Did you know
Ned Beatty also had the series regular role of Stanley Bolander in the first three seasons of the hit NBC TV drama Homicide: Life on the Street.
Notable Deaths on June 13
2021 — Ned Beatty
American actor (born 1937)
June 13 has 85 recorded notable deaths across history, from 220 to 2026. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
85 source records
220 – 2026
Today in history
Major events on June 13
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 313 The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia. Source
- 1774 Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. Source
- 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune. Source
- 1850 The American League of Colored Laborers, the first African American labor union in the United States, is established in New York City. Source
Did you know
Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008.
Did you know
Regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he is primarily known both his 18-year stint with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and his founding of Pro Wrestling Noah during the 2000 AJPW mass exodus.
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Known as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of ghazal singing.
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A member of the colonial legislature, during the American Revolution he attended the First Continental Congress and served as that body's president for four days in 1774 after the passage of the Continental Association, which he signed.
More major people who died on June 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
2008
Tim Russert
American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.
2009
Mitsuharu Misawa
Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962)
Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter.
2012
Mehdi Hassan
Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer for Lollywood (born 1927)
Mehdi Hassan Khan, known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown.
1784
Henry Middleton
American farmer and politician, 2nd President of the Continental Congress (born 1717)
Henry Middleton was an American politician and planter from South Carolina.
2015
Buddy Boudreaux
American saxophonist and clarinet player (born 1917)
John Landry “Buddy” Boudreaux was an American big band and jazz musician. He played saxophone and clarinet.
1348
Juan Manuel
Spanish prince (born 1282)
Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy.
1984
António Variações
Portuguese singer-songwriter (born 1944)
António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro was a Portuguese singer and songwriter.
1904
Nikiforos Lytras
Greek painter and educator (born 1832)
Nikiforos Lytras was a Greek painter. He was born in Tinos and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. In 1860, he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich.
2014
Mahdi Elmandjra
Moroccan economist and sociologist (born 1933)
Mahdi Elmandjra was a Moroccan futurologist, economist and sociologist. He is one of the founders of the International Federation for Future Studies (Futuribles).
1930
Henry Segrave
American-English racing driver (born 1896)
Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave was an early British pioneer in land speed and water speed records.
2014
Robert Peters
American poet, playwright and critic (born 1924)
Robert Louis Peters was an American poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor. He held a PhD in Victorian literature.
976
Mansur I
Samanid emir
Abu Salih Mansur, better known as Mansur I (منصور) was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I, his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial troubles.
2014
Gyula Grosics
Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1926)
Gyula Grosics was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who played 86 times for the Hungary national football team and was part of the "Golden Team" of the 1950s.
1997
Nguyen Manh Tuong
Vietnamese lawyer and academic (born 1909)
Nguyễn Mạnh Tường (1909–1997) was a Vietnamese lawyer and intellectual.
220
Xiahou Dun
Chinese general
Xiahou Dun, courtesy name Yuanrang, was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
1943
Kočo Racin
Macedonian author and activist (born 1908)
Kosta Apostolov Solev, primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin, was a Macedonian poet, writer and communist who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature.
2005
David Diamond
American pianist and composer (born 1915)
David Leo Diamond was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modal.
2014
Chuck Noll
American football player and coach (born 1932)
Charles Henry Noll was an American professional football player and head coach.
2015
Mike Shrimpton
New Zealand cricketer and coach (born 1940)
Michael John Froud Shrimpton was a New Zealand cricketer and coach.