Died On August 13th

Discover the most famous people who died on August 13. The list includes people like Florence Nightingale, Julia Child, Eugène Delacroix, James Roosevelt, René Laennec. Famous personalities featured on this list, include journalists, political leaders, artists and poets and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Germany and many more countries.
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Florence Nightingale
(Social Reformer & Founder of Modern Nursing and Known as 'The Lady with the Lamp')
Florence Nightingale
29
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 12, 1820
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1910
 2 
Julia Child
(American Chef, Author and Television Personality)
Julia Child
18
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: August 15, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: 2004
 3 
H. G. Wells
(British Author Who Has Been Called the 'Father of Science Fiction')
H. G. Wells
28
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 21, 1866
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1946
 4 
Mickey Mantle
(One of the Greatest Switch Hitters in Baseball History)
Mickey Mantle
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 20, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Spavinaw, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 1995
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 5 
Ignaz Semmelweis
(Physician)
Ignaz Semmelweis
7
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: July 1, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tabán, Budapest, Hungary
Died: 1865
 6 
Kenny Baker
(Actor)
Kenny Baker
7
Birthdate: August 24, 1934
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: 2016
Height: 3'8" (112 cm)
 7 
René Laennec
(Inventor of Stethoscope)
René Laennec
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1781
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Quimper, France
Died: 1826
 8 
Eugène Delacroix
4
Birthdate: April 26, 1798
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Maurice, France
Died: 1863
 9 
Joseph Bologna
(Actor)
Joseph Bologna
2
Birthdate: December 30, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 10 
John Everett Millais
1
Birthdate: June 8, 1829
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died: 1896
 11 
Phil Rizzuto
(Baseball Shortstop)
Phil Rizzuto
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 25, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2007
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 12 
Nazia Hassan
(Pakistani Singer-Songwriter Considered as 'The Queen of South Asian Pop')
Nazia Hassan
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died: 2000
 13 
Tim Richmond
(One of the First Drivers to Change from Open Wheel Racing to NASCAR Stock Cars Full-Time)
Tim Richmond
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1989
 14 
Tigran Petrosian
(One of the Best Chess Players in Armenia During his Generation)
Tigran Petrosian
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 17, 1929
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: 1984
 15 
James Roosevelt
(United States Congressman, US Military Officer, Businessman)
James Roosevelt
5
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1991
 16 
Jules Massenet
(Composer)
Jules Massenet
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 12, 1842
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Montaud, France
Died: 1912
 17 
Jane Darwell
(Known for Playing the 'Matriarch of the Joad family' in the ‘Grapes of Wrath’ & the 'Bird Woman' in ‘Mary Poppins')
Jane Darwell
1
Birthdate: October 15, 1879
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Palmyra, Missouri, United States
Died: 1967
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 18 
Ahilyabai Holkar
(Queen)
Ahilyabai Holkar
0
Birthdate: May 31, 1725
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India
Died: 1795
 19 
Maximus the Confessor
(Monk)
Maximus the Confessor
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0580 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: 0662
 20 
Vladimir Solovyov
(Philosopher)
Vladimir Solovyov
2
Birthdate: January 28, 1853
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1900
 21 
Collis Potter Huntington
(Industrialist and railway magnate)
Collis Potter Huntington
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 22, 1821
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Harwinton, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1900
 22 
Edwin Newman
(Newscaster)
Edwin Newman
0
Birthdate: January 25, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 2010
 23 
Octavia Hill
(British Social Reformer)
Octavia Hill
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 3, 1838
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Died: 1912
 24 
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
(King)
Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington
0
Birthdate: February 3, 1807
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Soho, London, England
Died: 1884
 25 
August Bebel
(Former Politician best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP) in 1869)
August Bebel
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1840
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Deutz, Cologne, Germany
Died: 1913
 26 
Eduard Buchner
(Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)
Eduard Buchner
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 20, 1860
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Munich
Died: 1917
 27 
Hayato Ikeda
(Former Prime Minister of Japan (1960 - 1964))
Hayato Ikeda
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 3, 1899
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hiroshima, Japan
Died: 1965
 28 
John Berchmans
(Saint)
John Berchmans
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 13, 1599
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Diest, Belgium
Died: 1621
 29 
Julien Green
(Writer)
Julien Green
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 6, 1900
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1998
 30 
Henry Williamson
(Novelist)
Henry Williamson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 1, 1895
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brockley, London
Died: 1977
 31 
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile
(Queen consort)
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 20, 1358
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: El Puig de Santa Maria, Spain
Died: 1382
 32 
Mabel Dodge Luhan
(Biographer)
Mabel Dodge Luhan
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 26, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Died: 1962
 33 
Charles Walters
(Film Director, Choreographer)
Charles Walters
0
Birthdate: November 17, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: 1982
 34 
Fred Below
(Drummer)
Fred Below
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1988
 35 
Carl Størmer
(Geophysicist and mathematician)
Carl Størmer
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 3, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Skien, Norway
Died: 1957
 36 
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
(American Astronomer and a Co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9)
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gallup, New Mexico, United States
Died: 2021
 37 
J. Stuart Blackton
(Film Producer)
J. Stuart Blackton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1875
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
Died: 1941
 38 
Edward Bennett Williams
(Attorney)
Edward Bennett Williams
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 31, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died: 1988
 39 
Jeremy Taylor
(Author)
Jeremy Taylor
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 15, 1613
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Died: 1667
 40 
Jaime Garzón
(Colombian Journalist, Politician, Comedian, and Peace Activist)
Jaime Garzón
0
Birthdate: October 24, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bogotá, Colombia
Died: 1999
 41 
Ekaterine Dadiani, Princess of Mingrelia
(Princess)
Ekaterine Dadiani, Princess of Mingrelia
0
Birthdate: March 19, 1816
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: 1882
 42 
Jim Neidhart
(Professional Wrestler)
Jim Neidhart
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Montebello, California, United States
Died: 2018
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 43 
Tony Jay
(Actor, Singer, Dub actor, Stage actor, Television actor)
Tony Jay
1
Birthdate: February 2, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 2006
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 44 
Wilm Hosenfeld
(Army Officer)
Wilm Hosenfeld
10
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mackenzell, Prussia, German Empire
Died: 1952
 45 
Henri Cartan
(Mathematician)
Henri Cartan
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 8, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: 2008
 46 
Gerard David
(Painter)
Gerard David
0
Birthdate: 1460 AD
Birthplace: Oudewater, Netherlands
Died: 1523
 47 
Khalil al-Sakakini
(Teacher)
Khalil al-Sakakini
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1878
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jerusalem
Died: 1953
 48 
Radegund
(Queen)
Radegund
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0520 AD
Birthplace: Erfurt, Germany
Died: 0587
 49 
Bernhard Romberg
(Cellist, Composer)
Bernhard Romberg
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 13, 1767
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dinklage, Germany
Died: 1841
 50 
Infante Gonzalo of Spain
(Infante)
Infante Gonzalo of Spain
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 24, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Died: 1934