May 13th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on May 13th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2022
2nd president of the united arab emirates (b. 1948)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
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American singer and actress; known worldwide as the world's favorite virgin, on-screen since 1948. her films were light romance, good humor, and light romance.
American nuclear physicist and leading researcher in ufology.
American civil rights activist and politician (d. 2019)
2018
![Margot Kidder]()
Margot kidder was a canadian-american actress best known for her iconic role as lois lane in the superman film series.
Edgardo Angara was a Filipino politician and businessman known for his contributions to Philippine politics and business.
2016
Indian poet and lyricist who was known for his contributions to Urdu poetry and Bollywood music.
American sociologist and academic (b. 1926)
2015
In ussr, 800-meter runner (9 world records).
Jr., american baseball player (b. 1931)
Russian cyclist (b. 1937)
American-canadian physician and academic (b. 1934)
American clarinet player and composer (b. 1927)
2014
Malik Bendjelloul was a Swedish filmmaker who won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film 'Searching for Sugar Man'.
Renowned author and poet who made significant contributions to literature.
American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
American occultist and author (b. 1948)
Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926)
2013
American psychologist, author, and actress (b. 1927)
American football player (d. 2013)
Indian photographer (b. 1954)
Canadian politician (b. 1943)
Namibian lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
Russian footballer (d. 2013)
2012
English speedway rider (b. 1979)
Cuban-american theologian, author, and academic (b. 1943)
Vietnamese bishop (b. 1906)
American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1941)
Australian humanitarian (b. 1925)
Afghan politician (b. 1937)
2011
Mccain foods was founded by a canadian businessman (d. 2011).
American director and producer (b. 1942)
Canadian-american ice hockey player (d. 2011)
American sculptor and educator (d. 2011)
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
Achille Compagnoni was an Italian alpine ski racer who achieved success in the 1948 Winter Olympics.
American actor of character (born in 1926)
Belgian-born israeli religious figure (d. 2009)
Belgian-born member of the rabbinical court of the edah hachareidis jerusalem (born 1934).
2008
Mexican author known for his works on Mexican culture and society.
American journalist and author (b. 1936)
Kuwaiti ruler, emir of kuwait (b. 1930)
American television reporter (born 1936).
Sheikh of kuwait (born 1930)
2006
Celebrated poet whose works continue to inspire readers worldwide.
Jr., american singer (heatwave), (d. 2006).
American scholar and historian (d. 2006).
2005
French music producer, whose singers included charles aznavour, dalida, and jacques brel. barclay records was founded by him.
American mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
American serial killer (born 1959).
2004
Renowned Filipino painter known for his abstract art.
2002
Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2002)
Australian actress and author (b. 1925)
Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1939).
American artist (born 1918).
2001
American playwright and actor (d. 2001).
2000
Japanese professional wrestler (born 1951).
American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1999
Harrison, new york -- pga golfer (masters 1935, us open 1922, 32)
Saudi arabian scholar and academic (b. 1910)
1997
British poet and author known for his autobiographical works.
1996
Mountaineering publisher dies at the age of 57.
1995
Chinese-american logician, philosopher, and mathematician (b. 1921)
1994
Canadian-american jurist and politician, 42nd governor of michigan (b. 1925)
Pilot and driver of a race car in ireland (d. 1994).
Medievalist dies at the age of 77.
Actress wild gold, who died of cancer in 1988, is now 88
1993
A British-born Catholic monk and priest who lived in India and was known for his efforts to integrate Christian and Hindu spirituality.
Dutch cyclist (1964 olympics-gold medalist), is killed at 47
Mexican comedian actor dies at 71 from a heart attack
Santa sangre, a mexican comedian, dies at the age of 71 from a heart attack.
1992
Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992)
Writer dies at 55
At 58, trumpeter dies.
1990
Russian writer, dies.
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988
American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer (d. 1988)
Archer Towers was a British Conservative Party politician.
Renowned American jazz trumpeter and vocalist.
1985
Renowned Filipino painter known for his vibrant landscapes and portraits.
American literary critic and biographer (b. 1918)
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Silent screen star, dies in riverdale (bronx) new york city, new york at age 91.
Canadian-american screenwriter and actress (d. 1985).
1982
Italian composer and musician. notable family, brother to roberto rossellini.
Composer dies at 64
1981
Effie Perine was an American actress who appeared in silent films during the early 20th century.
African-American playwright and screenwriter, best known for his play 'The House of Connelly'.
Composer dies at 76
1980
Renowned Pakistani music composer and director.
Accomplished equestrian and sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
American author known for her novels and short stories.
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1979
Actress (in pyama), passes away at 65
1977
American writer who sold his stories to pulp magazines and slick magazines in 1935. he published "i, the jury", the first in a series of mike hammer, tough-guy, private-eye novels. this made him one the most-sold and highest-paid novelists of the 1950s. for 16 years, he also worked on tv miller lite beer commercials.
American crime novelist (d. 2006)
1975
French physicist and the first woman elected to the french academie des sciences in 1962. marie curie was her student.
Discovered the element francium.
French chemist who discovered the element francium.
American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1905)
1974
American author known for his novels depicting life in the American South.
Mexican poet and diplomat (b. 1902)
American colonel and author (b. 1898)
''million-words-a-year'' pulp magazines author (born 1898)
1972
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Texas, united states -- actor (tiny-cimarron city, hoss-bonanza)
American television actor, korean war veteran. he is best known for his role in "bonanza," the long-running nbc western television series. blocker, who was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 320 lbs, played the role between 1959 and his death in los angeles on 13 may 1972 at age 43. after gall bladder surgery, he died from a pulmonary …
American television actor, korean war veteran. he is best known for his role in "bonanza," the long-running nbc western television series. blocker, who was 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighed 320 lbs, played the role between 1959 and his death in los angeles on 13 may 1972 at the age of 43. after gall bladder surgery, he died from …
1971
Composer dies at 67
1970
Cuban composer and conductor.
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1968
Dedicated to promoting the arts and preserving cultural heritage.
1967
Actor (wagon train), died at 64
1966
Illegal: poet/editor in chief
1963
Austrian-born catholic bishop who helped nazi war criminals escape (born 1885).
1962
American academic and painter (d. 1962).
American dentist (b. 1893)
American dental researcher (born 1893)
Actor colonel flack dies from cancer at 60
Doctor (introduced fluoridation to water).
American expressionist painter dies at 51
1961
![Gary Cooper]()
American actor who rose to fame after his appearance in "sergeant york" in 1941. cooper won the oscar for the role in "sergeant york" in 1941. cooper was nominated for the oscars for "deeds goes to town," "the pride of the yankees" and "for whom the bell tolls." in 1961, he made his last film, "the naked edge." he made …
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1957
Hungarian-israeli mathematician and academic (b. 1886)
1956
Russ author (young guard) commits suicide at 54
1951
Author (issue beukennoot) dies at 65
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948
Kathleen Kennedy was a member of the famous Kennedy family and served as a socialite and diplomat.
Marchioness of hartington (b. 1920)
1947
A New Zealand painter known for her landscape and still life paintings.
Indian poet and playwright (b. 1926)
1946
American suffragist (b. 1869)
1945
American jazz drummer (born 1895).
1942
Composer dies at 41
1941
The 26th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1941).
Elector of saxony (d. 1763)
The 26th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (born 1891)
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938
Swiss-french physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861)
Swiss physicist, nobel prize laureate (born 1861)
1937
Georgian mother to joseph stalin (born 1858).
1933
Writer dies at 67
1931
Composer dies at 79
1930
Elliet Wilkins Freeman was an American novelist and short story writer known for her works exploring the lives of women in rural New England.
Norwegian scientist, explorer, and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1861)
German feminist, dies.
Norwegian politician and scientist. nansen received the nobel peace prize for his exploration of north pole in 1922. he died 5/13/1930, lysaker, norway.
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1929
German electrical engineer, invented the enigma machine (b. 1878)
1926
Belgian-american bishop (b. 1857)
Belgian catholic prelate (born in 1857).
1925
Russian terrorist writer (born 1879).
Russian writer/terrorist
1923
Emile Berlin was a German inventor known for his work on early sound recording technologies.
1921
French poet, novelist and dramatist. he is best-known for his poetry of the provence region.
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1916
Renowned Yiddish writer known for his stories about Tevye the Dairyman.
Ukrainian-american playwright and author (d. 1916).
Russian author (born 1859)
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on May 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi.
1904
1903
Filipino revolutionary leader and statesman who played a key role in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule.
Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st prime minister of the philippines (b. 1864)
Filipino politician and lawyer 1st prime minister (d. 1903)
1901
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