Notable Deaths on May 13
710+ people died on this day throughout history
Robert Kennicott
1835–1866 (age 31)
National Museum of Natural History
Robert Kennicott was a naturalist who lived from 1835 to 1866 and is preserved at the National Museum of Natural History...
Denison Olmsted
1791–1859 (age 68)
Grove Street Cemetery
Denison Olmsted (1791-1859) was an American scientist and educator from East Hartford, Connecticut.
Billy Earheart
1954–2025 (age 71)
Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
Billy Earheart (1954-2025) was a Tullahoma-born keyboardist best known for his work with the Amazing Rhythm Aces and is ...
Clarence Sasser
1947–2024 (age 77)
Houston National Cemetery
Clarence Sasser (1947–2024) was a Chenango-born U.S. Army medic awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam and ...
Berkley Cox
1934–2024 (age 90)
Carr Villa Memorial Park
Berkley James Cox (3 May 1934 – 13 May 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victoria...
Christian Escoudé
1947–2024 (age 77)
Soyaux
Christian Escoudé (23 September 1947 – 13 May 2024) was a French Gypsy jazz guitarist.
Eduard Sagalaev
1946–2023 (age 77)
Troyekurovskoye cemetery
Eduard Mikhailovich Sagalaev (Russian: Эдуа́рд Миха́йлович Сагала́ев; 3 October 1946 – 13 M...
Jürgen Trumpf
1931–2023 (age 92)
Poppelsdorf Cemetery
Jürgen Trumpf (8 July 1931 – 13 May 2023) was a German diplomat and politician.
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926–2022 (age 96)
Assistens Cemetery
Ben Roy Mottelson (9 July 1926 – 13 May 2022) was an American-Danish nuclear physicist.
Gábor Salusinszky
1950–2022 (age 72)
Fiume Road Graveyard
Gábor Salusinszky was a distinguished academic whose scholarly work made lasting contributions to his field.
Luís Viana Neto
1933–2022 (age 89)
Cemitério do Campo Santo
Luis Viana Neto (November 7, 1933 – May 13, 2022) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman and politician who was a federal...
Viktor Samokhin
1954–2022 (age 68)
Nikolo-Arkhangelskoe Cemetery
Viktor Samokhin (1954-2022) was a Russian individual who lived and died in Moscow.
Bernhard Kletter
1957–2021 (age 64)
Grinzing Cemetery
Bernhard Kletter was an Austrian news presenter and journalist.
Ramunė Kmieliauskaitė
1960–2020 (age 60)
Antakalnis Cemetery
Ramunė Aldona Kmieliauskaitė (22 June 1960 in Vilnius – 13 May 2020 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian graphic artist and ...
Yoshio
1949–2020 (age 71)
Panteón Francés
Gustavo Nakatani Ávila (15 October 1949 – 13 May 2020), known professionally as Yoshio, was a Mexican singer of Japan...
Rolf Hochhuth
1931–2020 (age 89)
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin
Rolf Hochhuth (German: [ʁɔlf ˈhoːxˌhuːt] ; 1 April 1931 – 13 May 2020) was a German author and playwright, best ...
Edward G. Phetteplace
1925–2019 (age 94)
King Settlement Cemetery
Edward G. Phetteplace (1925–2019) is buried at King Settlement Cemetery.
Unita Blackwell
1933–2019 (age 86)
Rose Hill Cemetery
Unita Blackwell (1933-2019) was a civil rights activist and politician from Coahoma County who became Mississippi's firs...
Andrzej Wernic
1930–2019 (age 89)
Powązki Military Cemetery
Polish journalist and chronicler of modern Polish history.
John Fielding Crigler
1919–2018 (age 99)
Madison County
John Fielding Crigler (1919-2018) spent his later years in Charlotte before being laid to rest in Madison County.
Nancy Oestreich Lurie
1924–2017 (age 93)
Forest Home Cemetery
Nancy Oestreich Lurie (1924–2017), a Milwaukee-born anthropologist and advocate for Native American rights, is buried ...
Ivar Tõnurist
1937–2017 (age 80)
Metsakalmistu
Ivar Tõnurist was a masterful printmaker whose thoughtful work captured the quiet beauty of daily life.
István Burai
1951–2017 (age 66)
public cemetery, Debrecen
István Burai was a Hungarian graphic designer whose innovative work influenced the visual arts throughout his career.
Daniela Karasová
1944–2017 (age 73)
Malvazinky Cemetery
Daniela Karasová (1944–2017) was an accomplished Czech photographer.
Eno Farihah
1997–2016 (age 19)
Lebak Wangi
Eno Farihah was a laborer from Lebak Wangi whose brief life was marked by dedication to her work.
Alena Baranniková
1931–2014 (age 83)
Horní Počaply cemetery
Alena Baranniková (1931–2014) was a Czech woman remembered in her community.
Joyce Brothers
1927–2013 (age 86)
Beth David Cemetery
Joyce Brothers (1927–2013) was a Brooklyn-born psychologist and advice columnist who is buried at Beth David Cemetery.
Frantisek Friedrich
1927–2013 (age 86)
Ďáblice cemetery
Czech musician whose artistic talents contributed to the nation's cultural heritage.
Donald "Duck" Dunn
1941–2012 (age 71)
Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery
Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941-2012) was a Memphis-born bassist for Booker T. & the M.G.'s and is buried at Memorial Park Fune...
Bernard Greenhouse
1916–2011 (age 95)
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Bernard Greenhouse (1916–2011) was a celebrated cellist and founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio whose life ended in...
Aleksander Vilipere
1955–2011 (age 56)
Rahumäe Cemetery
Aleksander Vilipere was a dedicated drummer who energized the Estonian music scene with his rhythmic precision.
Joshua Efron
1919–2011 (age 92)
Morasha Cemetery
Joshua Efron was a distinguished historian whose scholarly contributions advanced the understanding of historical events...
Ernest Kline
1929–2009 (age 80)
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Ernest Kline (1929–2009) was an American politician from Allentown who served as lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania a...
Anders Lönn
1943–2009 (age 66)
Nacka Northern Cemetery
Anders Lönn was a Swedish librarian whose career advanced library science and cultural preservation.
Charles Buell Anderson
1927–2008 (age 81)
Anderson Cemetery
Charles Buell Anderson (1927-2008) was a Fond du Lac native whose final resting place is Anderson Cemetery.
Ewa Urszula Wilczur-Garztecka
1920–2007 (age 87)
Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw
Polish art historian whose scholarship advanced understanding of Polish artistic and cultural heritage.
Peter Viereck
1916–2006 (age 90)
Evergreen Cemetery
Peter Viereck (1916-2006) from New York City is interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
Katherine McCarron
2002–2006 (age 4)
Resurrection Cemetery and Mausoleum
Katherine McCarron (2002–2006) was a young child from Peoria whose brief life ended at age four.
Michael Bruce Ross
1959–2005 (age 46)
Redding
Michael Bruce Ross (1959-2005) was a Connecticut serial killer who was executed for multiple murders and is buried in Re...
George Bernard Dantzig
1914–2005 (age 91)
Los Gatos Memorial Park
George Bernard Dantzig (1914-2005) was an American mathematician and statistician whose work on the simplex algorithm ea...
Ernő Nagy
1918–2005 (age 87)
New Public Cemetery, Budapest
Ernő Nagy was a Hungarian turner known for his skilled craftsmanship in woodworking.
Terry McCrea
1972–2004 (age 32)
Union Cemetery
Terry McCrea (1972–2004) was a Silver Spring resident whose life ended at thirty-one and whose remains lie at Union Ce...
Lembit Verlin
1917–2004 (age 87)
Metsakalmistu
Lembit Verlin was an Estonian composer who lived from 1917 to 2004.
J. Searcy Bracewell, Jr.
1918–2003 (age 85)
Forest Park Cemetery
J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. (1918–2003) was a Houston attorney-politician whose remains lie in Forest Park Cemetery.
Józef Abramczyk
1912–2001 (age 89)
Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw
Polish figure whose life spanned much of the twentieth century.
Ted Fletcher
1925–2000 (age 75)
Lilydale Memorial Park
Edward 'Ted' Fletcher (13 December 1925 - 13 May 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in th...
Elfriede Fischinger
1910–1999 (age 89)
Holy Cross Cemetery
Elfriede Fischinger (1910–1999) hailed from Gelnhausen and spent her final years with Holy Cross Cemetery as her resti...
Davis Allen
1916–1999 (age 83)
Lauderdale Memorial Park
Davis Allen (1916–1999) of Ames is interred at Lauderdale Memorial Park.
Vilma Valkonen
1928–1999 (age 71)
Pärnamäe Cemetery
Head teacher Vilma Valkonen was respected for her steady leadership and nurturing approach to education.
Frank Prowse
1923–1999 (age 76)
Warrandyte
Francis Joseph Prowse (4 August 1923 – 13 May 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne...