Famous Deaths In December - 13

0838  On December - 13 pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies   

1048  On this day in history al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74   

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

1126  On December - 13 hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies   

1204  On this day in history maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69   

1250  Frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55 on December - 13.   

1404  On this day in history albrecht, duke of Bavaria, dies at 74   

1466  On December - 13 death of donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386)   

1516  Death of Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (b. 1462) on this day in history.   

1521  On December - 13 manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52   

1557  On December - 13 niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies   

1565  Konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74), dies at 50   

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

1621  Death of Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535) on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50   

1672  Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1693  Dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies on this day in history.   

1716  Death of Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1721  Death of Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

1729  Anthony Collins, Engl philosopher (On Liberty & Necessity), dies at 53 on December - 13.   

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

1769  On this day in history c F Gellert, writer, dies at 54   

1774  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50 on December - 13.   

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

1784  On this day in history death of samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (b. 1709)   

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

1812  Marianne von Martinez, composer, dies at 68 on December - 13.   

1814  On this day in history 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  On this day in history conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49   

1863  Friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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1521  On December - 13 birth of sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90)   

1533  On this day in history birth of erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)   

1553  Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre/France (1572/89-1610) was born on this day in history.   

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

1640  On December - 13 birth of robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696)   

1662  Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on December - 13.   

1720  On this day in history birth of carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)