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In the year 1913

806 Notable birthdays

Richard Nixon

President of the united states from 1969 to 1974 (1913–1994).

Born January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda.

Died April 22nd, 1994 at 81 years old in Manhattan (stroke).

Gerald Ford

President of the united states from 1974 to 1977.

Born July 14th, 1913 in Omaha. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2006 at 93 years old in Rancho Mirage (arteriosclerosis). [ref]

Jimmy Hoffa

American labor union leader (1913 – disappeared 1975).

Born February 14th, 1913 in Brazil.

Died July 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Bloomfield Hills.

Rosa Parks

Civil rights activist.

Born February 4th, 1913 in Tuskegee. [ref]

Died October 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Vivien Leigh

British actress.

Born November 5th, 1913 in Darjeeling.

Died July 8th, 1967 at 53 years old in Eaton Square (tuberculosis).

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980).

Born September 12th, 1913 in Oakville. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1980 at 66 years old in Tucson (lung cancer). [ref]

Albert Camus

French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913–1960).

Born November 7th, 1913 in Dréan.

Died January 4th, 1960 at 46 years old in Villeblevin (single-vehicle accident). [ref]

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994).

Born November 2nd, 1913 in New York City.

Died October 20th, 1994 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Lloyd Bridges

American actor (1913–1998).

Born January 15th, 1913 in San Leandro.

Died March 10th, 1998 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Peter Cushing

English actor (1913-1994).

Born May 26th, 1913 in Kenley. [ref]

Died August 11th, 1994 at 81 years old in Canterbury (prostate cancer). [ref]

Muddy Waters

American blues musician (1913–1983).

Born April 4th, 1913 in Issaquena County, Rolling Fork.

Died April 30th, 1983 at 70 years old in Westmont (heart failure).

Klaus Barbie

German ss officer, head of the gestapo in lyon and convicted war criminal (1913–1991).

Born October 25th, 1913 in Bad Godesberg.

Died September 25th, 1991 at 77 years old in Pierre-Bénite (leukemia).

Vince Lombardi

American football player, coach, and executive (1913-1970).

Born June 11th, 1913 in Brooklyn.

Died September 3rd, 1970 at 57 years old in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (colorectal cancer).

Loretta Young

American actress (1913–2000).

Born January 6th, 1913 in Salt Lake City.

Died August 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).

Alan Ladd

American actor (1913-1964).

Born September 3rd, 1913 in Hot Springs. [ref]

Died January 29th, 1964 at 50 years old in Palm Springs (edema). [ref]

Mark Felt

Whistleblower who exposed the watergate scandal (1913-2008).

Born August 17th, 1913 in Twin Falls.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 95 years old in Santa Rosa (congestive heart failure).

Bear Bryant

American college football coach (1913–1983).

Born September 11th, 1913 in Fordyce.

Died January 26th, 1983 at 69 years old in Tuscaloosa.

Red Skelton

American comedian (1913–1997).

Born July 18th, 1913 in Vincennes. [ref]

Died September 17th, 1997 at 84 years old in Rancho Mirage (pneumonia). [ref]

Mickey Cohen

American criminal.

Born September 4th, 1913 in Brooklyn.

Died July 29th, 1976 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).

Sid James

South african-born british character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976).

Born May 8th, 1913 in Hillbrow.

Died April 26th, 1976 at 62 years old in Sunderland (myocardial infarction).

Jim Backus

American radio, television, film, and voice actor (1913–1989).

Born February 25th, 1913 in Ohio.

Died July 3rd, 1989 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease, pneumonia).

Frances Farmer

American actress (1913–1970).

Born September 19th, 1913 in Seattle.

Died August 1st, 1970 at 56 years old in Indianapolis (esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer).

Menachem Begin

Israeli politician and former prime minister (1913-1992).

Born August 16th, 1913 in Brest. [ref]

Died March 9th, 1992 at 78 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999).

Born January 29th, 1913 in Louisville.

Died August 4th, 1999 at 86 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (leukemia).

Gig Young

American actor (1913–1978).

Born November 4th, 1913 in St. Cloud.

Died October 19th, 1978 at 64 years old in The Osborne (gunshot wound).

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