playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) 2015 – Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (b. 1939) 2017 – Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (b. 1932) 2022 – Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (b. 1925) 2022 – Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (b.1921) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Hermenegild Blessed Ida of Louvain Pope Martin I April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) References External links BBC: On This Day Historical Events on April 13 Days of the year April