People who died on April 13 113
Lý Nam Đế
d. 548 (b. 503)
Lý Nam Đế, Vietnamese emperor (b. 503)
Hermenegild
d. 585
Hermenegild, Visigothic prince and saint
Paul the Deacon
d. 799 (b. 720)
Paul the Deacon, Italian monk and historian (b. 720)
Krum
d. 814
Krum, khan of the Bulgarian Khanate
Domnall mac Ailpín
d. 862 (b. 812)
Donald I, king of the Picts (b. 812)
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Herbert I, Count of Maine
d. 1035
Herbert I, Count of Maine
Vsevolod I of Kiev
d. 1093 (b. 1030)
Vsevolod I of Kiev (b. 1030)
Ida of Lorraine
d. 1113
Ida of Lorraine, saint and noblewoman (b. c. 1040)
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine
d. 1138 (b. 1076)
Simon I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1076)
Guy of Thouars
d. 1213
Guy of Thouars, regent of Brittany
Eleanor of Leicester
d. 1275 (b. 1215)
Eleanor of England (b. 1215)
Bartolomeo Ammannati
d. 1592 (b. 1511)
Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor, designed the Ponte Santa Trinita (d. 1592)
Boris Godunov
d. 1605 (b. 1551)
Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
Sasaki Kojirō
d. 1612 (b. 1585)
Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
Fakhr-al-Din II
d. 1635 (b. 1572)
Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (d. 1635)
Henri, Duke of Rohan
d. 1638 (b. 1579)
Henri, Duke of Rohan (d. 1638)
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Richard Montagu
d. 1641 (b. 1577)
Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
Jean de La Fontaine
d. 1695 (b. 1621)
Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (d. 1695)
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington
d. 1716 (b. 1648)
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
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Charles Leslie (nonjuror)
d. 1722 (b. 1650)
Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
d. 1793 (b. 1763)
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
Nicolas Chamfort
d. 1794 (b. 1741)
Nicolas Chamfort, French playwright and poet (b. 1741)
Franz Danzi
d. 1826 (b. 1763)
Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1826)
Leopold Gmelin
d. 1853 (b. 1788)
Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)
James Iredell, Jr.
d. 1853 (b. 1788)
James Iredell, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of North Carolina (b. 1788)
Henry De la Beche
d. 1855 (b. 1796)
Henry De la Beche, English geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1796)
Tewodros II
d. 1868 (b. 1818)
Tewodros II of Ethiopia (b. 1818)
Robert Fortune
d. 1880 (b. 1813)
Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist and author (b. 1813)
Bruno Bauer
d. 1882 (b. 1809)
Bruno Bauer, German historian and philosopher (b. 1809)
John Humphrey Noyes
d. 1886 (b. 1811)
John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (d. 1886)
Samuel J. Randall
d. 1890 (b. 1828)
Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)
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Whitley Stokes
d. 1909 (b. 1830)
Whitley Stokes, Anglo-Irish lawyer and scholar (b. 1830)
William Quiller Orchardson
d. 1910 (b. 1835)
William Quiller Orchardson, Scottish-English painter and educator (b. 1835)
John McLane
d. 1911 (b. 1852)
John McLane, Scottish-American politician, 50th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1852)
George Washington Glick
d. 1911 (b. 1827)
George Washington Glick, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Kansas (b. 1827)
Takuboku Ishikawa
d. 1912 (b. 1886)
Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)
Lavr Kornilov
d. 1918 (b. 1870)
Lavr Kornilov, Russian general and explorer (d. 1918)
Georg Voigt (politician)
d. 1927 (b. 1866)
Georg Voigt, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1927)
Konstantinos Demertzis
d. 1936 (b. 1876)
Konstantinos Demertzis, Greek politician 129th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
Grey Owl
d. 1938 (b. 1888)
Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 1938)
Annie Jump Cannon
d. 1941 (b. 1863)
Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (b. 1863)
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William Twaits (soccer)
d. 1941 (b. 1879)
William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (b. 1879)
Henk Sneevliet
d. 1942 (b. 1883)
Henk Sneevliet, Dutch politician (b. 1883)
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Anton Uesson
d. 1942 (b. 1879)
Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (b. 1879)
Cécile Chaminade
d. 1944 (b. 1857)
Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (d. 1944)
Ernst Cassirer
d. 1945 (b. 1874)
Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (d. 1945)
Samuel Jones (athlete)
d. 1954 (b. 1880)
Samuel Jones, American high jumper (b. 1880)
Angus Lewis Macdonald
d. 1954 (b. 1890)
Angus Lewis Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1954)
Emil Nolde
d. 1956 (b. 1867)
Emil Nolde, Danish-German painter and illustrator (d. 1956)
Eduard van Beinum
d. 1959 (b. 1901)
Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 1959)
John A. Bennett
d. 1961 (b. 1935)
John A. Bennett, American soldier (b. 1935)
Culbert Olson
d. 1962 (b. 1876)
Culbert Olson, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of California (b. 1876)
Abdul Salam Arif
d. 1966 (b. 1921)
Abdul Salam Arif, Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd President of Iraq (b. 1921)
Carlo Carrà
d. 1966 (b. 1881)
Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (b. 1881)
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Georges Duhamel
d. 1966 (b. 1884)
Georges Duhamel, French author and critic (d. 1966)
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Nicole Berger
d. 1967 (b. 1934)
Nicole Berger, French actress (b. 1934)
Alfred Karindi
d. 1969 (b. 1901)
Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (d. 1969)
Michel Brière
d. 1971 (b. 1949)
Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
Juhan Smuul
d. 1971 (b. 1921)
Juhan Smuul, Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
Larry Parks
d. 1975 (b. 1914)
Larry Parks, American actor and singer (b. 1914)
François Tombalbaye
d. 1975 (b. 1918)
François Tombalbaye, Chadian soldier, academic, and politician, 1st President of Chad (b. 1918)
Jack Chambers (artist)
d. 1978 (b. 1931)
Jack Chambers, Canadian painter and director (b. 1931)
Markus Höttinger
d. 1980 (b. 1956)
Markus Höttinger, Austrian race car driver (d. 1980)
Gerry Hitchens
d. 1983 (b. 1934)
Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
Theodore Stephanides
d. 1983 (b. 1896)
Theodore Stephanides, Greek physician, author, and poet (b. 1896)
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Ralph Kirkpatrick
d. 1984 (b. 1911)
Ralph Kirkpatrick, American harpsichord player and musicologist (d. 1984)
Jean Gascon
d. 1988 (b. 1920)
Jean Gascon, Canadian actor and director (b. 1920)
Maurice Sauvé
d. 1992 (b. 1923)
Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
Feza Gürsey
d. 1992 (b. 1921)
Feza Gürsey, Turkish mathematician and physicist (b. 1921)
Wallace Stegner
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1909)
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Leila Mackinlay
d. 1996 (b. 1910)
Leila Mackinlay, English author (d. 1996)
Bryant Bowles
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Bryant Bowles, American soldier and activist, founded the National Association for the Advancement of White People (b. 1920)
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Alan Cooley
d. 1997 (b. 1920)
Alan Cooley, Australian public servant (b. 1920)
Dorothy Frooks
d. 1997 (b. 1896)
Dorothy Frooks, American author and actress (b. 1896)
Voldemar Väli
d. 1997 (b. 1903)
Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (b. 1903)
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Patrick de Gayardon
d. 1998 (b. 1960)
Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and base jumper (b. 1960)
Ortvin Sarapu
d. 1999 (b. 1924)
Ortvin Sarapu, Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (b. 1924)
Willi Stoph
d. 1999 (b. 1914)
Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (d. 1999)
Giorgio Bassani
d. 2000 (b. 1916)
Giorgio Bassani, Italian author and poet (b. 1916)
Frenchy Bordagaray
d. 2000 (b. 1910)
Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
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Desmond Titterington
d. 2002 (b. 1928)
Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish race car driver (b. 1928)
Caron Keating
d. 2004 (b. 1962)
Caron Keating, British television host (d. 2004)
Don Blasingame
d. 2005 (b. 1932)
Don Blasingame, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1932)
Johnnie Johnson (musician)
d. 2005 (b. 1924)
Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
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Phillip Pavia
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Phillip Pavia, American painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
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Philippe Volter
d. 2005 (b. 1959)
Philippe Volter, Belgian actor and director (b. 1959)
Bill Baker (baseball)
d. 2006 (b. 1911)
Bill Baker, American baseball player, coach, and umpire (b. 1911)
Muriel Spark
d. 2006 (b. 1918)
Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
John Archibald Wheeler
d. 2008 (b. 1911)
John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (d. 2008)
Mark Fidrych
d. 2009 (b. 1954)
Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2009)
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Bruce Snyder
d. 2009 (b. 1940)
Bruce Snyder, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
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William B. Buffum
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
William B. Buffum, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Lebanon (b. 1921)
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Cecil Chaudhry
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
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Shūichi Higurashi
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Shūichi Higurashi, Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)
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David S. Smith
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
David S. Smith, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Sweden (b. 1918)
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Robert Wigmore
d. 2012 (b. 1949)
Robert Wigmore, Cook Islander politician, 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (b. 1949)
Chi Cheng (musician)
d. 2013 (b. 1970)
Chi Cheng, American bass player (b. 1970)
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Stephen Dodgson
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (b. 1924)
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Dean Drummond
d. 2013 (b. 1949)
Dean Drummond, American composer and conductor (b. 1949)
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Vincent Montana, Jr.
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (b. 1928)
Lin Yang-kang
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (d. 2013)
Fred Enke (American football)
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Fred Enke, American football player (b. 1924)
Ernesto Laclau
d. 2014 (b. 1935)
Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935)
Michael Ruppert
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
Rafał Sznajder
d. 2014 (b. 1972)
Rafał Sznajder, Polish fencer (b. 1972)
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Gerald Calabrese
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Gerald Calabrese, American basketball player and politician (b. 1925)
Ronnie Carroll
d. 2015 (b. 1934)
Ronnie Carroll, Irish singer and politician (b. 1934)
Thelma Coyne Long
d. 2015 (b. 1918)
Thelma Coyne Long, Australian tennis player and captain (b. 1918)
Eduardo Galeano
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)
Günter Grass
d. 2015 (b. 1927)
Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
Herb Trimpe
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
Nera White
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
Nera White, American basketball player (b. 1935)
Dan Rooney
d. 2017 (b. 1932)
Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (b. 1932)