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Died on April 13th
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Charles H. Aldrich |
Attorney |
28-Aug-1850 |
13-Apr-1929 |
US Solicitor General, 1892-93 |
| Nathaniel Bar-Jonah |
Criminal |
15-Feb-1957 |
13-Apr-2008 |
Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years |
| George Mackay Brown |
Poet |
17-Oct-1921 |
13-Apr-1996 |
Time in a Red Coat |
| Milton Brown |
Musician |
7-Sep-1903 |
13-Apr-1936 |
Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies |
| William B. Buffum |
Diplomat |
10-Sep-1921 |
13-Apr-2012 |
US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-74 |
| Jefferson Caffery |
Diplomat |
1-Dec-1886 |
13-Apr-1974 |
US Ambassador to Egypt, France, Brazil, Cuba |
| Annie Jump Cannon |
Astronomer |
11-Dec-1863 |
13-Apr-1941 |
Census-taker of the sky |
| Ernst Cassirer |
Philosopher |
28-Jul-1874 |
13-Apr-1945 |
The Myth of the State |
| James M. Clarke |
Politician |
12-Jun-1917 |
13-Apr-1999 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1987-91 |
| Roy Daniells |
Poet |
6-Apr-1902 |
13-Apr-1979 |
The Chequered Shade |
| Henry de la Beche |
Geologist |
1796 |
13-Apr-1855 |
Created first Geologic Survey |
| Ivan Desny |
Actor |
28-Dec-1922 |
13-Apr-2002 |
Pan-European character actor |
| Georges Duhamel |
Novelist |
30-Jun-1884 |
13-Apr-1966 |
Civilisation |
| David Dudley Field |
Attorney |
13-Feb-1805 |
13-Apr-1894 |
Spurred codification of US law |
| John T. Flynn |
Journalist |
25-Oct-1882 |
13-Apr-1964 |
The Roosevelt Myth |
| Eddie Fontaine |
Singer |
6-Mar-1927 |
13-Apr-1992 |
Rock-a-billy singer and character actor |
| Boris Godunov |
Royalty |
c. 1551 |
13-Apr-1605 |
Tsar of Russia, 1598-1605 |
| Veit Harlan |
Film Director |
22-Sep-1899 |
13-Apr-1964 |
Jud Süss |
| Diamond Jim Brady |
Business |
12-Aug-1856 |
13-Apr-1917 |
Larger-than-life millionaire |
| Caron Keating |
TV Personality |
5-Oct-1962 |
13-Apr-2004 |
Host of Blue Peter |
| Jean de la Fontaine |
Poet |
8-Jul-1621 |
13-Apr-1695 |
Fables and Contes |
| John Humphrey Noyes |
Religion |
3-Sep-1811 |
13-Apr-1886 |
Oneida Community founder |
| Culbert L. Olson |
Politician |
7-Nov-1876 |
13-Apr-1962 |
Governor of California, 1939-43 |
| Larry Parks |
Actor |
13-Dec-1914 |
13-Apr-1975 |
Named names before HUAC |
| Josephine Premice |
Actor |
21-Jul-1926 |
13-Apr-2001 |
Calypso singer, Broadway actress |
| Samuel Jackson Randall |
Politician |
10-Oct-1828 |
13-Apr-1890 |
Speaker of the US House, 1876-81 |
| Merriman Smith |
Journalist |
10-Feb-1913 |
13-Apr-1970 |
UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death |
| Bruce Snyder |
Football |
14-Mar-1940 |
13-Apr-2009 |
Sun Devils Head Coach, 1992-2000 |
| Muriel Spark |
Novelist |
1-Feb-1918 |
13-Apr-2006 |
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
| Wallace Stegner |
Author |
18-Feb-1909 |
13-Apr-1993 |
The Angle of Repose |
| Willi Stoph |
Head of State |
9-Jul-1914 |
13-Apr-1999 |
East German leader, 1973-76 |
| John Archibald Wheeler |
Physicist |
9-Jul-1911 |
13-Apr-2008 |
The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission |
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