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Famous Deaths on April 13

12 notable people died on April 13, including Paul Greengard, Jean de La Fontaine, Ernst Cassirer.

Total Deaths
12
Avg Age at Death
63
Peak Century
17th Century

21st Century

1 death
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2000)

20th Century

2 deaths
Ernst Cassirer
Ernst Cassirer
art historianphilosopher
German philosopher (1874–1945)
Brazilian engineer and politician (1843-1917)

19th Century

2 deaths
Brazilian poet (1791-1857)
William Ivey
William Ivey
academic administratorscientist
New Zealand agricultural scientist and director (1838-1892)

17th Century

3 deaths
Jean de La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine
children's writerfabulist
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
Georges Fournier
Georges Fournier
engineergeographer
French mathematician and geographer
Claude Clerselier
Claude Clerselier
juristmathematician
French writer

16th Century

2 deaths
Sigismund Gelenius
Sigismund Gelenius
classical scholarlinguist
Bohemian humanist and scholar (1497–1554)
Antonio Guevara Noroña
Antonio Guevara Noroña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish roman-catholic bishop

8th Century

1 death
Constantine
Constantine
Catholic priestwriter
Pope

4th Century

1 death
Zeno of Verona
Zeno of Verona
Catholic priestwriter
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)

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