Discover the most famous people who died on January 13. The list includes people like Wyatt Earp, James Joyce, Hubert Humphrey, Stephen Foster, Schuyler Colfax. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, poets and pianists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland and many more countries.
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Wyatt Earp(American Lawman and Gambler Best Known for His Involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)
Birthdate: March 19, 1848
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Monmouth, Illinois, United States
Died: 1929
A policeman and a gunfighter, Wyatt Earp is most known for his role in one of the most famous gunfights in the American West history - the Gunfight at O.K. Corral against a group of cowboys. The incident inspired numerous films and books that elevated his heroic status. During his life, he also worked as a truck driver and saloonkeeper.
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James Joyce(One of the Most Influential Writers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: February 2, 1882
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rathgar, Ireland
Died: 1941
James Joyce was an Irish novelist, poet, teacher, short story writer, and literary critic. Widely considered one of the 20th century's most important and influential writers, James Joyce contributed immensely to the modernist avant-garde movement. Joyce's work has influenced several scholars and writers, such as Jorge Luis Borges, Salman Rushdie, Seán Ó Ríordáin, Flann O'Brien, John Updike, and Cormac McCarthy.
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Teddy Pendergrass(Singer)
Birthdate: March 26, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingstree, South Carolina, USA
Died: 2010
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Donny Hathaway(American Soul Singer, Keyboardist and Songwriter)
Birthdate: October 1, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1979
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Patrick McGoohan(Actor Known for His Roles as ‘Dr. Paul Ruth’ in Scanners (1981) & ‘King Edward I’ in Braveheart (1995))
Birthdate: March 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Astoria, New York, United States
Died: 2009
Though born in the US, Patrick McGoohan moved to the US with his family as a child and later became one of Britain’s best-known actors. Fans loved him as John Drake in Danger Man and as Number Six in The Prisoner. He is also known for his Emmy-winning performance in the series Columbo.
Birthdate: September 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1985
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wallace, South Dakota, United States
Died: 1978
The 38th vice president of the USA, Hubert Humphrey was an early skeptic of the Vietnam War; however, he had no choice but to support the war effort as President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted the war to go on. Thanks to his popularity, several buildings have been named after Humphrey. He has also been portrayed by actors like Bradley Whitford.
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Lawrence Phillips(American football player)
Birthdate: May 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2016
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: 0157 BC
Birthplace: Arpinum
Died: 0086
Born to a plebeian farmer, near Arpinum, Gaius Marius was a skilled military leader but lacked the polish and sophistication required of a political leader. Known as "the third founder of Rome" for his win at the Cimbrian War, Marius had been made a consul for seven terms.
Birthdate: July 4, 1826
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1864
Birthdate: January 23, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1962
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Patty Andrews(Singer)
Birthdate: February 16, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mound, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2013
Birthdate: October 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: 1989
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: June 13, 0839
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Donaueschingen, Germany
Died: 0888
Charles the Fat reigned as the emperor of the Carolingian Empire between 881 and 887. During the same time period, he also served as the king of West Francia and Aquitaine, king of Italy, and king of East Francia and Alemannia. Although he was considered lethargic, Charles managed to reunite the entire Carolingian Empire after inheriting all of West Francia.
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Sophia of Prussia(Princess of Prussia and Former Queen consort of the Hellenes (1913 - 1917))
Birthdate: June 14, 1870
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Palace, Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1932
The daughter of German emperor Frederick III, Princess Sophia of Prussia was also one of the granddaughters of Queen Victoria through her mother. She later became the queen consort of the Hellenes by her marriage to King Constantine I of Greece. Following the National Schism, she spent her life in exile.
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Ted Demme(Film director)
Birthdate: October 26, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: 2002
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 23, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1885
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Mel Stottlemyre(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 13, 1941
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hazleton, Missouri, United States
Died: 2019
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Maria Sibylla Merian(German-Born Dutch Naturalist and Scientific Illustrator Known for Her Contribution to 'Entomology')
Birthdate: April 2, 1647
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Free City of Frankfurt, German
Died: 1717
German-born Dutch naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian is remembered for her drawings of insects and plants. She also contributed to the development of entomology through her detailed work on insects and her documentation of a butterfly’s metamorphosis. Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium is her best-known work.
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Brecker, Michael Leonard(Composer)
Birthdate: March 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 2007
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Saint Mungo(Missionary)
Birthdate: 0518 AD
Birthplace: Culross, Scotland
Died: 0614
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp(Swiss Artist, Textile Designer, and Sculptor Whose Multimedia Works Bridged the Gap Between Fine and Applied Arts)
Birthdate: January 19, 1889
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Davos, Switzerland
Died: 1943
Swiss-French artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp initially studied textile design and later began creating multimedia art called Duo-Collages, along with her husband, German-French abstract artist Jean Arp. Apart from teaching at an art and craft school, the Dadaist had also used dance, painting, and sculpture to showcase her artistic talent.
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Alexander Stepanovich Popov(Russian Physicist Who Was One of the First Persons to Invent a Radio Receiving Device)
Birthdate: March 16, 1859
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Krasnoturinsk, Russia
Died: 1906
Alexander Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist best remembered for his pioneering work in transmitting radio signals. One of the first inventors to come up with a radio receiving device, Popov's work was contemporaneous with the groundbreaking work of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. Popov's life and career inspired the 1949 biographical film Alexander Popov which was directed by Herbert Rappaport.
Birthdate: June 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rosenheim, Germany
Died: 2021
One half of the German-American entertainer duo Siegfried & Roy, Siegfried Fischbacher teamed up with his partner Roy Horn to perform awe-inspiring stunts with white tigers and lions. They hosted one of Las Vegas’s most visited shows, till Horn was severely injured after a tiger attacked Horn on stage.
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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator(Pharaoh of Egypt (51–47 BC))
Birthdate: 0062 BC
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 0047
The son of pharaoh Ptolemy XII, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator co-ruled with his sister, Cleopatra VII. Faced with a civil war after he forced his sister to flee to Syria, he later ruled with Arsinoe IV, another sister. He was killed while battling Julius Caesar’s forces in the Alexandrian War.
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Michael Cuccione(Actor, Singer, Film actor)
Birthdate: January 5, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burnaby
Died: 2001
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Jan Brueghel the Elder(Flemish Painter and the Son of the Eminent Flemish Renaissance Painter 'Pieter Bruegel the Elder')
Birthdate: 1568 AD
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
Died: 1625
Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Elder is perhaps best remembered for his floral still lifes and landscapes. The second son of legendary Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder, he was also nicknamed "Velvet" Brueghel and "Flower" Brueghel and was a court painter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II.
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Ronny Jordan(British Guitarist)
Birthdate: November 29, 1962
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2014
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Margaret Leighton(Actress)
Birthdate: February 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England
Died: 1976
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Brian Bedford(Actor)
Birthdate: February 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Morley, United Kingdom
Died: 2016
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Saint Remigius(Writers)
Birthdate: 0437 AD
Birthplace: Cerny-en-Laonnois, France
Died: 0533
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Marcel Camus(Film Director)
Birthdate: April 21, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chappes, France
Died: 1982
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Suger(French Abbot, Statesman, and Historian)
Birthdate: 1081 AD
Birthplace: Chennevières-lès-Louvres, France
Died: 1151
Abbot Suger was a French abbot, statesman, and historian considered one of the earliest patrons of Gothic architecture. He was born into a humble family and trained at the priory of Saint-Denis de l'Estrée. He started working as the secretary to the abbot of Saint-Denis and later became the abbot. He was also a patron of art.
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Nadezhda von Meck(Russian Businesswoman who Became an Influential Patron of the Arts)
Birthdate: February 10, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic
Died: 1894
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Heinz Lammerding(German SS Officer Convicted of War Crimes During World War II)
Birthdate: August 27, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dortmund, Germany
Died: 1971
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Lyonel Feininger(Painter)
Birthdate: July 17, 1871
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1956
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Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark(Princess)
Birthdate: July 7, 1771
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hirschholm Palace, Hørsholm, Denmark
Died: 1843
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Murad Wilfried Hofmann(German Author and Diplomat)
Birthdate: July 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aschaffenburg, Germany
Died: 2020
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Aino Aalto(Prominent Architect and a Pioneer of Scandinavian Design who Co-founded the 'Artek' Design Company)
Birthdate: January 25, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died: 1949
Prominent Finnish architect and designer Aino Aalto considered a pioneer of Scandinavian design, co-founded Artek design company with her architect husband, Alvar Aalto and others. She served as its first creative director and collaborated on most of its famous designs. It has been discovered that work of the Viipuri Library, which typifies 1920s functionalist architectural design, was completed by her.
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Madan Puri(Actor)
Birthdate: September 30, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Nawanshahr, Jullundur, Punjab, British India
Died: 1985
Birthdate: March 7, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Belgravia
Died: 2017
From working as a photographer to becoming one of the members of the British royal family, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon had an amazing journey. Despite being known for his marriage with Princess Margaret, he was also known for his philanthropy and charity work. He also co-designed the Snowdon Aviary, which is now part of the famous London Zoo.
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Gilberto Agustoni(Swiss Prelate of the Catholic Church)
Birthdate: July 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Died: 2017
Catholic cardinal Gilberto Agustoni initially studied theology in Rome but later moved to Fribourg due to World War II. He had served as part of the Roman Curia, had been the Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, and was named as part of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.
Birthdate: February 25, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bonga, Russia
Died: 2006
Kitaw Ejigu was an Ethiopian-American engineer and one of Ethiopia’s first aerospace scientists. He worked for NASA as a system engineer and space research scientist and managed a joint NASA/ESA International Solar Polar Mission Spacecraft Systems Interface. He is also credited with the invention of two aerospace mechanisms which were patented under NASA's new technologies programs.
Birthdate: 1624
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire, England
Died: 1691
Born to a weaver, George Fox had little formal education and left home at 18, in pursuit of some religious experience. The English missionary later founded the Society of Friends, or Quakers, which is a Protestant branch. He was married to Margaret Fell, known widely as "the mother of Quakerism."
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Chiang Ching-kuo(Politician)
Birthdate: April 27, 1910
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fenghua
Died: 1988
Son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo had been the premier and the president of the Republic of China. He had also studied in Russia as Nikolai Vladimirovich Elizarov. Following the rise of communists in China, he moved to Taiwan and continued to manage the government in exile.
Birthdate: 1552 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1599
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Sterling Brown(Professor)
Birthdate: May 1, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: 1989
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Ed Thigpen(Drummer)
Birthdate: December 28, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2010
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Frederick the Fair(King)
Birthdate: May 1, 1289
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1330
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Albert Gomes(Writer)
Birthdate: March 25, 1911
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died: 1978
