Did you know
Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait titled The Dream holds the record for the most expensive work by a female artist ever auctioned, at $54.
Notable Deaths on July 13
1954 — Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter and educator (born 1907)
July 13 has 101 recorded notable deaths across history, from 574 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
101 source records
574 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on July 13
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1787 The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. Source
- 1849 The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion begins in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Source
- 2024 Former president of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Source
- 1798 The French Armée d'Orient under Napoleon Bonaparte defeats a Mamluk army under Murad Bey in battle of Shubra Khit. Source
Did you know
On July 13, 2024, Doherty died from cancer at her home in Malibu, California at age 53.
Did you know
George Steinbrenner was the longest-serving owner in club history, and the Yankees won seven World Series championships and 11 American League pennants under his ownership.
Did you know
After Charles's death in 1788, Henry became known by Jacobites as Henry IX and I, but the Papacy did not recognise Henry as the lawful ruler of Great Britain and Ireland and instead referred to him as the "Cardinal Duke of York".
Did you know
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen's son Kjeld Kirk Christiansen became president in 1979.
More major people who died on July 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2024
Shannen Doherty
American actress (born 1971)
Shannen Maria Doherty was an American actress. During her career in film and television, Doherty played Jenny Wilder in Little House on the Prairie (1982–1983); Maggie Malene in Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985); Kris…
2010
George Steinbrenner
American businessman (born 1930)
George Michael Steinbrenner III, nicknamed "the Boss", was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010.
1807
Henry Benedict Stuart
Italian cardinal, pretender to the British throne and last member of the House of Stuart (born 1725)
Henry Benedict Thomas Edward Maria Clement Francis Xavier Stuart, Cardinal Duke of York, also known as the Cardinal of York, was a cardinal, and was the third and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of…
1995
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
Danish businessman (born 1920)
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was a Danish businessman who was the managing director of the Lego Group from 1957 to 1973.
716
Rui Zong
Chinese emperor (born 662)
Emperor Ruizong of Tang, personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty.
1621
Albert VII
archduke of Austria (born 1559)
Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621.
2014
Lorin Maazel
French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1930)
Lorin Varencove Maazel was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music.
1983
Gabrielle Roy
Canadian engineer and author (born 1909)
Gabrielle Roy was a Canadian author from St. Boniface, Manitoba.
1893
They Even Fear His Horses
American tribal chief (born 1836)
Tasunka Kokipapi was an Oglala Lakota leader known for his participation in Red Cloud's War, as a negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre, and for serving on delegations to Washington, D.C..
1936
Kojo Tovalou Houénou
Beninese lawyer and politician (born 1887)
Kojo Tovalou Houénou was a prominent African critic of the French colonial empire in Africa.
1399
Peter Parler
German architect, designed St. Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge (born 1330)
Peter Parler was a German-Bohemian architect and sculptor from the Parler family of master builders. Along with his father, Heinrich Parler, he is one of the most prominent and influential craftsmen of the Middle Ages.
2017
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955)
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in…
815
Wu Yuanheng
Chinese poet and politician (born 758)
Wu Yuanheng, courtesy name Bocang (伯蒼), formally Duke Zhongmin of Linhuai (臨淮忠湣公), was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xianzong.
2013
Ottavio Quattrocchi
Italian businessman (born 1938)
Ottavio Quattrocchi was an Italian businessman who was being sought until early 2009 in India for criminal charges for acting as a conduit for bribes in the Bofors scandal.
2000
Jan Karski
Polish-American activist and academic (born 1914)
Jan Karski was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II.
1024
Henry II
Holy Roman Emperor (born 973)
Henry II, also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024 and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line.
1205
Hubert Walter
English archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of The United Kingdom (born 1160)
Hubert Walter was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief Justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor.
1380
Bertrand du Guesclin
French nobleman and knight (born 1320)
Bertrand du Guesclin, nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War.
1960
Joy Davidman
American-English poet and author (born 1915)
Helen Joy Davidman was an American poet and writer. Often referred to as a child prodigy, she earned a master's degree from Columbia University in English literature at age twenty in 1935.