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Who died on August 13
106 figures who shaped history died on August 13.
- 106deaths
- 55events
Best known
Best known
Emperor Wen of Sui
Emperor of China from 581 to 604
Fabia Eudokia
Roman empress from 610 to 612
Zwentibold
King of Lotharingia from 895 to 900
Al-Muktafi
17th Abbasid Caliph (r. 902–908)
Irene of Hungary
Byzantine empress from 1104 to 1134
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile
Queen of Castile and León from 1379 to 1382
Emperor Wen of Sui — Emperor of China from 581 to 604, who died on August 13 604.
Fabia Eudokia — Roman empress from 610 to 612, who died on August 13 612.
Zwentibold — King of Lotharingia from 895 to 900, who died on August 13 900.
Al-Muktafi — 17th Abbasid Caliph (r. 902–908), who died on August 13 908.
Irene of Hungary — Byzantine empress from 1104 to 1134, who died on August 13 1134.
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile — Queen of Castile and León from 1379 to 1382, who died on August 13 1382.
All entries
- 587RRadegundChristian saint, Thuringian princess, and Frankish queen
- 662MMaximus the ConfessorChristian monk, theologian, scholar and saint
- 696PPrince TakechiJapanese prince (d. 696)
- 981GGyeongjong of GoryeoKing of Goryeo from 975 to 981
- 1297NNawrūz (Mongol emir)13th century Mongol Naib of Ilkhanate and Ilkhanate emir of Khorasan
- 1311
Pietro GradenigoDoge of Venice from 1289 to 1311 - 1447
Filippo Maria ViscontiDuke of Milan - 1523
Gerard DavidEarly Netherlandish painter (c. 1460–1523) - 1608
GiambolognaFlemish-born Mannerist sculptor in Italy - 1617
Johann Jakob GrynaeusSwiss divine - 1667
Jeremy TaylorEnglish cleric - 1686
Louis MaimbourgFrench Jesuit and historian - 1721JJacques LelongFrench bibliographer
- 1744
John Cruger39th mayor of New York City from 1739 to 1744 - 1749JJohann Elias SchlegelGerman poet and critic
- 1766
Margaret Fownes-LuttrellBritish heiress - 1795
Ahilyabai HolkarQueen of the Malwa kingdom - 1826
René LaennecFrench physician - 1863
Eugène DelacroixFrench painter - 1865
Ignaz SemmelweisEarly pioneer of antiseptic procedures - 1900
Collis Potter HuntingtonAmerican railroad magnate - 1910
Florence NightingaleEnglish founder of modern nursing - 1912
Jules MassenetFrench composer - 1917
Eduard BuchnerGerman chemist - 1934
Mary Hunter AustinAmerican writer - 1937
Sigizmund LevanevskySoviet aviator - 1946
H. G. WellsEnglish writer - 1954
Demetrius Constantine DounisViolinist, violist and teacher - 1958
Francis J. McCormickAmerican football and basketball player and coach - 1963
Louis Bastien (cyclist)French cyclist and fencer - 1965
Hayato IkedaPrime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964 - 1971
W. O. BentleyEnglish engineer - 1974IIda McNeilAmerican broadcaster
- 1975
Murilo MendesBrazilian modernist poet - 1978
Lonnie MayneAmerican professional wrestler - 1979
Andrew DasburgAmerican artist - 1984
Tigran PetrosianSoviet-Armenian chess grandmaster - 1986
Helen MackAmerican actress - 1989
Tim RichmondAmerican racing driver - 1989
Larkin I. SmithAmerican politician - 1991
James RooseveltAmerican general, businessman, and politician - 1995
Alison Hargreaves20th-century British mountain climber - 1995
Jan KřesadloCzech psychologist - 1995
Mickey MantleAmerican baseball player - 1996
António de SpínolaPortuguese president and politician - 1998
Nino FerrerItalian-French singer, recording artist, songwriter - 1998
Edward GinztonUkrainian-American physicist - 1998
Julien GreenAmerican novelist who lived in France - 1998
Rafael RoblesDominican baseball player - 1999
Ignatz BubisFormer president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany - 1999
Jaime GarzónColombian comedian and politician - 2000
Nazia HassanPakistani singer - 2001
Otto StuppacherAustrian racing driver - 2001
Jim Hughes (1950s pitcher)American baseball player - 2001BBetty CavannaAmerican novelist
- 2003EEd TownsendAmerican singer, songwriter, record producer
- 2004
Julia ChildAmerican cooking personality - 2004
Akku YadavIndian criminal - 2005
Miguel ArraesBrazilian lawyer and politician - 2005
David LangePrime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989 - 2006
Tony JayBritish actor - 2006
Jon NödtveidtSwedish musician - 2006KKermit L. HallAmerican legal historian
- 2007
Brian Adams (wrestler)American professional wrestler - 2007
Brooke AstorAmerican philanthropist, socialite, and writer - 2007
Phil RizzutoAmerican baseball player - 2008
Henri CartanFrench mathematician - 2008
Bill GwatneyAmerican politician - 2008JJack Weil
- 2009
Lavelle FeltonAmerican basketball player - 2010PPanagiotis BachramisGreek footballer
- 2010
Lance CadeAmerican professional wrestler - 2010
Edwin NewmanAmerican newscaster, journalist and author - 2011
Tareque MasudBangladeshi film director - 2011
Mishuk MunierBangladeshi journalist - 2012HHugo BedauAmerican philosopher
- 2012
Helen Gurley BrownAmerican author, publisher, and businesswoman - 2012
Ray JordonAustralian cricketer - 2012
Johnny PeskyAmerican baseball player, coach, and manager - 2012
Joan RobertsAmerican actress
- 2013
Lothar BiskyGerman politician - 2013
Aaron Selber Jr.American businessman - 2013
Jean VincentFrench football player and manager - 2014
Frans BrüggenDutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist - 2014
Eduardo CamposBrazilian economist and politician - 2014MMartino FinottoItalian racing driver (born 1933)
- 2014
Süleyman SebaTurkish football player and sport executive - 2015
Watban IbrahimIraqi politician - 2015
Bob FillionCanadian ice hockey player - 2015OOm Prakash MunjalIndian businessman, philanthropist
- 2016
Kenny Baker (English actor)English actor and musician - 2016
Pramukh Swami MaharajIndian guru - 2018
Jim NeidhartAmerican professional wrestler - 2021
Nanci GriffithAmerican singer-songwriter - 2024
Richard AlatorreAmerican politician - 2024
Wally AmosAmerican television personality, entrepreneur, and author - 2024
Sergio DonatiItalian screenwriter - 2024
Greg KihnAmerican musician and writer - 2024
Frank SelvyAmerican basketball player - 2026
Prichard ColónPuerto Rican boxer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on August 13?
106 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 13, including Emperor Wen of Sui, Fabia Eudokia, Zwentibold. 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.
What happened on August 13?
55 documented historical events happened on August 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Maurice was crowned as Byzantine emperor, succeeding Tiberius II Constantine. On the same day, in another year: General George Monck founded Monck's Regiment of Foot, the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular regiment of the British Army in continuous active service. 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.
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