April 13th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on April 13th

2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

• Michel Bouquet

  French actor in film. since 1947, he has been in over 100 films.

• Gloria Parker

  American musician and bandleader (b.1921)

2020

• Glenna Goodacre

  Renowned American sculptor known for creating the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2018

• Quinntin Young

  Served as a U.S. Representative for Illinois.

• Den Swett

  Den Swett was a renowned physicist known for his contributions to quantum mechanics.

2017

• Vinod Bose

  Legendary tabla player known for his innovative style and compositions.

• Dan Rooney

  American football executive and former united states ambassador to ireland (b. 1932)

2016

• Bart Bartlett

  American sculptor known for his abstract metal sculptures.

2015

• Günter Grass

  German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, nobel prize laureate (b. 1927)

• Eduardo Galeano

  Uruguayan writer, journalist and novelist. his most well-known works include las venas abiertas de america(c)rica latina (1971), and memoria del fuego (1986), both of which were translated into 20 languages. they combine journalism, history, and political analysis.

• Gunther Grass

  Gunther Grass was a Nobel Prize-winning author famous for his novel 'The Tin Drum'.

• Guenter Grass

  German novelist and Nobel Prize winner known for his work 'The Tin Drum'.

• Gunter Grass

  Gunter Grass was a German novelist and playwright known for his novel 'The Tin Drum'.

Herb Trimpe

American author and illustrator (b. 1939)

2014

• Ernesto Laclau

  Argentinian-spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935)

• Michael Ruppert

  American journalist and author (d. 2014.)

2013

• Stephen Dodgson

  English composer and educator (d. 2013)

2012

• Cecil Chaudhry

  Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)

• Shūichi Higurashi

  Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

• Mark Fidrych

  American athlete. he played for the detroit tigers from 1976 to 1980. he was praised for his first year, but he suffered an injury to his arm trying to pitch with a hurt knee in his second. he didn't play as well the second year, when he was american league rookie-of-the-year and started in the all-star game. it was found …

• Bruce Snyder

  American football coach (born 1940).

• Harry Kalas

  American sportscaster (born 1936).

2008

• John Wheeler

  Contributed to the development of nuclear fission.

• John Archibald Wheeler

  American physicist and academic (b. 1911)

• John Wheeler

  American educator and physicist (born 1911).

2007

• Lomax Wheeler

  Renowned physicist known for his work in nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.

2006

• Muriel Spark

  Scottish writer, best known for her "the prime of miss jean brodie", which was made into a motion movie. in recognition of her literary achievements over the years, she was awarded the david cohen british literature prize. her last novel, published in 2004, was her last. she was awarded the ts eliot prize in 1992 and the british literature prize …

• Bill Baker

  American baseball player and coach (d.2006)

2005

• Philippe Volter

  Belgian actor and director (d.2005)

• Johnnie Johnson

  American pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)

• Don Blasingame

  American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)[139]

• Phillip Pavia

  American painter and sculptor (b. 1912)

• Johnny Loughrey

  Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

2004

• Caron Keating

  British television presenter, daughter of gloria hunniford. she grew up in ireland, and was a good student. after graduating from university in 1986, she joined blue peter, which was a children's tv show. she quickly gained a lot of popularity. the beautiful, fashion-conscious, young woman became a host of television programs. she also hosted her own radio program for bbc. …

• Lou Berberet

  American baseball player (born 1929).

2000

• Giorgio Bassani

  Italian writer, poet, essayist and novelist. he is best known for his psychological novels, particularly "the garden of the finzi contini."

• Georgio Bassani

  Italian author best known for his novel 'The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.'

• Frenchy Bordagaray

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

• Willi Stoph

  German politician and engineer 4th prime minister for east germany (d. 1999).

• Ortvin Sarapu

  Estonian-new zealand chess player and author (b. 1924)

• Willi Stoph

  German engineer and politician, 2nd prime minister of east germany (b. 1914)

1998

• Patrick de Gayardon

  French skydiver and pioneer of skysurfing

1997

• Bryant Bowles

  American soldier and activist, founded the national association for the advancement of white people (b. 1920)

• Voldemar Väli

  Estonian-swedish wrestler, businessman (d. 1997).

• Alan Cooley

  Australian public servant (b. 1920)

• Dorothy Frooks

  American author and actress (b. 1896)

• Ann Craft

  Writer/researcher, who dies at 53

Voldemar Vali

Estonian wrestler (born in 1903)

1996

• Leila Mackinlay

  English author and educator (b. 1910)

• George Mackey Brown

  Poet dies at the age of 74.

• Denis Sargan

  Economist, who dies at 71

• James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke

  Criminal dies at the age of 64

1995

• Edward Firth Henderson

  Arabist dies at the age of 77.

• Lawrence Allan Laurie Scott

  Actor, script writer, passes away at 87.

1994

• Bernt Engelmann

  German journalist known for his investigative reporting.

• Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov

  Actor (telegram), died at 83

• Nikolai Krjoetsjkov

  Russian actor (ballad of soldatje) dies at 83

• Taleb Ali al-Suheil

  Iran sheik, killed in lebanon at the age of 64.

• Donald Benjamin Harden

  Archaeologist dies at the age of 92.

P J Engels

Dutch member of parliament (kvp) dies at the age of 70.

Rudolf Hrusinsky

Czech actor (short cuts, golden eels) dies at 72

1993

• Wallace Stegner

  Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and environmentalist, known for 'Angle of Repose'.

• Barry Karas

  Leukemia: the deaths at 49

• Max Tripels

  Dutch lawyer/member of parliament dies at 72.

• Henny Budie

  Dutch director / producer (sterrenslag)

1992

• Daniel Pollock

  Australian actor (b. 1968)

• Feza Gürsey

  Turkish mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)

• Maurice Sauvé

  Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)

• Wallace Stegner

  Romantist/critic (pulitzer-1971-angle of repose).

• Brian Oulton

  Dies at 84

1990

• Luis Trenker

  Tyrolian mountain-climber, movie-maker,writer.showed in his work an idyllic character of people in the alps, heroic adventures with demagogic traits for the fascist regimes of hitler and mussolini.his numerous movies and books were well known to that time.

• Ronald Ibbs

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1988

• Jean Gascon

  Canadian actor and director (d. 1988).

1986

• Stephen Stucker

  Actor (trading places, airplane).

1984

• Ralph Kirkpatrick

  Leominster (massachusetts) -- harpsichordist, domenico scarlatti

• Richard Hurndall

  British actor (born in 1910)

• Dionyssis Papayannopoulos

  Greek actor (born 1912).

1983

• Earlee Hines

  Earlee Hines was an influential American jazz pianist and bandleader.

• Theodore Stephanides

  Greek physician, author, and poet (b. 1896)

• Gerry Hitchens

  English footballer and manager (d. 1983).

1981

• Gwyn Thomas

  Gwyn Thomas was a Welsh author and playwright celebrated for his literary contributions.

• Prince Asaka

  Yasuhiko, japan (born 1887).

1980

• Markus Höttinger

  Austrian race car driver (d. 1980)

• Markus Hottinger

  Austrian racing driver (born 1956)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

• Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

  Nigerian educator and women's rights activist (b. 1900)

• Jack Chambers

  Canadian painter and director (b. 1931)

• Paul McGrath

  Actor (witness. no time for love) dies at 74

1975

• Larry Parks

  American actor who made his broadway debut in 1937. he also appeared in films in 1941 with "mystery ship." he appeared in 13 films over the next four years, but his biggest break was in "the jolson story," which was released in october 1946.

• François Tombalbaye

  Chadian soldier, academic, and politician, 1st president of chad (b. 1918)

• Francois (Ngarta) Tombalbaye

  Chadian politician (born 1918)

1974

• Stanley Smith

  Actor (honey king of jazz, soup to nuts), is killed at 71

1973

• Henry Darger

  An American outsider artist, known for his elaborate, fantastical, and lengthy illustrated manuscripts.

• Alexandre A M Stols

  Publisher/typographer (schoone book), dies at age 73.

1971

• Juhan Smuul

  Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

• Michel Brière

  Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)

• Michel Briere

  Canadian ice hockey player (born 1949).

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

• Alfred Karindi

  Estonian composer and pianist (d. 1969).

1967

• Nicole Berger

  French actress (d. 1967).

• Luis Somoza Debayle

  At 44, president of nicaragua (1956-1963), dies.

1966

• Georges Duhamel

  French poet, writer and physician. he was a prolific writer and became famous for writing the chronicle pasquier (10 volumes).

• Abdul Salam Arif

  Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd president of iraq (b. 1921)

• Carlo Carrà

  Italian essayist and artist, carra is a leader in the futurist movement. carra is most well-known for his still lives in the metaphysical style. he was a teacher at the milan academy for many years and had a profound influence on the development of italian art in the second half of the 20th century. carra was a self-taught artist, although …

• Abdul Salam Arif

  Iraqi politician (born 1921)

1962

• Culbert Olson

  American lawyer and politician, 29th governor of california (b. 1876)

1961

• John A. Bennett

  American soldier (d. 1961)

• John A Bennett

  American convicted rapist (born 1935).

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

• Eduard van Beinum

  Dutch pianist, violinist, and conductor (b. 1901)

• Rigardus "Rijn" Rijnhout

  Age 38. giant of rotterdam (2.375m tall),

• Eduard A van Beinum

  Dutch musician/conductor, died at 57

1956

• Emil Nolde

  Emil Nolde was a German-Danish painter known for his expressive and colorful works.

• Emil Nolde

  German painter and printmaker. he was one the first expressionists and a member in die bra 1/4 cke. he is widely regarded as one of the greatest oil painting and watercolour painters the 20th century. his expressive use of color and vigorous brushwork are his hallmarks. his work often features deep reds and golden yellows, which give life to otherwise …

• Evelyn Beatrice Hall

  Evelyn Beatrice Hall was a British writer and journalist best known for her biography of Voltaire.

1954

• Angus Lewis Macdonald

  Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th premier of nova scotia (b. 1890)

• Samuel Jones

  American basketball player, who played for boston between 1957-1969. he was a pro basketball player for a total 12 seasons. in the 1960s, he was a part of five all-star games.

• Angus Lewis Macdonald

  Canadian politician (born 1890)

1952

• [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers

  Flemish actress (adelaarsjong) dies at 79

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

• C V France

  Dies at 80

1946

• William Henry Bell

  Composer dies at 72

1945

• Ernst Cassirer

  German philosopher. he was educated at the neo-kantian martburg school and initially followed hermann cohen, who tried to provide an idealistic philosophy science. after cohen's death, cohen developed a theory about symbolism that he used to expand phenomenology to a wider philosophy of culture. he is a leading advocate of philosophical idealism in the 20th century.

1944

• Cecile Chaminade

  Cecile Chaminade was a French composer and pianist known for her piano music and songs.

• Cécile Chaminade

  French composer and pianist (d. 1944).

• Paul Hazard

  French historian of ideas, scholar and professor

1943

• Oskar Schlemmer

  A German artist associated with the Bauhaus school, known for his avant-garde stage designs and innovative human figure studies.

1942

• Henk Sneevliet

  Dutch politician (b. 1883)

• Anton Uesson

  Estonian engineer and politician, 17th mayor of tallinn (b. 1879)

• Anton Uesson

  Estonian engineer and politician (17th mayor of tallinn) (d. 1942).

• Henk Sneevliet

  Leader of the dutch rsap/spartacus, executed aged 58.

1941

• Annie Cannon

  Annie Cannon was a pioneering American astronomer known for her work on stellar classification.

• Annie Jump Cannon

  American astronomer and academic (b. 1863)

• William Twaits

  Canadian soccer player (b. 1879)

• Annie Jump Cannon

  American astronomer, henry draper catalogues, dies at the age of 77.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1938

• Grey Owl

  English-canadian environmentalist, author, and editor (d. 1938).

• Archibald Belaney

  Canadian conservationist (born 1888)

1936

• Konstantinos Demertzis

  Greek politician 129th prime minister of greece (b. 1876)

• Demertzis

  Greek premier

• Konstantinos Demertzis

  Prime minister of greece (born in 1876).

• Milton Brown

  American singer and band leader who helped to create the western swing genre.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1928

• Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre

  Composer dies at 36

1927

• Georg Voigt

  German politician, mayor of frankfurt (b. 1866)

• Georg Voigt

  German politician and lawyer mayor of marburg (d.1927).

1925

• Elwood Haynes

  Pioneer in the automotive industry, developed one of the first American automobiles.

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

• Wealthy von Siemens

  German electrical engineer and industrialist.

1918

• Lavr Kornilov

  Russian general and explorer (d. 1918).

• Lavr Georgevich Kornilov

  Russian general (born 1870)

1917

• Diamond Jim Brady

  American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1856)

1912

• Takuboku Ishikawa

  Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)

• Ishikawa Takuboku

  Japanese author (born 1886)

1911

• George Washington Glick

  American lawyer and politician, 9th governor of kansas (b. 1827)

• John McLane

  Scottish-american politician, 50th governor of new hampshire (b. 1852)

• George Washington Glick

  American politician (born 1827)

1910

• William Quiller Orchardson

  Scottish-english painter and educator (b. 1835)

• William Orchardson British painter

  Dies.

• William Quiller Orchardson

  British painter (born 1835).

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on April 13th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

• Whitley Stokes

  Anglo-irish lawyer and scholar (b. 1830)

1904

• Vasili Vereshchagin

  Vasili Vereshchagin was a Russian painter who is best known for his paintings depicting the horrors of war.

• Vasily Vereshchagin

  Russian realist artist known for his war scenes and landscapes.

• Vasili Vereshtshagin Russian painter (War and Peace)

  Dies.

1903

• Derk J A Haspels Dutch actor

  At the age of 65, dies.