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August 13th
170 Notable deaths
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian philosopher (1853-1900).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow.
Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye.
Somnath Chatterjee
Indian politician and former speaker of the lok sabha (1929-2018).
Born July 25th, 1929 in Tezpur.
Died August 13th, 2018 at 89 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
David Lange
Prime minister of new zealand from 1984 to 1989.
Born August 4th, 1942 in Ōtāhuhu.
Died August 13th, 2005 at 63 years old in Middlemore (kidney failure, amyloidosis).
Samir Amin
Egyptian-french economist and political theorist (1931-2018).
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2018 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
W. O. Bentley
British automotive engineer (1888-1971).
Born September 16th, 1888 in London.
Died August 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woking.
Johnny Pesky
American baseball player and coach (1919–2012).
Born February 27th, 1919 in Portland.
Died August 13th, 2012 at 93 years old in Danvers. [ref]
Nina Petrovna Khrushcheva
Wife of nikita khrushchev.
Born April 14th, 1900 in Wasylów, Gmina Telatyn.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Hans Hermann Junge
Ss officer (1914–1944).
Born February 11th, 1914 in Preetz.
Died August 13th, 1944 at 30 years old in Dreux.
Mary Hunter Austin
Memoirist, novelist, poet, essayist, critic, playwright (1868–1934).
Born September 9th, 1868 in Carlinville.
Died August 13th, 1934 at 65 years old in Santa Fe.
Hayato Ikeda
Prime minister of japan from 1960 to 1964.
Born December 3rd, 1899 in Yoshina.
Died August 13th, 1965 at 65 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia, laryngeal cancer).
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