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  On this day in history callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

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  On this day in history 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 December - 13.   

1516  On December - 13 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.   

1557  On this day in history niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies   

1565  On December - 13 konrad von Gesner, naturalist, dies at 49   

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

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

1621  On this day in history death of katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)   

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  On December - 13 dodoftei, Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia/writer (Saint Lives), dies   

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 December - 13.   

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

1738  Gotthard Wagner, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1769  On December - 13 c F Gellert, writer, dies at 54   

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

1783  On this day in history death of pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. 1717)   

1784  Death of Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (b. 1709) on December - 13.   

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

1812  On December - 13 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  Death of John Storm, American Revolutionary soldier (b. 1760) on this day in history.   

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 December - 13.   

1868  On this day in history 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  Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69) was born on this day in history.   

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

1585  On this day in history birth of william Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (d. 1649)   

1640  Robert Plot, English naturalist (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1720  Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.