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August 13th
148 Notable deaths
Gaston Dron
Olympic cyclist.
Born March 19th, 1924 in Clichy. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2008 at 84 years old in Dreux. [ref]
Antonio Marovelli
Italian artistic gymnast.
Born July 4th, 1896 in Melegnano.
Died August 13th, 1943 at 47 years old in Melegnano.
Valentin Kuzin
Ice hockey player (1926-1994).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Novosibirsk.
Died August 13th, 1994 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Václav Vondrák
Czech lexicographer, linguist, literature historian, professor, publicist, translator, university educator and science writer (1859-1925).
Born September 22nd, 1859 in Dub. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1925 at 65 years old in Brno. [ref]
Karl Kreutzberg
German handball player (1912-1977).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Düren.
Died August 13th, 1977 at 65 years old in Düren.
Hans Ferdinand Linskens
German botanist (1921-2007).
Born May 22nd, 1921 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 86 years old
Ekaterina Petrova Yosifova
Bulgarian educator, journalist and poet.
Born June 4th, 1941 in Kyustendil. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2022 at 81 years old [ref]
Karl Schmid
Swiss visual artist (1914-1998).
Born May 10th, 1914 in Zürich.
Died August 13th, 1998 at 84 years old in Zürich.
Deaths 141 to 148 of 148
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau