Notable Deaths on August 13
700+ people died on this day throughout history
Fitz Henry Lane
1804–1865 (age 61)
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fitz Henry Lane was a Gloucester-based figure who lived from 1804 to 1865.
John Patten Emmet
1796–1842 (age 46)
New York City Marble Cemetery
John Patten Emmet (1796-1842) was a Dublin-born physician and chemist who contributed to early American medical educatio...
Leonard Henderson
1772–1833 (age 61)
Montpelier Plantation Cemetery
Leonard Henderson (1772-1833) was a Granville County resident buried at Montpelier Plantation Cemetery, suggesting South...
James Johnson
1774–1826 (age 52)
Congressional Cemetery
James Johnson (1774-1826) was a Kentucky congressman and War of 1812 veteran who later served in Congress.
Marian Władysław Abramowicz
1932–2025 (age 93)
Pyry Cemetery, Warsaw
Marian Władysław Abramowicz was a Polish civil engineer whose work contributed to his nation's infrastructure.
Anatoly Adamishin
1934–2025 (age 91)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Anatoly Leonidovich Adamishin (Russian: Анатолий Леонидович Адамишин; 11 October 1934 – 13 A...
Anton Eckel
1939–2023 (age 84)
Gießhübl
Painter Anton Eckel captured everyday beauty with thoughtful brushwork.
Rodolfo Bebán
1938–2022 (age 84)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Rodolfo Bebán (25 May 1938 – 14 August 2022) was an Argentine actor.
Jim Kerwin
1940–2021 (age 81)
Pawhuska City Cemetery
Jim Kerwin (1940–2021) of Newark was a college basketball coach and former player and is buried at Pawhuska City Cemet...
László Kircsi
1942–2021 (age 79)
Public cemetery of Pécs
László Kircsi was a Hungarian composer whose musical works contributed significantly to the nation's cultural heritage...
Marek Minda
1950–2021 (age 71)
Skarżysko-Kamienna
Marek Minda (1950-2021) was a Polish individual from Starachowice who was buried in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Henryk Hoser
1942–2021 (age 79)
St. Florian's Cathedral
Henryk Franciszek Hoser (27 November 1942 – 13 August 2021) was a Polish prelate of the Catholic Church.
Andrzej Borodzik
1930–2021 (age 91)
Powązki Military Cemetery
Andrzej Borodzik (Polish pronunciation: [an.dʐɛj bɔrɔd͡ʑik]; 9 April 1930 – 13 August 2021) was a Polish chemist...
Gino Strada
1948–2021 (age 73)
Campo Verano
Gino Strada was an Italian war surgeon and humanitarian who founded the NGO Emergency to provide free medical care in wa...
Jean-Pierre Pichard
1945–2021 (age 76)
Lorient
Jean-Pierre Pichard (17 September 1945 – 13 August 2021) was a French musician and academic.
Lajos Sváby
1935–2020 (age 85)
Fiume Road Graveyard
Lajos Sváby was a painter whose luminous compositions captured rural life and left a lasting impression on Hungarian ar...
Daryl Gutterson
1953–2020 (age 67)
Eltham
Darryl Graeme Gutterson (8 May 1953 – 13 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the...
Phil O'Brien
1930–2020 (age 90)
Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Phil O'Brien (31 December 1930 – 13 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Vi...
Marek Kosewski
1941–2020 (age 79)
Powązki Cemetery
Marek Kosewski (born 14 June 1941 in Warsaw, died 13 August 2020) was a Polish psychologist, habilitated doctor, and aca...
Stefan Hahn
1921–2020 (age 99)
Powązki Military Cemetery
Stefan Hahn was a Polish metrologist whose career contributed significantly to scientific standardization and measuremen...
Volker Panzer
1947–2020 (age 73)
Friedhof Heerstraße
Volker Panzer was a skilled television presenter whose professionalism and engagement enriched broadcast media.
Kip Addotta
1944–2019 (age 75)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Kip Addotta (1944–2019) was an American comedian and musician known for his rapid-fire wordplay and appearances on The...
Hayim Kohen
1935–2019 (age 84)
Sanhedria Cemetery
Rabbi Hayim Kohen guided his community with warmth and steadfast faith.
Konstantinos Svolopoulos
1938–2019 (age 81)
Cemetery of Kifisia, Athens
Greek writer and intellectual whose scholarly works enriched Greek cultural discourse.
Guo Zhengqian
1933–2019 (age 86)
Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
Guo Zhenqian (Chinese: 郭振乾; February 1933 – 13 August 2019) was a Chinese politician and banker.
Shanann Watts
1984–2018 (age 34)
Bethesda Cemetery
Shanann Watts (1984–2018) was a Colorado mother whose murder alongside her daughters drew national attention and who i...
Celeste Watts
2015–2018 (age 3)
Bethesda Cemetery
Celeste Watts (2015–2018) was the youngest daughter of Shanann Watts who perished in the same tragedy and is buried at...
Zdeněk Dostál
1933–2018 (age 85)
Waldfriedhof Zlín
Zdeněk Dostál was a Czech teacher whose career spanned much of the 20th century.
Virginia Rogers Ferris
1927–2017 (age 90)
Tippecanoe Memory Gardens
Virginia Rogers Ferris spent her life in the Midwest before being laid to rest at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens in 2017.
Hans Luik
1927–2017 (age 90)
Maarja Cemetery
Hans Luik (1927-2017) was an Estonian from Tartu who was buried at Maarja Cemetery.
Estela Molly
1943–2017 (age 74)
Mausoleum of the Argentine Association of Actors
Argentine actress whose talent and dedication enriched decades of entertainment.
Raymundo Bruno Marussig
1929–2017 (age 88)
Iguaçu Park
Raymundo Bruno Marussig was a Brazilian politician whose career in public service spanned several decades.
Zofia Garbaczewska-Pawlikowska
1922–2017 (age 95)
Kraków Military cemetery
Zofia Garbaczewska-Pawlikowska was a Polish poet whose literary contributions enriched twentieth-century Polish cultural...
Maria Brauner
1925–2017 (age 92)
Jüdischer Friedhof Berlin Heerstraße
Maria Brauner was a talented costume designer who contributed to theatrical and performance arts.
Pete Finney
1927–2016 (age 89)
Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum
Pete Finney (1927-2016), a New Orleans resident, found his final resting place in Lake Lawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Hanna Nowicka
1923–2016 (age 93)
Junikowo Cemetery
Hanna Nowicka was a Polish woman of the twentieth century.
Jan Kolasa
1926–2016 (age 90)
Holy Family Cemetery
Jan Kolasa (1926-2016) was a Polish individual from Kobylany who was interred at Holy Family Cemetery.
Georges Séguy
1927–2016 (age 89)
cimetière de Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry
Georges Séguy was a French trade unionist who lived from 1927 to 2016.
Dagmar Chytilová
1927–2015 (age 88)
Ďáblice cemetery
Czech cultural figure whose work contributed to the nation's artistic heritage.
Edith Flagg
1919–2014 (age 95)
Hillside Memorial Park
Edith Flagg was an Austrian-born American fashion designer and philanthropist credited with popularizing polyester in th...
Arda-Maria Kirsel
1926–2014 (age 88)
Metsakalmistu
Arda-Maria Kirsel was a library scientist who championed access to knowledge.
Samuel Scolnicov
1941–2014 (age 73)
Har HaMenuchot
Samuel Scolnicov illuminated complex ideas with patience and mentorship throughout a distinguished philosophical career.
Manfred Punge
1931–2014 (age 83)
St.-Petri-Luisenstadt-Kirchhof
Manfred Punge was a theologian whose scholarly work contributed to religious thought and understanding.
Jacques Vincenot
1915–2014 (age 99)
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Jacques Vincenot (1915-2014) was a French person born in Neuilly-sur-Seine who lived to be 99 years old.
Alyce Spotted Bear
1945–2013 (age 68)
Spotted Bear Family Cemetery
Alyce Spotted Bear (1945–2013) was interred at Spotted Bear Family Cemetery on the Fort Berthold Reservation.
Yosef Naor
1925–2013 (age 88)
Kiryat Shaul Cemetery
Yosef Naor (1925-2013) was a Polish-born Israeli Holocaust survivor.
Wiesław Daszkiewicz
1927–2013 (age 86)
Junikowo Cemetery
Polish jurist whose legal expertise and scholarship advanced jurisprudence and legal thought.
W. Michael Mathes
1936–2012 (age 76)
Plainview Cemetery
W. Michael Mathes (1936–2012) was an American historian and bibliographer noted for his scholarship on colonial Mexico...
Bugi Supeno
1930–2012 (age 82)
Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Bugi Supeno was an Indonesian national honored at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, living from 1930 to 2012.
Herbert Vainu
1929–2011 (age 82)
Pärnamäe Cemetery
A devoted political scientist whose measured insights clarified complex issues.