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In the year 1913
888 Notable birthdays
Herman Goldstine
American mathematician (1913–2004).
Born September 13th, 1913 in Chicago.
Died June 23rd, 2004 at 90 years old in Bryn Mawr (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ali Sardar Jafri
Urdu writer from india (1913-2000).
Born November 29th, 1913 in Balrampur.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Earl Bostic
American jazz saxophonist (1913–1965).
Born April 25th, 1913 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1965 at 52 years old in Rochester (myocardial infarction).
Libertas Schulze-Boysen
German opponent of the nazis who belonged to the red orchestra (1913-1942).
Born November 20th, 1913 in Paris.
Died December 22nd, 1942 at 29 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Hans Eisele
German ss officer and concentration camp doctor (1913-1967).
Born March 13th, 1913 in Donaueschingen.
Died May 3rd, 1967 at 54 years old in Maadi.
Etta Baker
American piedmont blues guitarist and singer.
Born March 31st, 1913 in Caldwell County.
Died September 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Fairfax. [ref]
N. Richard Nash
American writer (1913–2000).
Born June 7th, 1913 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
C. West Churchman
American philosopher and systems scientist (1913-2004).
Born August 29th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2004 at 90 years old in Bolinas.
Robert Stafford
American politician (1913–2006).
Born August 8th, 1913 in Rutland.
Died December 23rd, 2006 at 93 years old in Rutland. [ref]
Richard Seaman
Racecar driver (1913-1939).
Born February 4th, 1913 in Chichester.
Died June 25th, 1939 at 26 years old in Spa.
Abd al-Ilah
Regent and crown prince of iraq (1913–1958).
Born November 14th, 1913 in Ta'if.
Died July 14th, 1958 at 44 years old in Al Rehab Palace (mass shooting).
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat (1913–1988).
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Pak Song-chol
North korean politician (1913–2008).
Born September 2nd, 1913 in Gyeongju.
Died October 28th, 2008 at 95 years old in Pyongyang (disease). [ref]
Wols
German painter and photographer (1913-1951).
Born May 27th, 1913 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 1st, 1951 at 38 years old in Paris, Champigny-sur-Marne. [ref]
Marika Rökk
Hungarian-born actress, singer, dancer (1913–2004).
Born November 3rd, 1913 in Cairo.
Died May 16th, 2004 at 90 years old in Baden (myocardial infarction).
Barrington Moore, Jr.
American historian and sociologist.
Born May 12th, 1913 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 16th, 2005 at 92 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Gheorghe Apostol
Former first secretary of the romanian workers' party (1913–2010).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Tudor Vladimirescu.
Died August 21st, 2010 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Gale Page
American actress (1913-1983).
Born July 23rd, 1913 in Spokane.
Died January 8th, 1983 at 69 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Kathleen Burke
American actress (1913-1980).
Born September 5th, 1913 in Hammond.
Died April 9th, 1980 at 66 years old in Glendale (disease).
Shirley Ross
American actress, singer (1913-1975).
Born January 7th, 1913 in Omaha.
Died March 9th, 1975 at 62 years old in Menlo Park (cancer).
Ajahn Maha Bua
Thai buddhist monk (1913–2011).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Bān Tāt.
Died January 30th, 2011 at 97 years old in Wat Pa Ban Tat (pneumonia). [ref]
Alexander Kotov
Soviet chess player (1913–1981).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Tula.
Died January 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Stefan Heym
German writer (1913-2001).
Born April 10th, 1913 in Chemnitz.
Died December 16th, 2001 at 88 years old in Ein Bokek (myocardial infarction).
Thomas F. Torrance
Protestant theologian (1913–2007).
Born August 30th, 1913 in Chengdu.
Died December 2nd, 2007 at 94 years old in Edinburgh.
Álvaro Cunhal
Portuguese politician and writer (1913-2005).
Born November 10th, 1913 in Coimbra.
Died June 13th, 2005 at 91 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
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