13 February

Across recorded history, 1,716 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 13 February. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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Richard Wagner

1813–1883

German composer

Richard Wagner was a German composer known for his influential operas and development of the concept of the total work of art.

Forugh Farrokhzad

1935–1967

Iranian poet

Forugh Farrokhzad was an Iranian poet known for her influential contributions to modern Persian literature.

Kim Jong-nam

1971–2017

Oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

Kim Jong-nam was the oldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

Antonin Scalia

1936–2016

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016

Antonin Scalia was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark

1934–2018

Prince consort of Denmark from 1972 to 2018

Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark served as the prince consort of Denmark.

Martin Balsam

1919–1996

American actor

Martin Balsam was an American actor who performed in film, television, and stage productions.

Paulino Alcántara

1896–1964

Spanish footballer

Paulino Alcántara was a professional football player who competed for FC Barcelona and the Philippines national team.

Mariano José de Larra

1809–1837

Spanish romantic writer

Mariano José de Larra was a Spanish writer known for his contributions to romantic literature.

Jan Łukasiewicz

1878–1956

Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, rector of the University of Warsaw

Jan Łukasiewicz was a Polish logician who served as the rector of the University of Warsaw.

Ralph Waite

1928–2014

American actor

Ralph Waite was an American actor known for his roles in television and film.

Christabel Pankhurst

1880–1958

suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor

Suffragette Christabel Pankhurst co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union and served as an editor.

Marian Rejewski

1905–1980

Polish mathematician and cryptologist

Marian Rejewski was a mathematician and cryptologist who developed methods to break the German Enigma cipher.

Rafael Sabatini

1875–1950

Italian–English writer

Rafael Sabatini was a novelist who wrote historical adventure fiction.

Waylon Jennings

1937–2002

American country musician

Waylon Jennings was an American country musician who achieved prominence as a central figure in the outlaw country movement.

Nikolai Bogolyubov

1909–1992

Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist

Nikolai Bogolyubov was a mathematician and theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to the fields of quantum field theory and statistical mechanics.

Epitácio Pessoa

1865–1942

Brazilian politician and judge

Epitácio Pessoa was a Brazilian politician and judge who served in various legal and diplomatic capacities throughout his career.

Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev

1952–2004

President of Chechnya

Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was a politician who served as the President of Chechnya.

Arno Breker

1900–1991

German sculptor and architect

Arno Breker was a German sculptor and architect known for his monumental works created during the mid-twentieth century.

Walt Whitman Rostow

1916–2003

American economist, political theorist and government official

Walt Whitman Rostow was an economist who served as a government official and political theorist.

Sister Lúcia

1907–2005

Portuguese nun, one of the three children who have witnessed Marian apparitions in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917

Sister Lúcia was a Portuguese nun who was one of the three children to witness Marian apparitions in Fátima, Portugal.

Hermann Heinrich Gossen

1810–1858

Prussian economist

Hermann Heinrich Gossen was a Prussian economist who formulated the first and second laws of Gossen regarding utility.

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth

1845–1926

Irish economist

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth was an economist who made significant contributions to the development of mathematical economics and statistics.

Richard Møller Nielsen

1937–2014

Danish footballer and manager

Richard Møller Nielsen was a football manager who led the Denmark national team to victory in the UEFA European Championship.

Rajendra K. Pachauri

1940–2020

Indian academic

Rajendra K. Pachauri was an academic who served as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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