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August 13th

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547 Notable birthdays

Jean Borotra

French tennis player.

Born August 13th, 1898 in Biarritz.

Died July 17th, 1994 at 95 years old in Arbonne.

Okaro White

American basketball player.

Born August 13th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Clearwater. [ref]

Dang Van Lam

Russian-born vietnamese footballer.

Born August 13th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Moscow.

Lincoln Díaz-Balart

American politician (1954–2025).

Born August 13th, 1954 in Havana.

Died March 3rd, 2025 at 70 years old in Key Biscayne. [ref]

Felix Wankel

German mechanical engineer, inventor of the wankel engine (1902-1988).

Born August 13th, 1902 in Lahr/Schwarzwald, Schillerstraße 4.

Died October 9th, 1988 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.

Edwin Sutherland

American criminologist (1883–1950).

Born August 13th, 1883 in Nebraska.

Died October 11th, 1950 at 67 years old in Bloomington.

Gil Ofarim

German musician and actor.

Born August 13th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Munich.

Salvador Luria

Italian american microbiologist (1912–1991).

Born August 13th, 1912 in Turin.

Died February 6th, 1991 at 78 years old in Lexington (cardiovascular disease).

Thomas Ravelli

Swedish association football goalkeeper.

Born August 13th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Vimmerby.

Christian Rakovsky

Soviet diplomat (1873-1941).

Born August 13th, 1873 in Kotel.

Died September 11th, 1941 at 68 years old in Oryol (gunshot wound).

Yuri Orlov

Soviet physicist and dissident (1924–2020).

Born August 13th, 1924 in Moscow.

Died September 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Ithaca. [ref]

John Ireland

British composer and teacher of music (1879-1962).

Born August 13th, 1879 in Bowdon.

Died June 12th, 1962 at 82 years old in Rock Mill.

Kathleen Gati

Canadian actress.

Born August 13th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Canada.

Claudia McNeil

American actress (1917-1993).

Born August 13th, 1917 in Baltimore.

Died November 25th, 1993 at 76 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (diabetes).

Tomáš Necid

Czech international association football player.

Born August 13th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Prague.

Chad Brown

American actor and poker player (1961-2014).

Born August 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.

Died July 2nd, 2014 at 52 years old in The Bronx (cancer).

William Bernbach

American businessman.

Born August 13th, 1911 in The Bronx.

Died October 2nd, 1982 at 71 years old in New York City.

Pol Lirola

Spanish association football player.

Born August 13th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Mollet del Vallès.

Ian Haugland

Swedish drummer.

Born August 13th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Nordreisa Municipality.

William Gott

British army general (1897-1942).

Born August 13th, 1897 in Scarborough.

Died August 7th, 1942 at 44 years old in Cairo.

Mariya Savinova

Russian female 800m olympic sprinter.

Born August 13th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Chelyabinsk.

Pete Visclosky

American politician.

Born August 13th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Gary.

Rita Johnson

Actress (1913-1965).

Born August 13th, 1913 in Worcester.

Died October 31st, 1965 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease).

Gary McSheffrey

English footballer and manager (born 1982).

Born August 13th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Coventry.

Noor Hassanali

Former president of trinidad and tobago (1918-2006).

Born August 13th, 1918 in San Fernando.

Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]

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