Famous Deaths In August - 13

1924  On this day in history julian Aguirre, composer, dies at 56   

1927  On August - 13 james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

1928  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer, dies at 74 on August - 13.   

1933  On this day in history paul Joseph Guillaume Hillemacher, composer, dies at 80   

1937  Death of Arthur Plunkett, English civil engineer (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75   

1946  H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, sci-fi author (Time Machine), dies at 79 on August - 13.   

1947  On August - 13 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies   

1948  Edwin Maxwell, actor (Taming of the Shrew), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history dmitri Arakishvili, composer, dies at 80   

1954  Hermann W S Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1956  Harry Donnan, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1891-96), dies on this day in history.   

1958  Death of Otto Witte, acrobat and, purportedly, King of Albania (b. 1868) on this day in history.   

1959  Henry Garat, actor (Congress Dances), dies at 57 on August - 13.   

1961  On this day in history adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78   

1965  Death of Ikeda Hayato, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1967  Jane Darwell, actress (Girls in Prison), dies of heart attack at 87 on this day in history.   

1970  On August - 13 viktor Nikolayevich Trambitsky, composer, dies at 75   

1971  Death of King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], US musician, murdered at 37 on August - 13.   

1972  On August - 13 george Wiess, General Manager (NY Yankees), dies at 78   

1973  On this day in history ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75   

1974  Hugo Yarnold, cricketer (Umpire in 3 Tests for England), dies on August - 13.   

1977  On August - 13 henry Williamson, English author (Tarka the Otter), dies   

1982  On this day in history charles Walters, US actor/choreographer/dir (High Society), dies at 70   

1984  Clyde Cook, actor (Dawn Patrol, Jazz Heaven), dies in his sleep at 92 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history marion Martin, actress (Dakota Lil, Queen of Burlesque), dies at 67   

1986  On August - 13 helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies   

1987  Vincent Persichetti, US composer (Sibyl), dies at 72 on August - 13.   

1988  Otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS   

1990  On this day in history jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86   

1991  Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1992  Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 on August - 13.   

1994  On this day in history manfred Worner, German general/sec-gen of NATO (1988-94), dies at 59   

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0582  On August - 13 birth of arnulf of Metz, French bishop and saint (d. 640)   

1311  King Alfonso XI of Castile and Leon (d. 1350) was born on August - 13.   

1422  On August - 13 birth of william Caxton, 1st English printer (Histories of Troy)   

1584  On this day in history birth of theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English politician (d. 1640)   

1617  On August - 13 birth of johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist   

1625  On August - 13 birth of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1698)   

1655  Johann Christoph Denner, inventor (clarinet) was born on August - 13.   

1662  On this day in history birth of charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (d. 1748)