12 notable people died on April 13, including Paul Greengard, Jean de La Fontaine, Ernst Cassirer.
21st Century
1 deathPaul Greengard
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2000)
20th Century
2 deathsErnst Cassirer
art historianphilosopher
German philosopher (1874–1945)
Antônio Francisco de Paula Sousa
engineerpolitician
Brazilian engineer and politician (1843-1917)
19th Century
2 deathsDelfina Benigna da Cunha
poetwriter
Brazilian poet (1791-1857)
William Ivey
academic administratorscientist
New Zealand agricultural scientist and director (1838-1892)
17th Century
3 deathsJean de La Fontaine
children's writerfabulist
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
Georges Fournier
engineergeographer
French mathematician and geographer
Claude Clerselier
juristmathematician
French writer
16th Century
2 deathsSigismund Gelenius
classical scholarlinguist
Bohemian humanist and scholar (1497–1554)
Antonio Guevara Noroña
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Spanish roman-catholic bishop
8th Century
1 deathConstantine
Catholic priestwriter
Pope
4th Century
1 deathZeno of Verona
Catholic priestwriter
Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)
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