Deaths on 13 July
2000s
Muhammadu Buhari
2025
President of Nigeria (1983–1985; 2015–2023)
Shannen Doherty
2024
American actress (1971–2024)
Ruth Hesse
2024
German opera singer (1936–2024)
Richard Simmons
2024
American fitness instructor and television personality (1948–2024)
Chino Trinidad
2024
Filipino basketball sports journalist and league commissioner (1967–2024)
Thomas Crooks
2024
Attempted assassin of Donald Trump (2003–2024)
Naomi Pomeroy
2024
American chef (1974–2024)
Grant Imahara
2020
American engineer and TV host (1970–2020)
Zindzi Mandela
2020
South African diplomat and poet (1960–2020)
Liu Xiaobo
2017
Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
Philipp Mißfelder
2015
German politician (1979–2015)
Martin Litchfield West
2015
British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015)
Thomas Berger
2014
American writer (1924–2014)
Alfred de Grazia
2014
American political scientist
Nadine Gordimer
2014
South African writer (1923–2014)
Jeff Leiding
2014
American football player (1961–2014)
Lorin Maazel
2014
French and American conductor (1930–2014)
Leonard Garment
2013
American lawyer, public servant and jazz musician (1924-2013)
Henri Julien (motor sports)
2013
Cory Monteith
2013
Canadian actor (1982–2013)
Ottavio Quattrocchi
2013
Italian businessman (1938–2013)
Vernon B. Romney
2013
American politician (1924–2013)
Marc Simont
2013
Paris-born American artist, political cartoonist, and illustrator (1915-2013)
Warren Jabali
2012
American basketball player
Jerzy Kulej
2012
Polish boxer & politician (1940–2012)
Richard D. Zanuck
2012
American film producer (1934–2012)
Allan Jeans
2011
Australian rules footballer, born 1933
Manohari Singh
2010
Indian musician
George Steinbrenner
2010
American businessman (1930–2010)
Bronisław Geremek
2008
Polish social historian and politician (1932–2008)
Michael Reardon (climber)
2007
American rock climber (1965–2007)
Red Buttons
2006
American comedian and actor (1919–2006)
Robert E. Ogren
2005
American zoologist
Compay Segundo
2003
Cuban trova guitarist, singer, and composer (1907–2003)
Jan Karski
2000
Polish World War II resistance movement fighter
1900s
Konstantinos Kollias
1999
Greek politician and Axis collaborator
Miguel Ángel Blanco
1997
Spanish economist and municipal politician (1968–1997)
Pandro S. Berman
1996
American film producer
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
1995
Danish businessperson and second generation owner of The Lego Group
Davey Allison
1993
American racing driver (1961–1993)
Gabrielle Roy
1983
Canadian author (1909–1983)
Martin Hurson
1981
Irish Republican (1956–1981)
Seretse Khama
1980
First President of Botswana (1921–1980)
Ludwig Merwart
1979
Austrian painter and graphic artist (1913–1979)
Frederick Hawksworth
1976
British engineer
Patrick Blackett
1974
English experimental physicist (1897–1974)
Willy Fritsch
1973
Silesian German actor (1901-1973)
Leslie Groves
1970
American military officer (1896–1970)
Sheng Shicai
1970
Chinese warlord (1895–1970)
Tom Simpson
1967
British cyclist (1937–1967)
Photis Kontoglou
1965
Greek writer and painter
Joy Davidman
1960
American poet (1915–1960)
Frida Kahlo
1954
Mexican painter (1907–1954)
Arnold Schoenberg
1951
Austrian-American composer (1874–1951)
Walt Kuhn
1949
American painter
Alfred Stieglitz
1946
American photographer (1864–1946)
Alla Nazimova
1945
Russian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (1879–1945)
Ilmar Raud
1941
Estonian chess player (1913–1941)
Kojo Tovalou Houénou
1936
Beninese Pan-Africanist intellectual and doctor (1887–1936)
Mary E. Byrd
1934
American astronomer and professor of astronomy (1849–1934)
Mimar Kemaleddin
1927
Turkish architect (1870–1927)
Martin Dies Sr.
1922
American politician (1870–1922)
Gabriel Lippmann
1921
French applied physicist (1845–1921)
Allan McLean (Australian politician)
1911
Australian politician (1840–1911)
Henrik Sillem
1907
Dutch sport shooter
1800s
August Kekulé
1896
German organic chemist (1829–1896)
Tasunka Kokipapi
1893
Oglala Lakota Leader (1836-1893)
John C. Frémont
1890
United States Army officer, explorer, and politician (1813–1890)
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
1890
Estonian journalist (1819–1890)
Robert Hamerling
1889
Austrian poet (1830–1889)
John C. Pemberton
1881
Confederate army general (1814-1881)
Henry Benedict Stuart
1807
Catholic cardinal (1725–1807)
Before 1800
Jean-Paul Marat
1793
French political theorist (1743–1793)
Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau
1789
French physiocrat economist (1715–1789)
James Bradley
1762
English Astronomer Royal (1692–1762)
Edward Braddock
1755
British Army officer (1695–1755)
Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex
1683
English noble
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
1629
Danish physician, scientist, and theologian (1585–1629)
Robert Shirley
1628
English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)
Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester
1626
English noble and diplomat (1563–1626)
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
1621
Sovereign of the Netherlands from 1598 to 1621
Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
1617
John Wallop
1551
English soldier and diplomat
Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
1491
Hereditary Prince of Portugal
Peter Parler
1399
14th century German architect & sculptor
Bertrand du Guesclin
1380
Constable of France (1320–1380)
Bartolus de Saxoferrato
1357
Italian law professor
Hubert Walter
1205
Archbishop of Canterbury (1193–1205) and Lord Chancellor (1199–1205)
Rashi
1105
French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
1024
Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024
Gunther, Margrave of Merseburg
982
German noble
Henry I of Augsburg
982
Bishop of Augsburg from 973 to 982
Pandulf II of Salerno
982
Landulf IV of Benevento
982
Italian noble (c. 950–982)
Abu'l-Qasim Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi
982
10th century Islamic ruler of Sicily
Pope Leo VII
939
Head of the Catholic Church from 936 to 939
Huang Chao
884
Chinese rebel leader (835–884)
Wu Yuanheng
815
Tang dynasty Chinese official (758–815)
Emperor Ruizong of Tang
716
Emperor of Tang China (684–690, 710–712)
Pope John III
574
Head of the Catholic Church from 561 to 574