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July 13th
174 Notable deaths
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]
Charles K. Bliss
Chemical engineer, inventor of blissymbolics.
Born September 5th, 1897 in Chernivtsi.
Died July 13th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sydney.
Herta Heuwer
German cook.
Born June 30th, 1913 in Königsberg.
Died July 13th, 1999 at 86 years old in Berlin (disease).
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]
Willy Fritsch
German actor (1901-1973).
Born January 27th, 1901 in Katowice. [ref]
Died July 13th, 1973 at 72 years old in Hamburg (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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).
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]
Fatma Aliye Topuz
Turkish feminist writer (1862-1936).
Born October 9th, 1862 in Istanbul.
Died July 13th, 1936 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
German prince.
Born December 21st, 1893 in Regensburg.
Died July 13th, 1971 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player.
Born June 30th, 1927 in Akron.
Died July 13th, 2021 at 94 years old in Naples. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 174
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