What happened on December 13

38 documented historical events happened on December 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Saint Celestine V resigned the papacy after only five months to return to his previous life as an ascetic hermit. On the same day, in another year: Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

135 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 13, including Frederick III of Sicily, Jean Gerson, Lucy Brocadelli. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

91 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 13, including Childebert I, Angilbert II, Pope Callixtus II. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on December 13 around the world: Christian feast day: St Antiochus of Sulcis, Christian feast day: Blessed Francesco Marinoni, Christian feast day: St Judoc aka St Joyce, Christian feast day: St Lucy, Christian feast day: St Odile of Alsace, Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.