17 notable people died on May 13, including Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez, Coluccio Salutati, Joseph Henry.
21st Century
2 deathsET
Elene Tsagareishvili
armenologisthistorian
Georgian historian, Armenologist and source scholar
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
politician
Emir of Kuwait in 2006
20th Century
7 deathsAntoni Chołoniewski
journalistwriter
Polish journalist (1872-1924)
Øvre Richter Frich
journalistwriter
Norwegian writer (1872–1945)
Adolf Schiffer
cellistcomposer
Hungarian cellist (1873–1950)
Victor Bernau
actorrevue artist
Norwegian actor, singer and director (1890–1939)
Raúl Aguilar Batres
civil engineer
Guatemalan civil engineer (1910–1964)
Elisa Brătianu
writer
Romanian political figure, cultural preservationist, writer (1870-1957)
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Antonios Keramopoulos
anthropologistarchaeologist
Greek archaeologist (1870–1960)
19th Century
3 deathsJoseph Henry
art historianengineer
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)
Denison Olmsted
astronomerphysicist
U.S. physicist and astronomer (1791–1859)
Gjest Baardsen
autobiographersongwriter
Norwegian writer
18th Century
2 deathsDaniel Solander
botanical collectorbotanist
Swedish botanist (1733–1782)
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Charles Coffey
composerplaywright
Irish composer
17th Century
1 deathPier Francesco Mola
painterprintmaker
Swiss painter (1612-1666)
16th Century
1 deathJuana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez
religious sisterwriter
Spanish venerated Christian
15th Century
1 deathColuccio Salutati
philosopherpolitician
Italian humanist
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