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August 13th
166 Notable deaths
Julia Child
American chef.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2004 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara (kidney failure). [ref]
H. G. Wells
English writer (1866–1946).
Born September 21st, 1866 in Bromley.
Died August 13th, 1946 at 79 years old in London (liver tumor).
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player (1931–1995).
Born October 20th, 1931 in Spavinaw.
Died August 13th, 1995 at 63 years old in Spavinaw (liver cancer).
Jim Neidhart
American professional wrestler and actor (1955-2018).
Born February 8th, 1955 in Tampa.
Died August 13th, 2018 at 63 years old in Wesley Chapel (fall). [ref]
Nazia Hassan
Pakistani singer.
Born April 3rd, 1965 in Karachi.
Died August 13th, 2000 at 35 years old in London (cancer).
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor.
Born June 9th, 1915 in Waukesha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in White Plains (pneumonia).
Kenny Baker
British actor and musician (1934-2016).
Born August 24th, 1934 in Birmingham.
Died August 13th, 2016 at 81 years old in Preston (lung disease). [ref]
Brian Adams
American professional wrestler (1964-2007).
Born April 14th, 1964 in Kailua.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 43 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
Wilm Hosenfeld
German army officer (1895-1952).
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Mackenzell.
Died August 13th, 1952 at 57 years old in Volgograd.
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter (1953-2021).
Born July 6th, 1953 in Seguin.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 68 years old in Nashville. [ref]
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