Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

0838  Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies on this day in history.   

1048  Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1124  Callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies on this day in history.   

1126  Hendrik IX, the Black, Duke of Bayern (1120-26), dies on this day in history.   

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

1250  On this day in history frederick II, German Emperor (1212-1250), dies at 55   

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

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

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

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

1557  On this day in history 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  Franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63 on December - 13.   

1621  Death of Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535) on December - 13.   

1622  Jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50 on December - 13.   

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  On this day in history death of charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)   

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 December - 13 gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59   

1769  C F Gellert, writer, dies at 54 on December - 13.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1793  On this day in history johann Joachim Christoph Bode, composer, dies at 63   

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

1814  On this day in history charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79   

1835  On December - 13 death of john Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (b. 1760)   

1837  On this day in history death of herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. 1756)   

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  Death of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (b. 1794) on this day in history.   

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1521  Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], bishop of Fermo/Pope (1585-90) was born on December - 13.   

1533  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on December - 13.   

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

1585  William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649) was born on December - 13.   

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

1662  On this day in history birth of francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (d. 1729)   

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

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