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September 13th
162 Notable deaths
Hermeto Pascoal
Brazilian composer, musician and record producer (1936–2025).
Born June 22nd, 1936 in Lagoa da Canoa.
Died September 13th, 2025 at 89 years old in Samaritano Barra Hospital (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Carlos Bulosan
Filipino-american author, poet, migrant laborer, and activist who left the philippines for seattle in 1930.
Born February 11th, 1911 in Pangasinan. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1956 at 45 years old in Seattle (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Dilhan Eryurt
Turkish astrophysicist (1926–2012).
Born November 29th, 1926 in İzmir.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 85 years old in Ankara (myocardial infarction).
Jaroslav Drobný
Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921–2001).
Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.
Walter Bonatti
Italian mountaineer.
Born June 22nd, 1930 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died September 13th, 2011 at 81 years old in Rome (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Italo Svevo
Italian writer (1861-1928).
Born December 19th, 1861 in Trieste.
Died September 13th, 1928 at 66 years old in Motta di Livenza (struck by vehicle).
Sajjad Zaheer
Marxist writer and organiser.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Lucknow.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 67 years old in Almaty.
Antony Hewish
English physicist and radio astronomer (1924-2021).
Died September 13th, 2021 at 97 years old [ref]
Sun Fo
Chinese politician (1891-1973).
Born October 21st, 1891 in Zhongshan.
Died September 13th, 1973 at 81 years old in Taipei (diabetes).
Peter Lougheed
Canadian politician (1928-2012).
Born July 26th, 1928 in Calgary.
Died September 13th, 2012 at 84 years old in Calgary.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 162
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson