Orlando Letelier

Marcos Orlando Letelier del Solar was a Chilean economist, politician and diplomat during the presidency of Salvador Allende. A refugee from the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, Letelier accepted several academic positions in Washington, D.C. following his exile from Chile. In 1976, agents of Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA), the Pinochet regime's secret police, assassinated Letelier in Washington via the use of a car bomb. These agents had been working in collaboration with members of the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations, an anti-Castro militant group.

13 April 1932

Born on the same birth day (13 April): Alexander Mitchell (engineer) • Ben Nighthorse Campbell • Bill Clements • Bill Conti • Danie Mellor • Frank Winfield Woolworth • Heinz Baas • Jordan Silk • Klaus Lehnertz • Margaret III, Countess of Flanders • Marguerite Henry • Mike Chapman • Patricio Pouchulu • Peter Davison • Quentin Richardson • Robert Watson-Watt • Tommy Raudonikis • Werner Voss

Born in the same month (April 1932): Angela Mortimer • Atef Ebeid • Bill Bennett • Cameron Parker • Casey Kasem • Delphine Seyrig • Derek Minter • Elaine May • Frank D'Rone • Helmut Griem • Johanna Reiss • Lakshman Kadirgamar • Michael Smith (chemist) • Peter Moores (businessman) • Richard Lugar • Tiny Tim (musician)