February 13th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on February 13th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2021
Turkish politician (b. 1945)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Ladd S. Gordon was a politician who served in various government positions.
Zimbabwean academic and politician (d. 2019)
2018
Prince consort of denmark, french-born danish royal (b. 1934)
2017
American rapper (b. 1982)
North korean politician (b. 1971)
American union organizer and activist (b. 1926)
Panamanian politician (b. 1933)
Japanese filmmaker (b. 1923)
2016
American jurist and the first italian-american supreme court justice, scalia was appointed by president reagan to replace retiring supreme court justice warren burger in june 1986. scalia is known as "nino" to his friends. he is an intellectual dynamo who leans towards the extreme right of the u.s. supreme court. he prefers that the supreme court's cases be resolved by …
An American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Indian poet and academic (b. 1931)
2015
Longtime Los Angeles news reporter known for his investigative journalism.
American journalist and actor (b. 1923)
Australian activist and author (b. 1918)
2014
Danish footballer and manager (b. 1937)
Sri lankan-indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
American actor and director (d. 2014.)
2013
Yuko Tojo is a Japanese politician and the daughter of Hideki Tojo, the former Prime Minister of Japan during World War II.
Buzzy Linhart was a talented musician known for his work in the folk and rock genres.
Haitian artist (b. 1916)
American pathologist and physician (b. 1952)
American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Dutch judge and politician, minister of foreign affairs for the netherlands (b. 1933)
2012
Lillian Bassman was an American photographer known for her fashion photography and her distinctive, atmospheric style.
American playwright and academic (b. 1928)
American-english screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
American actor and singer (d. 2012)
2011
Ferry Dusika was an Austrian cyclist who excelled in track cycling, winning multiple medals in international competitions.
2010
Lucylle Clifton was an American poet and educator known for her powerful and lyrical poems that explored themes of identity, womanhood, and social justice.
Luceal Clifton was an acclaimed American poet and author who explored themes of race, gender, and spirituality.
Lucille Clifton was an American poet and journalist who was known for her powerful and accessible poetry that often explored themes of identity, feminism, and social justice.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
American operations executive and ceo of citicorp, a large international financial conglomerate. reed is known for being a candid and sometimes brash banker. he graduated from college with a ba degree in american literature, a bsin industrial management, and an msin management.
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
British short-story writer and novelist (born in 1903)
2008
Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Trumpet player, boston symphony (born 1918)
2007
American captain and politician (b. 1941)
English air marshal (b. 1922)
English-australian author and academic (b. 1923)
Air marshal, royal air force (born in 1922)
Swedish actress (born 1974).
American politician (born 1941)
2006
Actor born in 1946, greek-american
Ilan halimi was a french jew who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in 2006, in a case that shocked france and sparked national outrage.
English philosopher and author (b. 1919)
British philosopher (born 1919).
2005
French race car driver (born 1917)
Portuguese nun and visionary known for her memoirs and writings on spirituality.
American professional tenpin bowler (d.2005)
American sportscaster and baseball player (d. 2005).
Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
A portuguese child is noted for the miracle of fatima, which took place on 13 october 1917 at 1:30 pm gmt. three children from a peasant family, lucia dos santos, jacinta marto and francisco marto, witnessed a miracle near fatima in portugal. it is a small rural community about 90 miles north-east of lisbon. lucia, francisco, and jacinta were tending …
Greek astrophysicist (born 1965)
2004
Chechen politician, 2nd president of the chechen republic of ichkeria (b. 1952)
Canadian academic and engineer (d. 2004).
Chechen leader (born 1952)
2003
Cuban boxer (born in 1926)
Renowned astronomer known for his work on galaxy formation.
Cuban-american boxer (b. 1926)
American economist; 7th united states national security advisor (b. 1916)
Norwegian poet and author (d. 2003).
Official of the u.s. government (born 1916).
2002
American actor known for his roles in various television shows and films, including The Dukes of Hazzard.
American country-western singer and outlaw who was a major influence on american music. he was charismatic and had a strong voice. along with willie nelson, he helped to transform country from being bland to something exciting, gritty, and personal. he started his own band, the "the waylors", after he had upset the nashville regime. he and his band have enjoyed …
2001
Acclaimed playwright known for his impactful works.
2000
Canadian educator and politician (b. 1914)
American sociologist and author (b. 1921)
English soldier (b. 1949)
Canadian politician (born 1914)
American inventor and author (born in 1921)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1997
American eugenicist and businessman, founded repository for germinal choice (d. 1997)
Russian-ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1920)
American businessman and eugenecist (born in 1906).
1996
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American actor on stage since 1935. he was the greatest actor of characters in theater, tv and movies. his first stage appearance was in 1935's "pot boiler", and his debut in new york came in 1941. his first movie, "on the waterfront," was his debut film. he began tv in 1948. he was a highly accomplished actor, and was frequently …
Singer/guitarist dies at the age of 91.
1995
Italian abstract painter associated with the Arte Informale movement.
Student leader from algeria, killed.
Lady ramsey of canterbury dies at the age of 84.
Head of the algerian national theatre, killed at 49.
At age 68, a saxophonist dies.
1994
Orientalist dies at the age of 84.
Dutch painter/set designer, dies at age 79.
1993
Renowned Indian author known for his literary works in Hindi.
Dutch author (sparkles chain), dies at 91
1992
Ukrainian-russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1909)
Russian mathematician, physicist (d.92)
Dutch journalist/writer (restless travel) dies at the age of 61.
1991
Arno Breker was a German sculptor who worked during the Nazi era, known for his monumental sculptures.
Yiddish actor dies from heart attack at the age of 67
German sculptor (born 1900).
Actor (every night at eight), dies at 83
Athletics coach, bbc commentator and presenter (born 1930).
1990
Actor (paratroop command legend of tom dooley), who dies at 79
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1989
American lieutenant and politician (b. 1911)
American politician (born 1911)
1986
German-born sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and stone.
Russian-american poet and critic (b. 1907)
1985
Sadie Tanner Mossell was the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States and a prominent lawyer.
Greenlee Dietrich was a renowned actress known for her performances in classic films.
1984
Singaporean entrepreneur (b. 1888)
South african police captain and bank robber (born 1946).
1983
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Actress dr bull, swepstakes, dies from cancer at 78
1980
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American actor, tv and film star. he has appeared in more than 100 feature films and many tv series. he moved to hollywood with his mother after his parents divorced. when he was nine to twelve years old, his mom put him in a home that cared for children. he began acting as a child actor.
American actor, fugitive, harry o, dies at the age of 49. he was born in 1931.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1977
Actor wild bill hickok, 3 russian girls) dies at 77
1976
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French-american opera singer and coloratura, who started her voice study at 21. she made her american debut at the met a decade later. there she ruled for 25 years. pons was made a u.s. citizen on october 1, 1940.
Nigerian general and politician, 4th president of nigeria (b. 1938)
Head of nigeria, killed in a coup
Nigerian military leader (born in 1938)
1975
French army, an army general who was known for his outstanding strategy and history, and a nato chief of staff.
French general (born in 1902)
Actress (common law red lights, actress), dies at 78
Composer dies at 74
At 77, a us protestant theologist dies.
1974
Indian classical singer (born 1912)
1973
Dutch architect and educator (b. 1883)
1970
German-Jewish philologist and comparative literature scholar.
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968
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American actress who started in silent film and continued acting until her retirement in 1967.
Canadian opera singer (b. 1911)
Italian composer musicologist and critic
1967
Entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded nissan motor company (b. 1880)
Substitute president of mexico (1932-1934) (b. 1889)
1966
Italian novelist and writer. he was contemporaneous with cesare pavese, and was an influential voice in modernist novel writing. he is best known for his anti-fascist novel conversations in sicily. it was published in 1941. the 1949 u.s. first edition of the novel included an introduction by ernest hemingway. his style greatly influenced vittorini's writing and this novel in particular.
1965
Us mathematician/philosopher, dies at 93
Pianist (lawrence welk show).
1964
Filipino-spanish footballer and manager (b. 1896)
German academic and psychiatrist (d. 1964).
1963
Bowling hall of famer, dies.
1960
Prominent British suffragette who played a key role in securing women's right to vote.
Designer of the jeep, dies at 79.
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Composer dies at age 70
1958
Cristabel Pankhurst was a prominent British suffragette who fought for women's right to vote.
English activist, co-founded the women's social and political union (b. 1880)
British suffragette and political activist who played a key role in the women's suffrage movement.
French painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
English suffragette (born 1880)
French expressionist painter and french fauvist, as well as a printmaker in lithography/etching.
1957
Mattheo Bartoli was an Italian physicist known for his work on the kinetic theory of gases and the study of molecular collisions.
1956
Lukis Lukasiewicz was a Polish logician and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of multi-valued logic.
Polish-irish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956).
Polish mathematician (born 1878)
1954
First woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons.
Canadian educator and politician (b. 1890)
1953
Lev Mekhlis was a Soviet politician and journalist known for his role in Stalin's regime.
1952
Josaphine Tey was a Scottish author known for her mystery novels, including The Daughter of Time and The Franchise Affair.
Scottish playwright and mystery writer who was also the creator of scotland yard investigator alan grant. she was known as "elizabeth mackintosh", "gordon daviot", and wrote the notable works "the man in the queue" in 1928, "the daughter of time", in 1951, and "the singing sands", in 1952.
German/us musicologist dies at the age of 71.
1951
Famous for his novel 'The Robe' which was adapted into a successful film.
American author (born 1877)
1950
Raphael Sabatini was an Italian-English writer known for his historical adventure novels, including 'Scaramouche' and 'Captain Blood'.
Renowned botanist known for her work on Australian flora.
Italian writer and playwright. his adventure epics, "the sea hawk", "captain blood", and scaramouche are well-known.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1943
Writer / journalist (neglected grouser) dies at 55
1942
Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th president of brazil (b. 1865)
Czech journalist and author (d. 422)
Brazilian president (born 1865)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1937
Writer
1935
British writer known for her supernatural fiction and literary criticism.
British author (gospels of anarchy), dies at 78
1934
Slovene-hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1934).
Slovene poet, writer, and journalist in hungary (born 1864).
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1927
American politician and writer known for his work in political reform.
American historian and critic of capitalism.
1921
At the age of 67, she dies.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1917
At 48 years old, he dies.
1914
Developed the Bertillon system of criminal identification, an early form of forensic science.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on February 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1907
At the age of 59, she dies.
1906
Danish painter (born 1866).
1905
Russian painter and academic (d. 1905).