Did you know
In 2013, Kumar was voted "The Most Popular Male Playback Singer" in a poll conducted by the Filmfare magazine.
Notable Deaths on October 13
1987 — Kishore Kumar
Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929)
October 13 has 100 recorded notable deaths across history, from 54 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
100 source records
54 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on October 13
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1821 The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. Source
- 1892 Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means. Source
- 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. Source
- 1915 First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos. Source
Did you know
Broadcast from 1948 to 1971, it set a record as the longest-running variety show in U.
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Benaderet first specialized in voice-over work in the golden age of radio, appearing on numerous programs while working with comedians of the era such as Jack Benny, Burns and Allen, and Lucille Ball.
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Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965.
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Manuel Ávila Camacho was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the president of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
More major people who died on October 13
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1974
Ed Sullivan
American journalist and talk show host (born 1901)
Edward Vincent Sullivan was an American television host, impresario, sports and entertainment reporter, and syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate.
1968
Bea Benaderet
American actress and voice artist (born 1906)
Beatrice Benaderet was an American actress and comedienne. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career that spanned over…
2005
Vivian Malone Jones
American activist (born 1942)
Vivian Juanita Malone Jones was the first black student to graduate from the University of Alabama, in 1965.
1955
Manuel Ávila Camacho
Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897)
Manuel Ávila Camacho was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the president of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.
2008
Alexei Cherepanov
Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey player. He was a winger for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
1973
Albert Mandler
Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929)
Avraham Albert Mandler was an Israeli major general. His journey to the then British Mandate of Palestine started from having been expelled at age 10 from his school in Linz, Austria, before fleeing with his mother…
2016
Jim Prentice
Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015.
1435
Hermann II
count of Croatia
Hermann II, Count of Celje, was a Styrian prince and magnate, most notable as the faithful supporter and father-in-law of the Hungarian king and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg.
1956
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
Turkish poet and author (born 1910)
Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı was a Turkish poet. Identified with the poem "Otuz Beş Yaş", Tarancı adhered to the understanding of "art for art's sake".
1093
Robert I
count of Flanders (born 1035)
Robert I, known as Robert the Frisian, was count of Flanders from 1071 until his death in 1093.
1998
Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov
Russian businessman and politician (born 1944)
Dmitry Filippov was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman.
1882
Arthur de Gobineau
French philosopher and author (born 1816)
Arthur de Gobineau, Count de Gobineau was a French writer and diplomat who is best known for helping introduce scientific race theory and "racial demography", and for developing the theory of the Aryan master race and…
2007
Bob Denard
French soldier and academic (born 1929)
Robert Denard was a French mercenary. He served as the de facto military leader of the Comoros twice with him first serving from 13 May 1978 to 15 December 1989 and again briefly from 28 September to 5 October in 1995.
1974
Otto Binder
American author (born 1911)
Otto Oscar Binder was an American author of science fiction and non-fiction books and stories, and comic books.
1966
Clifton Webb
American actor and dancer (born 1889)
Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer.
2016
Dario Fo
Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Dario Luigi Angelo Fo was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature.
1996
Beryl Reid
English actress (born 1919)
Beryl Elizabeth Reid was a British actress. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for The Killing of Sister George, the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens, and the…
2018
Annapurna Devi
Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music.
807
Simpert
bishop of Augsburg
Simpert was an abbot, bishop, and confessor of the late-8th and early-9th centuries, and was supposedly the nephew of Charlemagne.