January 13th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

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

2020

Philip Tartaglia
Scottish prelate, catholic archbishop of glasgow (b. 1951)
Bryan Monroe
American journalist and educator, (b. 1965)

2019 - 2010

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

2019

Phil Masinga
South african footballer (b. 1969)

2017

Alexine Jeanson
Alexine Jeanson was a Canadian long-distance runner who held several world records in the 1940s.
Dick Gautier
American actor (b. 1931)
Magic Alex
Greek electronics engineer (b. 1942)
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Lord snowdon, a british aristocrat and former husband to princess margaret, was formerly married to lord snowdon.

2016

Hameed Gul
Hamid Gul was a Pakistani military officer who served as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1987 to 1989.
Lawrence Phillips
American football player (b. 1975)
Giorgio Gomelsky
Georgian-american director, producer, songwriter, and manager (b. 1934)
Brian Bedford
England, united kingdom -- actor ("anthony coronet blue")

2015

Mark Juddery
Australian journalist and author (b. 1971)
Robert White
American diplomat, united states ambassador to paraguay (b. 1926)

2014

Waldemar von Gazen
German soldier and lawyer (d. 2014.)
Randal Tye Thomas
American journalist and politician (b. 1978)
Bobby Collins
Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1931)

2013

Diogenes Allen
Renowned journalist known for investigative reporting.
Rodney Mims Cook
Sr., american lieutenant and politician (b. 1924)
Chia-Chiao Lin
Chinese-american mathematician and academic (b. 1916)

2012

Rauf Denktaş
Turkish-cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st president of northern cyprus (b. 1924)
Miljan Miljanić
Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
Guido Dessauer
German physicist and engineer (b. 1915)

2011

Albert Heijn
Dutch founder of multinational supermarket ahold.

2010

Teddy Pendergrass
American r&b singer (born 1950)
Diogenes Allen
American philosopher known for his work in philosophy of religion and ethics.
Teddy Pendergrass
American R&B singer known for hits like 'Love T.K.O.'
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
Jay Reatard
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

Kalifa Tillisi

Libyan historian and linguist (d. 2010)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

Patrick McGoohan
American-born british actor, best known for his roles in the tv series "the prisoner", 1961-1965. he also played a nato agent and secret agent. "the prisoner" ran for 17 episodes. he was a stage actor and appeared in british films starting in the mid-50s. his films include "zarak," 1955; "high tide at noon," 1956; "life for ruth," 1962; and "ice …
Dai Llewellyn
Dai Llewellyn is a Welsh novelist who has written several acclaimed works of fiction.
Hortense Calisher
American novelist and short story writer, known for her psychological depth and literary style.
Patrick McGoohan
Actor and director best known for his role in the TV series The Prisoner.
Burford Prentice
Canadian politician who served as the 16th Premier of Alberta.

Mansour Rahbani

Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)

Nancy Bird Walton

Australian pilot (b. 1915)

Dai Llewellyn

Welsh socialite and politician (b. 1946)

W. D. Snodgrass

American poet (d. 2009)

William De Witt Snodgrass

American poet born in 1926, under the pseudonym s. s. gardons

Dona Mary Ejercito

Filipino supercentarian, mother to joseph ejercito estrada (born in 1905)

Nancy Bird Walton

Australian aviator (born 1915)

2008

Johnny Podres
American baseball pitcher. he began his career with the dodgers of brooklyn and moved with them to los angeles from 1953 to 1966. he pitched the brooklyn dodgers to their first world series championship in 1965. podres is known for his pinpoint control and fastball. he was traded to detroit in 1966 and moved to san diego in 1969. he …
Sergei Larin
Lithuanian tenor (born 1956).

2007

Michael Brecker
American saxophonist and composer (steps ahead and parliament-funkadelic) (d. 2007)
Danny Oakes
American racecar driver (born in 1911)

2006

Marc Potvin
Canadian-american ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
Frank Fixaris
American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)

2005

Nell Rankin
American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
Earl Cameron
Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
Nell Rankin
American soprano and educator (d. 2005)
Earl Cameron
Canadian broadcaster (born in 1915).

2004

Harold Shipman
British serial killer. he was perhaps the most prolific in england, with around 200 victims between 9/21/1984 and 6/24/1998 when he was captured. shipman, a caring doctor in hyde, was married with four children. he was convicted on 1/31/2000 of the murder of 15 elderly patients he treated with morphine between 1995 and 1998.
Arne Næss
Jr., german-norwegian mountaineer and businessman (d. 2004)
Zeno Vendler
American philosopher of languages (born in 1921)
Arne Naess Jr
Norwegian mountain climber (born 1937)

2003

Norman Panama
American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
Norman Panama
American screenwriter and director (born in 1914).

2002

Frank Shuster
Canadian actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
Gregorio Fuentes
Ernest hemingway's first wife was a cuban fisherman (born 1897).

2001

Michael Cuccione
Canadian actor and singer (born in 1985).

2000

Chun Kai-sheng
Chinese Nationalist general and politician

1999 - 1990

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

1997

William Mills
American historian and curator (d. 28)

1996

Denise Grey [Edouardine Verthuy]
Actress julia (julietta) dies at 99
Willian Myuon Bany
Guerrilla leader dies.

1995

Max Harris
Australian journalist, poet, and author (b. 1921)
Arthur Mervyn Stockwood
Bishop dies at the age of 81.
Ruby Starr
At age 44, grey ghost, a vocalist, dies from a brain tumor
Maxwell Henley Harris
Austrian poet / publisher (critics), died at 73
Max Harris
Born 1921, australian poet, columnist, and publisher

Arnold Smith

Painter (vigelius prize 1935), dies at age 89.

1994

Johan J Holst
Norwegian minister of defense/foreign affairs, dies at age 56.
Frederick William Sternfield
Musicologist, who dies at 79.

1993

Camargo Guarnieri
Brazilian composer and conductor (b. 1907)
Rene Pleven
Died as prime minister of france (50-51, 1951-52)

1992

Fitzgerald Griffith
Fitzgerald Griffith was a prominent politician known for his contributions to his country's governance.
Yvonne Bryceland
Actress, road to mecca, dies at 66 from cancer
Josef Neckermann
German equestrian champion and olympic champion. he was a four-time olympic gold medalist at four olympics: 1960, 1964 and 1968, 1968, 1972, and 1972.

1989 - 1980

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

1989

Sterling Brown
African-American poet, teacher, and literary critic associated with the Harlem Renaissance.
Joe Spinell
Actor (maniac star crash, strike force), who dies at 51

1988

Chiang Ching-kuo
Chinese politician, 3rd president of the republic of china (d. 1988)

1987

E van Ruller
Dutch journalist/co-founder (trouw, loyal), dies.

1986

Llewelyn Lloyd
Legendary Welsh rugby player known for his exceptional skills and sportsmanship.
Kevin Longbottom
Australian rugby league player (b. 1940)
Abdul Fattah Ismail
Yemeni educator and politician, 4th president of south yemen (b. 1939)
Abdel Fattah Ismail
President of south-yemen (1969-80), assassinated.

1983

René Bonnet
French race car driver and engineer (b. 1904)
Arthur Space
Actor doc weaver-lassie dies from cancer at the age of 74
D Mack Reynolds
Us writer (amazon planet, once departed), dies.
John McHugh
Actor (unspeakable) dies at 69 from a heart attack

1982

Marcel Camus
French film director. orfeu negro (black orpheus) is his most famous film. it won the golden palm at cannes film festival 1959 and the academy award for best foreign language film 1960.
Marcel Camus
French director and screenwriter (b. 1912)

1981

Emiel van Hemeldonck
Belgian writer mary, my child, dies at 83

1980

Andre Kostelanetz
Russian-american conductor (b. 1901)
Andre Kostelanetz
American popular music orchestra leader and arranger (d. 80).

1979 - 1970

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

1979

Marjorie Lawrence
Australian operatic soprano who had a successful international career in the 1930s and 1940s.
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)
Donny Hathaway
American producer and singer (earth wind & fire), born 1979

1978

Hubert Humphrey
American politician who was vice-president of america from 1965-1969 under president lyndon b. johnson. he was elected senator from minnesota in 1949 and was reelected three more times. he held that position until 1964. he unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in 1968.
Hubert Humphrey
American pharmacist, academic, and politician, 38th vice president of the united states (b. 1911)
Joe McCarthy
American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
Joseph V McCarthy
Baseball manager (new york yankees), passes away at the age of 90.
Joe McCarthy
American baseball manager and player (d. 1978).

1977

Henri Langlois
French cinephile and film archivist. langlois, a pioneer in film preservation, was an important figure in the history and development of cinema. many credit his film screenings in paris during the 1950s with generating the ideas for the auteur theory.

1976

Margaret Leighton
British actress, "much ado about nothing", dies at the age of 53.

1974

Raoul Jobin
Canadian educator and tenor (d. 1974).
Salvador Novo
Mexican playwright and poet (d. 1974).

1973

Sabahattin Eyüboğlu
Turkish screenwriter and producer (b. 1908)

1971

Robert Still
English composer and educator (b. 1910)
Bernard "Heinz" Lammerding
German ss-general/contractor (tulle), dies at age 65.

1969 - 1960

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

1969

Howard Swan
Howard Swan was an American composer and conductor known for his choral works.
Paxton Booth
Paxton Booth was an American artist known for his abstract paintings.
Wilton Graff
Actor (bloodlust just before dawn), passes away at 65

1967

Anatole de Grunwald
Russian-english screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)

1964

Eb Farnum
Eb Farnum was a physicist known for his contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.

1963

Sylvanus Olympio
Togolese businessman and politician, president of togo (b. 1902)
Leonardus G Kortenhorst
Dutch member of parliament (kvp), dies at the age of 76

1962

Ernie Kovacs
Comedy show host (show), is killed in a car accident in west los angeles, california at the age of 42.

1960

Sibilla Aleramo [Rina Faccio]
Ital poet (una donna) dies at 83

1959 - 1950

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

1959

Loyed Nolan
American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.

1958

Edna Purviance
Actress (charlie chaplin sunnyside), is killed at 61
Jesse L. Lasky
American film producer, co-founded paramount pictures (b. 1880)
Jesse L Lasky
American film producer (born 1880).
John Lindeboom Dutch vicar/church historian
At 75 years old, the victim dies.

1957

A. E. Coppard English poet and short story writer (b. 1878)

1956

Lyonel Feininger
German-american painter and leading exponent for expressionism. he was also a comic strip artist and caricaturist.

1954

Oakley Collins
Oakley Collins was an American politician known for his contributions to public service.
Roland Diggle
Composer dies at 69

1949 - 1940

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

1949

Aino Aalto
Finnish architect and designer (b. 1894)

1947

Veit Valentin
German/us historian (german people) dies at the age of 61.

1943

Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)

1941

Aloysuis Joyce
Renowned Irish novelist and poet known for his work 'Ulysses'.
James Joyce
Irish novelist, writer and wordsmith. he was an intellectual literary genius and a pioneer in the development of a unique style that revolutionized fiction's plot and character.
Aloysius Joyce
Irish novelist and poet, best known for his groundbreaking work Ulysses.
Jomes Joyce
Renowned Irish author known for his novel Ulysses.

1939 - 1930

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

1939

Jacob Ruppert
Ceo (new york yankees, 1915-39), dies.

1934

Cassius Coolidge
Painter known for his iconic 'Dogs Playing Poker' series.
Paul Ulrich Villard
French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
Paul Ulrich Villard
French physicist (born in 1860).
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
Soldier/explorer (sudan), dies at age 70.

1932

Sophia of Prussia
Constantine i of greece's consort (born 1870).

1930

C-E Auguste Rateau
French inventor (rsteam turbine), is killed at the age of 66.

1929 - 1920

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

1929

Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp was an American Old West lawman, gambler, and saloon keeper who is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
H. B. Higgins
Irish-australian judge and politician, 3rd attorney-general for australia (b. 1851)
H B Higgins
Born 1851, australian politician and judge

1928

Johan Peter Koch
Danish officer/explorer dies at the age of 57.
Mara Buneva
Bulgarian revolutionary (born 1902)

1924

Georg Hermann Quincke
German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
Georg H Quincke
German physicist test of quincke dies at the age of 89.
Georg Hermann Quincke
German physicist (born 1834)

1923

Alexandre Ribot
French academic and politician, prime minister of france (b. 1842)
Alexandre Ribot
French politician and academic prime minister of france

1919 - 1910

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

1917

Ladislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár
Hungarian diplomat and entrepreneur who served as the Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States.

1916

Victoriano Huerta
Mexican general who became president and dictator of Mexico.

1915

Mary Slessor
Scottish-nigerian missionary (b. 1848)

1914

Bernardus H Heldt Dutch Member of Parliament
At 72 years old, he dies.
Valentin de Zubiaurre y Unionbarrenechea
Composer dies at 76

1913

Thomas P Krag Norwegian author/novelist (Jon Graeff
Ulf ran) dies at the age of 44.

1909 - 1900

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

1907

Jakob Hurt
Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)

1906

Oswald Durand
Haitian poet and politician who played a key role in the literary and political life of Haiti.
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
Alexander Stepanovich Popov
Russian physicist (born 1859)