
Died July 13th, 1966 at 85 years old in Stroudsburg.
George Reader
English football referee (1896–1978).
Born November 22nd, 1896 in Nuneaton.
Died July 13th, 1978 at 81 years old in Southampton.
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
Soviet and turkmen politician (1922-1999).
Born February 15th, 1922 in Bukharan People's Soviet Republic.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 77 years old in Ashgabat.
John Davis
American weightlifter (1921-1984).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Smithtown.
Died July 13th, 1984 at 63 years old in Albuquerque (lung cancer).
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø