People who died on June 13 72
Xiahou Dun
d. 220
Xiahou Dun, Chinese general
Mansur I
d. 976
Mansur I, amir of the Samanids
Ali az-Zahir
d. 1036 (b. 1005)
Ali az-Zahir, Egyptian caliph (b. 1005)
Anthony of Padua
d. 1231 (b. 1195)
Anthony of Padua, Portuguese priest and saint (d. 1231)
Tankei
d. 1256 (b. 1173)
Tankei, Japanese sculptor (b. 1173)
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Uko Fockena
d. 1432
Uko Fockena, East Frisian chieftain (b. c. 1408)
Veronica Gambara
d. 1550 (b. 1485)
Veronica Gambara, Italian poet (b. 1485)
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
d. 1636 (b. 1562)
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
Miyamoto Musashi
d. 1645 (b. 1584)
Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese samurai (b. 1584)
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
d. 1661 (b. 1595)
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (b. 1595)
Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer
d. 1665 (b. 1604)
Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer, Dutch admiral (b. 1604)
Henry Middleton
d. 1784 (b. 1717)
Henry Middleton, American farmer and politician, 2nd President of the Continental Congress (b. 1717)
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Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès
d. 1846 (b. 1767)
Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (b. 1767)
Joseph Škoda
d. 1881 (b. 1805)
Joseph Škoda, Czech physician and dermatologist (b. 1805)
Ludwig II of Bavaria
d. 1886 (b. 1845)
Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)
John Cox Bray
d. 1894 (b. 1842)
John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (b. 1842)
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
d. 1898 (b. 1840)
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
Nikiforos Lytras
d. 1904 (b. 1832)
Nikiforos Lytras, Greek painter and educator (b. 1832)
Louis-Philippe Hébert
d. 1917 (b. 1850)
Louis-Philippe Hébert, Canadian sculptor (b. 1850)
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
d. 1918 (b. 1878)
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (b. 1878)
Henry Segrave
d. 1930 (b. 1896)
Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (d. 1930)
Kitasato Shibasaburō
d. 1931 (b. 1851)
Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1851)
Kočo Racin
d. 1943 (b. 1908)
Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (b. 1908)
Osamu Dazai
d. 1948 (b. 1909)
Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (d. 1948)
Ben Chifley
d. 1951 (b. 1885)
Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)
Irving Baxter
d. 1957 (b. 1876)
Irving Baxter, American high jumper and pole vaulter (b. 1876)
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Edwin Keppel Bennett
d. 1958 (b. 1887)
Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
Martin Buber
d. 1965 (b. 1878)
Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and theologian (b. 1878)
David Drummond (politician)
d. 1965 (b. 1890)
David Drummond, Australian farmer and politician (b. 1890)
Pralhad Keshav Atre
d. 1969 (b. 1898)
Pralhad Keshav Atre, Indian journalist, director, and producer (b. 1898)
Georg von Békésy
d. 1972 (b. 1899)
Georg von Békésy, Hungarian biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
Stephanie von Hohenlohe
d. 1972 (b. 1891)
Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (d. 1972)
Demetrio Stratos
d. 1979 (b. 1945)
Demetrio Stratos, Egyptian-Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1945)
Walter Rodney
d. 1980 (b. 1942)
Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and activist (b. 1942)
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Olivério Pinto
d. 1981 (b. 1896)
Olivério Pinto, Brazilian zoologist and physician (b. 1896)
António Variações
d. 1984 (b. 1944)
António Variações, Portuguese singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
Benny Goodman
d. 1986 (b. 1909)
Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1909)
Geraldine Page
d. 1987 (b. 1924)
Geraldine Page, American actress (b. 1924)
Fran Allison
d. 1989 (b. 1907)
Fran Allison, American television personality and puppeteer (b. 1907)
Gérard Côté
d. 1993 (b. 1913)
Gérard Côté, Canadian runner (b. 1913)
Deke Slayton
d. 1993 (b. 1924)
Deke Slayton, American soldier, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1924)
Nadia Gray
d. 1994 (b. 1923)
Nadia Gray, Romanian-French actress (b. 1923)
Nguyen Manh Tuong
d. 1997 (b. 1909)
Nguyen Manh Tuong, Vietnamese lawyer and academic (b. 1909)
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Alfred Gerrard
d. 1998 (b. 1899)
Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic (b. 1899)
Birger Ruud
d. 1998 (b. 1911)
Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (b. 1911)
Reg Smythe
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (d. 1998)
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John Hope (meteorologist)
d. 2002 (b. 1919)
John Hope, American navigator and meteorologist (b. 1919)
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Maia Wojciechowska
d. 2002 (b. 1927)
Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (d. 2002)
Malik Meraj Khalid
d. 2003 (b. 1915)
Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
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Ralph Wiley
d. 2004 (b. 1952)
Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (b. 1952)
Álvaro Cunhal
d. 2005 (b. 1913)
Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese academic and politician (b. 1913)
David Diamond (composer)
d. 2005 (b. 1915)
David Diamond, American composer and educator (d. 2005)
Charles Haughey
d. 2006 (b. 1925)
Charles Haughey, Irish accountant, lawyer, and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (d. 2006)
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Walid Eido
d. 2007 (b. 1942)
Walid Eido, Lebanese judge and politician (b. 1942)
Tim Russert
d. 2008 (b. 1950)
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (b. 1950)
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Fathi Yakan
d. 2009 (b. 1933)
Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (b. 1933)
Jimmy Dean
d. 2010 (b. 1928)
Jimmy Dean, American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010)
Sam Beddingfield
d. 2012 (b. 1933)
Sam Beddingfield, American pilot and engineer (b. 1933)
Graeme Bell
d. 2012 (b. 1914)
Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
Roger Garaudy
d. 2012 (b. 1913)
Roger Garaudy, French philosopher and author (b. 1913)
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Jože Humer
d. 2012 (b. 1934)
Jože Humer, Slovenian composer and translator (b. 1934)
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David Deutsch (ad executive)
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc. (b. 1929)
Sam Most
d. 2013 (b. 1930)
Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (b. 1930)
Albert White Hat
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (b. 1938)
Mahdi Elmandjra
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (b. 1933)
Gyula Grosics
d. 2014 (b. 1926)
Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1926)
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Jim Keays
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Jim Keays, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
Chuck Noll
d. 2014 (b. 1932)
Chuck Noll, American football player and coach (b. 1932)
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Robert Peters
d. 2014 (b. 1924)
Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1924)
Buddy Boudreaux
d. 2015 (b. 1917)
Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1917)
Sergio Renán
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Sergio Renán, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
Mike Shrimpton
d. 2015 (b. 1940)
Mike Shrimpton, New Zealand cricketer and coach (b. 1940)