Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: 13-Dec

Died on This Day (13-Dec)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
Richard G. Hatcher Richard G. Hatcher Richard Gordon Hatcher was an American attorney and politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Gary, Indiana for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988. American politician 86 1
Bruce Gray Bruce Gray was a Canadian actor, known for multiple roles in films and television shows for over 5 decades. Puerto Rican-born Canadian actor 81 3
Sian Blake Sian Blake Sian Samantha Blake , also known by her stage name Syan Blake, was a British actress, best known for playing Frankie Pierre on the British television show EastEnders, appearing in 56 episodes in 1996–97. British actress 43 5
Richard Holbrooke Richard Holbrooke Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was an American diplomat and author. US Ambassador 69 10
Andre Rodgers Andre Rodgers Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York / San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs , and Pittsburgh Pirates . Major League Baseball shortstop 70 16
Zal Yanovsky Zal Yanovsky Zalman Yanovsky was a Canadian folk-rock musician. Canadian rock musician 57 18
Anatoly Dyatlov Anatoly Dyatlov Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov was a Soviet engineer who was the deputy chief engineer for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Chernobyl deputy chief-engineer 64 25
Harm van Riel Harm van Riel Harm van Riel was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and businessman. Dutch politician 73 40
Irma Grese Irma Grese Irma Ilse Ida Grese was a Nazi concentration camp guard at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and served as warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen. German concentration camp guard 22 75
Ányos Jedlik Ányos Jedlik Ányos István Jedlik was a Hungarian inventor, engineer, physicist, and Benedictine priest. Hungarian physicist 95 125
Person Person Description Age Anniv
Nancy Wilson Nancy Wilson Nancy Sue Wilson was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. American jazz singer and actress 81 2
Alan Thicke Alan Thicke Alan Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. Canadian actor and game show host 69 4
Vivian Kellogg Vivian Kellogg Vivian Caroline Kellogg ["Kelly"] was an American baseball player who played first base from 1944 through 1950 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Female baseball League player 91 7
Stanley Williams Stanley Williams Stanley Tookie Williams III was an American gang member and spree killer who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. American criminal 51 15
William Roth William Roth William Victor Roth Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. United States Senator 82 17
Franz Josef Krombholz Franz Josef Krombholz The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. SS officer 80 20
Donald J. Russell Donald J. Russell Donald Joseph McKay Russell was an American railroad executive. Railroad executive 85 35
Chick Gandil Chick Gandil Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. Major League Baseball first baseman 82 50
Bonifacio Flores Arevalo Bonifacio Flores Arevalo Bonifacio Flores Arévalo was a Filipino ilustrado, dentist, sculptor, propagandist, and an ardent patron of music and theater. Sculptor and patron of the arts 70 100
Ferenc Széchényi Ferenc Széchényi Count Ferenc Széchényi of Sárvár-Felsovidék was a Hungarian nobleman and statesman, known for founding the Hungarian National Library and the National Museum in Budapest. Hungarian philanthropist 66 200