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August 13th
148 Notable deaths
Clyde Cook
Vaudevillian and actor (1891-1984).
Born December 16th, 1891 in Port Macquarie.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 92 years old in Carpinteria.
Yosiwo George
Micronesian politician (1941–2022).
Born July 24th, 1941 in Kosrae.
Died August 13th, 2022 at 81 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Wilhelm Kreis
German architect (1873-1955).
Born March 17th, 1873 in Eltville am Rhein. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1955 at 82 years old in Bad Honnef. [ref]
Françoise Mallet-Joris
Belgian writer (1930-2016).
Born July 6th, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2016 at 86 years old in Bry-sur-Marne. [ref]
Jan Křesadlo
Czech poet, composer, painter, mathematician, translator, bookwriter and writer (1926-1995).
Born December 9th, 1926 in Prague, Praha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1995 at 68 years old in Colchester, Prague. [ref]
Henryk Hoser
Polish roman catholic archbishop and physician.
Born November 27th, 1942 in Warsaw.
Died August 13th, 2021 at 78 years old in Warsaw (COVID-19). [ref]
Zeth Höglund
Swedish politician (1884-1956).
Born April 29th, 1884 in Örgryte församling. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1956 at 72 years old in Västerled. [ref]
Yevsevii Mandychesvky
Austrian musician (1857-1929).
Born August 18th, 1857 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1929 at 71 years old in Sulz. [ref]
Hermann Abert
German musicologist.
Born March 25th, 1871 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1927 at 56 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Gulnazar Keldi
Tajik poet (1945-2020).
Born September 20th, 1945 in Dardar.
Died August 13th, 2020 at 74 years old in Dushanbe (COVID-19). [ref]
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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez