August 13th
212 Notable deaths
David Tudor
American pianist and composer (1926–1996).
Born January 20th, 1926 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in New York City.
Marion Martin
American actress (1909-1985).
Born June 7th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Manfred Wörner
German politician (1934-1994).
Born September 24th, 1934 in Stuttgart.
Died August 13th, 1994 at 59 years old in Brussels-Capital Region (colorectal cancer).
George Yardley
American basketball player (1928–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Hollywood.
Died August 13th, 2004 at 75 years old in Newport Beach (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Frans Brüggen
Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist (1934–2014).
Born October 30th, 1934 in Amsterdam.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 79 years old in Amsterdam.
Dmitri Vrubel
Russian painter (born 1960).
Born July 14th, 1960 in Moscow.
Died August 13th, 2022 at 62 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jack Delano
American photographer and composer (1914-1997).
Born August 1st, 1914 in Voroshylivka.
Died August 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Puerto Rico.
Lothar Emmerich
German association football player and manager (1941-2003).
Born November 29th, 1941 in Dortmund.
Died August 13th, 2003 at 61 years old in Hemer (lung cancer).
Ray Lankester
British zoologist (1847-1929).
Born May 15th, 1847 in London, Westminster.
Died August 13th, 1929 at 82 years old in London, Chelsea.
Marianne Stokes
Austrian artist (1855-1927).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.
Kate O'Brien
Irish novelist, playwright and activist (1897–1974).
Born December 3rd, 1897 in Limerick.
Died August 13th, 1974 at 76 years old in Canterbury (disease).
Steve Grossman
American saxophonist (1951–2020).
Born January 18th, 1951 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2020 at 69 years old in Glen Cove. [ref]
Nathaniel Kleitman
American sleep researcher (1895–1999).
Born April 26th, 1895 in Chișinău.
Died August 13th, 1999 at 104 years old in Los Angeles.
Ethel Lina White
British writer (1876–1944).
Born April 2nd, 1876 in Abergavenny. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1944 at 68 years old in London (ovarian cancer).
Lothar Bisky
German politician (1941–2013).
Born August 17th, 1941 in Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Died August 13th, 2013 at 71 years old in Leipzig.
Shiva Naipaul
Trinidad and tobago writer (1945–1985).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Port of Spain.
Died August 13th, 1985 at 40 years old in London Borough of Camden (traffic collision).
Øystein Ore
Norwegian mathematician (1899–1968).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Oslo, Christiania.
Died August 13th, 1968 at 68 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Ion Dragoumis
Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920).
Born September 14th, 1878 in Athens.
Died August 13th, 1920 at 41 years old in Athens.
Bill Gwatney
American politician (1959–2008).
Born August 26th, 1959 in Little Rock.
Died August 13th, 2008 at 48 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Columba Domínguez
Mexican actress and singer (1929–2014).
Born March 4th, 1929 in Heroica Guaymas.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 85 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).
Eduardo Campos
Brazilian economist and politician (1965–2014).
Born August 10th, 1965 in Recife.
Died August 13th, 2014 at 49 years old in Santos (aviation accident). [ref]
Jean Vincent
French association football player and manager (1930-2013).
Born November 29th, 1930 in Labeuvrière.
Died August 13th, 2013 at 82 years old in Saint-Nazaire. [ref]
Emma Louisa Turner
British ornithologist and photographer (1867-1940).
Born June 9th, 1867 in Langton Green.
Died August 13th, 1940 at 73 years old in Cambridge.
Talaat Harb
Egyptian economist (1867-1941).
Born November 25th, 1867 in Al-Jamāliyah. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1941 at 73 years old in Cairo.
Sergio Donati
Italian screenwriter (1933–2024).
Born April 13th, 1933 in Rome.
Died August 13th, 2024 at 91 years old in Mentana. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy