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July 13th
233 Notable deaths
Joan Röell
Dutch politician (1844-1914).
Born July 21st, 1844 in Haarlem.
Died July 13th, 1914 at 69 years old in The Hague.
Thomas Louis Berger
American novelist (1924–2014).
Born July 20th, 1924 in Cincinnati.
Died July 13th, 2014 at 89 years old in Nyack.
Eduard Norden
German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941).
Born September 21st, 1868 in Emden.
Died July 13th, 1941 at 72 years old in Zurich.
Jules-Clément Chaplain
French sculptor (1839–1909).
Born July 12th, 1839 in Mortagne-au-Perche.
Died July 13th, 1909 at 70 years old in Paris.
Mykhaylo Boychuk
Ukrainian painter (1882-1937).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Romanivka.
Died July 13th, 1937 at 54 years old in Kyiv.
Ken Barnes
English footballer and manager (1929-2010).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in England (lung cancer). [ref]
Otto Blehr
8th prime minister of norway (1847–1927).
Born February 17th, 1847 in Stange Municipality.
Died July 13th, 1927 at 80 years old in Oslo.
Alberto Enríquez Gallo
President of ecuador (1937 - 1938).
Born July 24th, 1894 in Latacunga.
Died July 13th, 1962 at 67 years old in Quito (stroke).
Iliya Valov
Bulgarian footballer (1961–2024).
Born December 29th, 1961 in Knezha.
Died July 13th, 2024 at 62 years old in Vratsa (pneumonitis). [ref]
Zygmunt Zimowski
Polish bishop (1949-2016).
Born April 7th, 1949 in Kupienin. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2016 at 67 years old in Dąbrowa Tarnowska (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Clara Maffei
Italian salon holder.
Born March 13th, 1814 in Bergamo.
Died July 13th, 1886 at 72 years old in Milan (meningitis).
Nicolae Teclu
Romanian scientist (1839-1916).
Born October 11th, 1839 in Brașov.
Died July 13th, 1916 at 76 years old in Vienna.
Jozef Cíger-Hronský
Slovak writer (1896-1960).
Born February 23rd, 1896 in Zvolen.
Died July 13th, 1960 at 64 years old in Luján.
Kurt Vespermann
Actor (1887-1957).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Chełmża.
Died July 13th, 1957 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Uma Aaltonen
Finnish author, journalist, and green league politician (1940-2009).
Born August 28th, 1940 in Vihti.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Albert Steffen
Swiss writer (1884-1963).
Born December 10th, 1884 in Wynau.
Died July 13th, 1963 at 78 years old in Dornach.
Heinrich Strack
German architect (1805–1880).
Born June 24th, 1805 in Bückeburg. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1880 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
David Samanez Ocampo
President of peru (1866-1947).
Born November 4th, 1866 in Huancarama District.
Died July 13th, 1947 at 80 years old in Cusco.
Marie-Josephine Gaudette
American-born italian supercentenarian.
Born March 25th, 1902 in Manchester.
Died July 13th, 2017 at 115 years old in Rome.
Daniel Sheldon Norton
American politician (1829-1870).
Born April 12th, 1829 in Mount Vernon.
Died July 13th, 1870 at 41 years old in Hibbing.
William Hillebrand
German physician and botanist (1821-1886).
Born November 13th, 1821 in Nieheim.
Died July 13th, 1886 at 64 years old in Heidelberg.
Harry Källström
Swedish rally driver (1939-2009).
Born June 30th, 1939 in Södertälje.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 70 years old in Strömsund (myocardial infarction).
Giuseppe Alessi
Politician (1905-2009).
Born October 29th, 1905 in San Cataldo.
Died July 13th, 2009 at 103 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Andy Sutcliffe
Racecar driver.
Born May 9th, 1947 in Mildenhall.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 68 years old in Pluckley.
Daniel Cornelius Danielssen
Norwegian dermatologist (1815-1893).
Born July 4th, 1815 in Bergen.
Died July 13th, 1894 at 79 years old in Bergen.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 233
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi