Famous Deaths In December - 13

0838  On this day in history pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies  

1048  On December - 13 al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74  

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on December - 13.  

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on December - 13.  

1204  Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 on December - 13.  

1250  On December - 13 frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55  

1404  Albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74 on December - 13.  

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on this day in history.  

1516  On this day in history death of johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (b. 1462)  

1521  Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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1557  Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies on December - 13.  

1565  On this day in history konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49  

1574  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at 50 on December - 13.  

1603  On December - 13 franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63  

1621  On December - 13 death of katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)  

1622  On December - 13 jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50  

1672  Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on December - 13.  

1693  Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies on December - 13.  

1716  On December - 13 death of charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)  

1721  On December - 13 death of alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676)  

1729  On this day in history anthony Collins, Engl philosopher (On Liberty & Necessity), dies at 53  

1738  On this day in history gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59  

1769  C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1774  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1783  Death of Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. 1717) on December - 13.  

1784  Death of Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (b. 1709) on this day in history.  

1793  On December - 13 johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63  

1812  On this day in history marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68  

1814  On December - 13 charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79  

1835  Death of John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (b. 1760) on December - 13.  

1837  Death of Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. 1756) on this day in history.  

1862  Conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.  

1863  Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50 on December - 13.  

1868  On December - 13 death of carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (b. 1794)  

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on this day in history.  

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history birth of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610)  

1585  On December - 13 birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)  

1640  On this day in history birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)  

1662  On December - 13 birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)  

1678  On December - 13 birth of yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)  

1720  On December - 13 birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)