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July 13th
183 Notable deaths
Eddie Boyd
American blues pianist.
Born November 25th, 1914 in Stovall, Clarksdale.
Died July 13th, 1994 at 79 years old in Helsinki.
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. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1969 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Laureano Gómez
President of colombia (1889-1965).
Born February 20th, 1889 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1965 at 76 years old in Bogotá (gastrointestinal system disease). [ref]
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.
Born September 5th, 1908 in New York City.
Died July 13th, 1976 at 67 years old in Beirut (killed in action).
Fatma Aliye Topuz
Turkish feminist writer (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.
Born September 5th, 1897 in Chernivtsi.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sydney.
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]
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