People who died on May 13

2005

George Dantzig (d: May 13, 2005)
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2001

R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (b: October 10, 1906 ; d: May 13, 2001)
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2000

Paul Bartel, American actor, writer, and director (b: August 6, 1938 ; d: May 13, 2000)
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1999

Gene Sarazen, American golfer (b: February 27, 1902 ; d: May 13, 1999)
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1988

Chet Baker (d: May 13, 1988)
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1985

Leatrice Joy, American actress (b: November 7, 1893 ; d: May 13, 1985)
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1975

Bob Wills, American singer (b: March 6, 1905 ; d: May 13, 1975)
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1972

Dan Blocker, American actor (b: December 10, 1928 ; d: May 13, 1972)
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1961

Gary Cooper, American actor (b: May 7, 1901 ; d: May 13, 1961)
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1945

Tubby Hall (d: May 13, 1945)
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1938

Charles Edouard Guillaume, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: February 15, 1861 ; d: May 13, 1938)
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1930

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: October 10, 1861 ; d: May 13, 1930)
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1926

Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (b: August 18, 1857 ; d: May 13, 1926)
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1916

Sholom Aleichem, Russian Yiddish novelist (b: March 2, 1859 ; d: May 13, 1916)
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1884

Cyrus McCormick, American inventor (b: February 15, 1809 ; d: May 13, 1884)
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1871

Daniel Auber, French composer (b: January 29, 1782 ; d: May 13, 1871)
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1835

John Nash (architect) (d: May 13, 1835)
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1704

Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b: August 20, 1632 ; d: May 13, 1704)
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1619

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (b: September 14, 1547 ; d: May 13, 1619)
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1573

Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord (b: December 1, 1521 ; d: May 13, 1573)
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