August 13th
160 Notable deaths
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.
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).
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).
Jack Delano
American photographer and composer.
Born August 1st, 1914 in Voroshylivka. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1997 at 83 years old in Puerto Rico. [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.
Steve Grossman
American saxophonist.
Born January 18th, 1951 in New York City.
Died August 13th, 2020 at 69 years old in Glen Cove. [ref]
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).
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).
Marianne Stokes
Austrian artist (1855-1927).
Born January 19th, 1855 in Graz.
Died August 13th, 1927 at 72 years old in London.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore