October 13th famous deaths

Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej was the King of Thailand and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.
Dario Fo
Italian playwright, radical italian writer and winner of 1997 nobel prize for literature. he is a controversial playwright, actor, director and well-known for his political farces and satires. fo is often considered to be the rightful heir to aristophanes. he has been leading the european field of political satire for more than 30 years. his ideologically motivated attacks mainly targeted …
Curt Engelhorn
German entrepreneur known for founding the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Mannheim.
Jim Prentice
Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th premier of alberta (d. 2016)
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)
King of thailand (b. 1927)

Dario Fo

Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, nobel prize laureate (d. 2016)

2015

Alby Schultz
Australian politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Jacky Sutton
British journalist and former BBC World Service trustee.
Michael J. H. Walsh
English general (b. 1927)
Rosalyn Baxandall
American historian, author, and academic (b. 1939)
Bruce Hyde
American actor and academic (d. 2015)

2014

Wilbert Tatum
American journalist and former editor-in-chief of the New York Amsterdam News.
Antonio Cafiero
Argentinian accountant and politician, governor of buenos aires province (d. 2014)
Mohammad Sarengat
Indonesian sprinter (b. 1939)
Margaret Hillert
American author and poet (b. 1920)
John Bradfield
English biologist and businessman, founded cambridge science park (b. 1925)

Pontus Segerström

Swedish footballer (d. 2014)

2013

Martin Drewes
German pilot and soldier (d. 2013).
Tommy Whittle
Scottish-english saxophonist (d. 2013)
Joe Meriweather
American basketball coach and player (d. 2013).
Takashi Yanase
Anpanman, a japanese poet and illustrator, was created (d. 2013).

2012

Gary Collins
American television host and actor. collins was awarded a daytime emmy in 1984 for his "outstanding host of a talk/informational series". he began his career as a minor actor in films like "the pigeon that took roma", "airport" or "angel in my pocket". although he tried his hand at being a lead actor in a television series, his programs "sixth …
Tomonobu Imamichi
Japanese philosopher and academic (b. 1922)
Stuart Bell
English lawyer and politician (d. 2012)

2011

Barbara Kent
Canadian-born american actress (b. 1907)

2010

Vernon Biever
American photographer (born in 1923)

2009 - 2000

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

2009

Stephen Barnett
American legal scholar who opposed newspaper preservation act of 1970 (d.2009)

2008

Alexei Cherepanov
Russian ice hockey player (born in 1989).

2007

Bob Denard
French rebel, adventurer, and mercenary. he is a modern-day soldier-of-fortune. denard served in the bloody biafran war of succession against nigeria in 1961. he also fought communists in angola and fought against them in rhodesia (now zimbabwe). he was also a soldier in rhodesia against black guerrillas. he was also involved in yemen's civil war as well as with the …

2006

Adlean Black
Prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.
Wang Guangmei
Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd spouse of the president of the people's republic of china (b. 1921)
Wang Guangmei
Liu shaoqi's wife (born in 1921)

2005

Curley Marie
Curley Marie was a pioneering physicist known for her work in nuclear physics.
Vivian Malone Jones
American journalist known for being one of the first African-American students to enroll at the University of Alabama.

2004

Bernice Rubens
British novelist and the first woman to win the Booker Prize.
Enrique Fernando
Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th chief justice of the supreme court of the philippines (d.2004).

2003

Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2003)
Bertram Brockhouse
Canadian physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on neutron scattering.
Bertram Nathaniel Brockhouse
Canadian journalist and Nobel laureate in Physics.

2002

Keene Curtis
Keene Curtis was a talented actor known for his work on stage and screen.
Stephen Ambrose
American historian and author (b. 1936)

2001

Peter Doyle
Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
Peter Doyle
Australian pop singer, the new seekers (born 1949).

2000

Jean Peters
American actress. she was selected for a campus contest that led to hollywood, where she signed a contract with 20th century fox. she appeared in many roles in films during the 1950s, starting with her 1952 debut. her films include "captain from castile", "viva zapata", 1952, "three coins in the fountain", 1954, and "a man called peter," 1956.
Gus Hall
Gus Hall was a prominent American communist politician.
Gus Hall
American union organizer and head u.s. communist party (d.2000)

1999 - 1990

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

1999

Michael Hartnett
Irish poet (b. 1941)

1998

Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov
Russian businessman and politician (b. 1944)

1997

Adil Carcani
Prime minister of albania (1982-91)

1996

Beryl Reid
Beryl Reid was an English actress known for her roles in television, film, and theater, including her portrayal of the eccentric Aunt Sissie in the sitcom The Killing of Sister George.
Henri Nannen
German editor-in-chief and publisher of stern magazine since 1948. he is married with one child and served in ww ii as a soldier in the german army. age 82, he died in hanover, germany on october 13, 1996.
Rene Lacoste
French tennis player and businessman
Albert Hughes Williams
At 89, a teacher/historian dies

1995

Henry Roth
American novelist best known for his novel 'Call It Sleep'.
Golfredo Corradetti
Conductor dies at 79
Ali Faik Zaghloul
Egyptian radio presenter (born 1924)

1993

Otmar Gutmann
German filmmaker (b. 1937)
Gwen Wells
Actress (nashville), is killed by cancer at 42
Wade Flemons
American soul singer (born in 1940).

1992

James Marshall
American author and illustrator (b. 1942)
Hughes Rudd
News anchor, cbs morning news, dies at 71 from aneurysm
Dantrell Davis
American gang shooting victim (born 1985)

1991

Daniel Oduber Quiros
Costa rican lawyer, philosopher and poet. from 1974 to 1978, he was costa rica's president. he is credited for the creation of the sistema nacional de radio y televisia3n, and the universidad estatal a distancia.
Donald Houston
Actor (battle hell and study in terror), died at 67

1990

Douglas Edwards
Douglas Edwards was an American radio and television news broadcaster, known for being the first network television news anchor.
Lê Đức Thọ
Vietnamese general and politician, nobel prize laureate (d. 1990)
Hans Namuth
German / us photographer (todos santos, guatemala)
Hans Freudenthal
Mathematician / director ow&oc (f institution)
Le ?uc Tho
Vietnam politician and general, who was awarded the nobel peace prize (born in 1911).

1989 - 1980

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

1988

Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank was a screenwriter and film director known for his collaborations with Norman Panama.
Mike Venezia
Jockey dies in belmont race track's 5th race fall, new york.

1987

Zigmond Molnar
Hungarian composer known for his orchestral works.
Walter Houser Brattain
Chinese-american physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1987)
Kishore Kumar
Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (b. 1929)
Walter H Brattain
At 85, a us physicist (transistors nobel 1956), is killed
Walter Houser Brattain
Co-inventor of the transistor and Nobel laureate in Physics.

Kishore Kumar

Legendary playback singer known for his versatile voice.

Nilgün Marmara

Turkish poet and author (b. 1958)

1985

Tage Danielsson
Swedish author, actor, and director (d. 1985)

1984

Alice Neel
Alice Neel was an American visual artist known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, and political figures.

1981

Antonio Berni
Argentinian figurative artist. he is associated to nuevo realismo ("new realism") a latin american extension for social realism. his work, which includes a series featuring juanito laguna, a character he created to illustrate his paintings, and collages that depict poverty and the effects on industrialization in buenos aires have been exhibited all over the globe.
Nils Asther
Actor (son of lassie, wild orchids), died at 84

1979 - 1970

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

1979

Rebecca Clarke
English viola player and composer (b. 1886)
Rebecca Helferich Clarke
English composer and violinist (born 1886).
Clarence Muse
Actor (sam casablanca), passes away at 90

1974

Ed Sullivan
Television host (show, toast of the town) dies at 73
Otto Binder
American sci-fi author, reader and librarian from 1936-1938. freelance writer since 1932. from 1960-1962, he was editor-in chief of "space world", and publisher since 1962. his column "our space age" was published in 26 u.s. newspapers and 11 foreign newspapers. earl, his brother, wrote as eaando binder until 1940. he is best known for his 1949 book, "my best science …
Garman Ryan
American poet known for his works on nature and spirituality.
Anatoli Kozhemyakin
Soviet footballer (d. 1974)
Ed Sullivan
American journalist and talk show host (b. 1901)

1973

Albert Mandler
Austrian-israeli general (b. 1929)
Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı
Turkish ethnographer and author (b. 1886)

1971

Stafford Smythe
Canadian journalist known for his work in sports journalism.

1970

Julia Culp
Dutch mezzo-soprano internationally-celebrated in the years 1901aeur"1919 and known as the "dutch nightingale."

1969 - 1960

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

1968

Bea Benaderet
Bea Benaderet was a talented actress best known for her voice work in 'The Flintstones' and 'The Beverly Hillbillies'.
Edric Connor
Edric Connor was a Trinidadian actor, musician, and writer known for his contributions to Caribbean folklore and music.

1966

Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb was a renowned actor who starred in classic films like 'Laura' and 'Sitting Pretty.'

1961

Maya Deren
American avant-garde filmmaker and entrepreneur. deren was also a choreographer and dancer, film theorist as well as a poet, lecturer writer, and photographer.
Prince Louis Rwagasore
Burundi politician, prime minister of burundi (b. 1932)
Louis Rwagasore
Burundi politician (born 1932)

1960

Selah Chambers
Selah Chambers was a prominent politician known for his contributions to public service.

1959 - 1950

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

1959

K Rudolf Mengelberg
Dutch composer (concert amsterdam), died at 67

1958

Alexander Moiseyevich Veprik
Composer dies at 59

1956

Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
Turkish poet and author (d. 1956)

1955

Manuel Ávila Camacho
Mexican general and politician, 45th president of mexico (b. 1897)
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexican politician (born 1897)

1953

Millard Mitchell
American character actor.

1950

Ernest Haycox
American soldier and author (b. 1899)

1949 - 1940

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

1948

Samuel S Hinds
Actor (raven test pilot), is killed at 73

1947

Sydney Webb
Sydney Webb was a British socialist, economist, and reformer.
Sidney Webb
1st baron passfield english politician and economist secretary of state for colonies (d. 477)

1945

Hershey Chocolates
Founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, known for popularizing milk chocolate in the US.
Milton Hershey
American industrialist and philanthropist, hershey founded the hershey chocolate company (in 1903) and established hershey, pennsylvania in 1909. hershey was a great entrepreneur in the 20th and 21st centuries thanks to his determination, hard work, and only a third grade education.
Milton S. Hershey
American businessman, founded the hershey company (b. 1857)
Milton S Hershey
American chocolate tycoon (born in 1857).