Famous Deaths Happened In December - 13

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

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

1124  On December - 13 callistus II, [Guido di Borgogna], Italian Pope (1119-24), dies   

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

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

1466  Death of Donatello, Florentine artist and sculptor (b. 1386) on December - 13.   

1516  Death of Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (b. 1462) on December - 13.   

1521  Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 on December - 13.   

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 this day in history 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  Jan Campanus, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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 December - 13.   

1721  Death of Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676) on December - 13.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1784  On December - 13 death of samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (b. 1709)   

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  Charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79 on December - 13.   

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

1837  Death of Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit (b. 1756) on December - 13.   

1862  On this day in history conrad Feger Jackson, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49   

1863  On December - 13 friedrich Hebbel, writer, dies at 50   

1868  Death of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (b. 1794) on December - 13.   

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

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

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

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

1678  Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.   

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