Famous People Who Died on April 13

Discover the most famous people who died on April 13. The list includes people like Günter Grass, John Archibald Wheeler, Eduardo Galeano, Annie Jump Cannon, Wallace Stegner. Famous personalities featured on this list, include novelists, political leaders, journalists and sociologists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France and many more countries.

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Miloš Forman

(Best Known for Directing the 1975 Psychological Comedy Drama Film 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest')

Birthdate: February 18, 1932

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Čáslav, Czechia

Died: 2018

Miloš Forman was a Czech and American screenwriter, film director, actor, and professor. He is remembered for directing the 1975 psychological comedy drama film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which became the second film to receive all five major Oscars. During his career, Forman won two Oscars, a César Award, and three Golden Globe Awards among other prestigious awards.

Mark Fidrych

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: August 14, 1954

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2009

Birthdate: June 17, 1945

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Died: 2018

Birthdate: July 9, 1911

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Jacksonville

Died: 2008

American theoretical-physicist John Archibald Wheeler, who worked as professor of physics at Princeton University for most of his career, is best-known for co-developing the concept of Breit–Wheeler process, popularising the term black hole, and helping in designing and building the hydrogen bomb. He also invented several terms like quantum foam and wormhole, and hypothesized the one-electron universe.

Günter Grass

(German Novelist & Nobel Prize Laureate, Best Known for His 1959 Novel, 'The Tin Drum')

Birthdate: October 16, 1927

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Free City of Danzig, Poland

Died: 2015

Günter Grass was a German novelist, illustrator, graphic artist, poet, playwright, and sculptor. A much revered and decorated writer, Grass was honored with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999. Over the course of his illustrious career, Günter Grass won many other awards, including the Georg Büchner Prize and the Hermann Kesten Prize.

Eduardo Galeano

(Uruguayan Journalist & Writer Best-Known for His Works ‘Las venas abiertas de América Latina’ & ‘Memoria del Fuego’)

Birthdate: September 3, 1940

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Montevideo, Uruguay

Died: 2015

Eduardo Galeano was a Uruguayan novelist, journalist, and writer. Regarded as one of the most respected writers of Uruguay, Galeano was honored by the Global Exchange with the prestigious International Human Rights Award in 2006. In 2010, he was awarded the Stig Dagerman Prize.

Birthdate: December 11, 1863

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Dover

Died: 1941

After studying physics and astronomy at Wellesley College, Annie Jump Cannon traveled across Europe and focused on photography for a decade, before venturing to study astronomy again. At the Harvard Observatory, she made a considerable contribution to the classification of stellar bodies. She was almost deaf due to scarlet fever.

Tewodros II of Ethiopia

(Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 to 1868)

Birthdate: 1818 AD

Birthplace: Qwara, Dembiya

Died: 1868

Tewodros II of Ethiopia reigned as the Emperor of Ethiopia from 11 February 1855 until his demise on 13 April 1868. An important and influential ruler, Tewodros hold an important place in Ethiopian history. Many plays, books, songs, and art works have been influenced by the life of Tewodros II of Ethiopia.

Birthdate: February 18, 1909

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Lake Mills

Died: 1993

Sasaki Kojirō

(Japanese Swordsman)

Birthdate: 1575 AD

Birthplace: Fukui, Japan

Died: 1612

Sixteenth-century Japanese swordsman Sasaki Kojirō was known as the Demon of the Western Provinces because of his skill with the nodachi, a sword that demons used. Known for his signature move, Tsubame Gaeshi, he died fighting Miyamoto Musashi, his arch rival, at what is now known as Ganryu island.

Grey Owl

(Writer, Novelist)

Birthdate: September 18, 1888

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Hastings

Died: 1938

Henry Darger

(Novelist, Artist, and Writer)

Birthdate: April 12, 1892

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1973

Henry Darger was an American novelist, artist, and writer. He achieved posthumous fame when a 15,145-page fantasy novel of his was discovered after his death. Along with the novel, watercolor illustrations and several hundred drawings for the story was discovered. Henry Darger's artwork is now considered a fine example of outsider art.

Jean de La Fontaine

(French Fabulist and One of the Most Widely Read French Poets of the 17th Century)

Birthdate: July 8, 1621

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Château-Thierry, Champagne, France

Died: 1695

Seventeenth-century French author Jean de La Fontaine is best remembered for his Fables. Initially a forest inspector, he later attended the salons of aristocratic patrons, where he met scholars, authors, and philosophers. Though he faced royal opposition, he was eventually made a part of the French Academy.

Krum

(Former Ruler of Bulgaria (803 - 814))

Birthdate: 0755 AD

Birthplace: Pannonia, Austria

Died: 0814

Krum was the ruler of Bulgaria from 803 until his demise in 814. An able administrator, Krum helped expand the Bulgarian territory, which doubled in size during his reign. Krum is also remembered for introducing the first known written law code in the history of Bulgaria, which established him as a strict but just ruler.

Diamond Jim Brady

(Businessman)

Birthdate: August 12, 1856

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: New York City, United States

Died: 1917

Johnnie Johnson

(American musician)

Birthdate: July 8, 1924

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Fairmont, West Virginia, United States

Died: 2005

Harry Kalas

(Sportscaster)

Birthdate: March 26, 1936

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Naperville, Illinois, United States

Died: 2009

Dorothy Ashby

(Composer)

Birthdate: August 6, 1932

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 1986

Bobby Leonard

(Basketball player, Basketball coach)

Birthdate: July 17, 1932

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

John A. Bennett

(Soldier)

Birthdate: April 10, 1935

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Virginia, United States

Died: 1961

Bruno Bauer

(German Philosopher and Theologian Known for His Association and Sharp Break With ‘Karl Marx’ and ‘Friedrich Engels')

Birthdate: September 6, 1809

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Eisenberg, Germany

Died: 1882

German philosopher Bruno Bauer is best remembered as a student of legendary German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel. Part of the group of intellectuals known as Young Hegelians, he was also a staunch Rationalist. He not only questioned the origin of Christ but was also accused of anti-semitism.

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

(Prominent Nigerian Feminist and Women's Rights Activist)

Birthdate: October 25, 1900

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Abeokuta

Died: 1978

From being the first female student at her secondary grammar school, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti rose to be Nigeria’s foremost feminist and a champion for women’s rights. Initially a teacher, she launched the Abeokuta Women’s Union and also participated in Nigeria’s independence struggle. She later won the Lenin Peace Prize and the Order of the Niger.

Oskar Schlemmer

(Artist and Choreographer Known for His Association with the 'Bauhaus School' & His Ballet 'Triadisches Ballett')

Birthdate: September 4, 1888

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany

Died: 1943

German painter and sculptor Oskar Schlemmer had gained fame both for his paintings and for his choreographed avant-garde ballet productions such as Triadisches Ballett. He was a major influence behind bringing modern art exhibitions to the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Art. He had also served in World War I.

John Humphrey Noyes

(American Preacher, Radical Religious Philosopher, and Utopian Socialist)

Birthdate: September 3, 1811

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

Died: 1886

John Humphrey Noyes was an American preacher, religious philosopher, and utopian socialist. He was the founder of the Putney, Oneida, and Wallingford Communities. He decided to devote his life to religion at a young age and studied at the Yale Theological Seminary. He was also involved in political activism and helped organize an anti-slavery society in the United States.

Lavr Kornilov

(Russian General Who Was Involved in the 'Kornilov Affair')

Birthdate: August 30, 1870

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

Died: 1918

Russian military intelligence officer Lavr Kornilov served as an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I. He is remembered for his involvement in the Kornilov Affair, a failed coup against the Russian provincial government that was set up after the 1917 February Revolution. He was later killed in a battle for Ekaterinodar.

Grigory Orlov

(Military officer)

Birthdate: October 6, 1734

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Lyutkino, Russia

Died: 1783

Ernst Cassirer

(Philosopher, University teacher)

Birthdate: July 28, 1874

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Wrocław

Died: 1945

German Jewish philosopher Ernst Cassirer was a major figure of the Weimar intellectual circle. While he initially followed in the path of his mentor Hermann Cohen, he later developed and promoted philosophical idealism and also penned books such as Philosophy of Symbolic Forms. His The Myth of the State dealt with Nazi Germany.

Carlo Carrà

(Painter)

Birthdate: February 11, 1881

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Quargnento, Italy

Died: 1966

Howard Thurston

(One of the Most Popular Magicians of His Time)

Birthdate: July 20, 1869

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States

Died: 1936

One of the most popular magicians of his time, Howard Thurston was born to working-class parents and ran away from home as a child to join a circus. He popularized the floating woman illusion previously performed by Harry Kellar and was best known for his card tricks.

Elwood Haynes

(Inventor)

Birthdate: October 14, 1857

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Portland, Indiana, United States

Died: 1925

Georges Duhamel

(Former writer who published Confession de minuit, the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin)

Birthdate: June 30, 1884

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1966

Vasily Vereshchagin

(One of the Most Famous Russian War Artists)

Birthdate: October 26, 1842

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russia

Died: 1904

Vasily Vereshchagin was a Russian war artist who became one of the earliest artists from Russia to be recognized internationally. Vereshchagin is best remembered for his realist war scenes which were not printed or exhibited extensively due to their graphic nature. Vasily Vereshchagin is one of the most popular Russian war artists of all time.

Peyton C. March

(Army Officer)

Birthdate: December 27, 1864

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1955

Giorgio Bassani

(Novelist)

Birthdate: March 4, 1916

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Bologna, Italy

Died: 2000

Samuel J. Randall

(Politician)

Birthdate: October 10, 1828

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1890

Ernesto Laclau

(Philosopher, University teacher, Sociologist)

Birthdate: October 6, 1935

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Buenos Aires

Died: 2014

Ernesto Laclau was an Argentine philosopher and political theorist. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Belgian political theorist and long-term partner, Chantal Mouffe. Ernesto Laclau is also remembered for serving as a professor at the University of Essex.

Willi Stoph

(Politician)

Birthdate: July 9, 1914

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin, German

Died: 1999

Cécile Chaminade

(Former Pianist, Composer who was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer)

Birthdate: August 8, 1857

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1944

Edward Stratemeyer

(Publisher)

Birthdate: October 4, 1862

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1905

François Tombalbaye

(1st President of Chad)

Birthdate: June 15, 1918

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Béssada, Chad

Died: 1975

Felix von Luckner

(Naval officer)

Birthdate: June 9, 1881

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Germany

Died: 1966

Max Gluckman

(British Social Anthropologist and the Founder of the Manchester School of Anthropology)

Birthdate: January 26, 1911

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa

Died: 1975

Best known as the pioneer of the Manchester School of anthropology, Max Gluckman is remembered for his extensive research on the law and politics of Africa. Apart from conducting fieldwork among the Ila, Tonga, and Lamba people, he had also taught at Oxford and Manchester.

Domnall mac Ailpín

(King of Alba)

Birthdate: 0812 AD

Birthplace: Iona, United Kingdom

Died: 0862

Fakhr al-Din II

(Sanjak-bey of Sidon-Beirut (1592 - 1606), Regarded as the Founde of Modern 'Lebanon')

Birthdate: August 6, 1572

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Baakleen, Lebanon

Died: 1635

Regarded as the father of modern Lebanon, Fakhr al-Din II had been the Sanjak-bey of Sidon-Beirut and Safed. He had also governed Baalbek and Tripoli Eyalet. He was also the first to unite the Druze and Maronite districts of Lebanon. He was eventually executed by the Ottomans in Constantinople.

Paul the Deacon

(Monk)

Birthdate: 0720 AD

Birthplace: Cividale del Friuli

Died: 0799

Ishikawa Takuboku

(Poet)

Birthdate: February 20, 1886

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Hinoto, Japan

Died: 1912

Robert Fortune

(Botanist)

Birthdate: September 16, 1812

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Berwickshire, Scotland

Died: 1880

Scottish botanist and traveler Robert Fortune was involved in a lot of exploratory projects, which took him to China and Taiwan. He is credited with the development of the tea business in India, as part of the East India Company’s campaign. He also brought in many trees, shrubs, and flowers to Europe.

Bartolomeo Ammannati

(Italian Architect and Sculptor)

Birthdate: June 18, 1511

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Settignano, Italy

Died: 1592

Bartolomeo Ammannati was an Italian sculptor and architect. He is credited with constructing the original Ponte Santa Trinita, which was rebuilt in 1957 after its destruction during the Second World War. A respected architect of his time, Bartolomeo Ammannati was commissioned to work on several ambitious projects including the Fountain of Neptune in Florence.

Gotō Shimpei

(Former Mayor of Tokyo City)

Birthdate: July 24, 1857

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Isawa District, Iwate, Japan

Died: 1929

Gotō Shimpei was a Japanese politician who served as the cabinet minister during the Taishō and early Shōwa period Empire of Japan. He was one of the most important politicians in Japan when the country was going through a rapid phase of modernization. A qualified physician, he was the president of the Nagoya Medical School before entering politics.

Pierre Marie

(Neurologist)

Birthdate: September 9, 1853

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 1940