Died on
Who died on December 13
91 figures who shaped history died on December 13.
- 91deaths
- 38events
Best known
Best known
Childebert I
King of Paris and Orleáns (died 558)
Angilbert II
Archbishop of Milan from 824 to 859
Pope Callixtus II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1119 to 1124
Henry IX of Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria
Maimonides
Medieval Jewish philosopher (1135/1138–1204)
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
Childebert I — King of Paris and Orleáns (died 558), who died on December 13 558.
Angilbert II — Archbishop of Milan from 824 to 859, who died on December 13 859.
Pope Callixtus II — Head of the Catholic Church from 1119 to 1124, who died on December 13 1124.
Henry IX of Bavaria — Duke of Bavaria, who died on December 13 1126.
Maimonides — Medieval Jewish philosopher (1135/1138–1204), who died on December 13 1204.
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor — Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250, who died on December 13 1250.
All entries
- 769DDu HongjianChinese Buddhist monk and politician
- 838
Pepin I of Aquitaine9th-century Frankish king - 1272
Bertold of RegensburgGerman preacher - 1404
Albert I of BavariaGerman nobleman - 1466
DonatelloItalian Renaissance sculptor (c. 1386–1466) - 1516
Johannes TrithemiusGerman Benedictine abbot and polymath - 1521
Manuel I of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1495 to 1521 - 1557
Nicolo TartagliaItalian mathematician - 1565
Conrad GessnerSwiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist - 1621
Catherine StenbockQueen of Sweden from 1552 to 1560 - 1671
Antonio GrassiItalian presbyter - 1716
Charles de La FosseFrench painter - 1721
Alexander Selkirk18th-century Scottish sailor and castaway - 1729
Anthony Collins (philosopher)English philosopher - 1754
Mahmud ISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754 - 1758NNoël DoironLeader of the Acadians
- 1769
Christian Fürchtegott GellertGerman poet - 1783
Pehr Wilhelm WargentinSwedish astronomer and demographer - 1784
Samuel JohnsonEnglish writer and lexicographer - 1814
Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of LigneHabsburg Austrian field marshal, writer and intellectual - 1849
Johann Centurius HoffmannseggGerman botanist, entomologist and ornithologist - 1862
Thomas R. R. CobbAmerican politician - 1863
Friedrich HebbelGerman poet - 1868
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusGerman botanist - 1881
August ŠenoaCroatian novelist - 1883
Victor de LapradeFrench poet and critic - 1893
Georg August RudolphGerman politician - 1895
Ányos JedlikHungarian physicist and Roman Catholic priest - 1908
Augustus Le PlongeonBritish photographer and archaeologist - 1911
Reggie DuffAustralian cricketer - 1919
Woldemar VoigtGerman mathematician and physicist - 1922
Arthur Wesley DowAmerican artist - 1922
Hannes HafsteinIcelandic politician - 1924
Samuel GompersBritish-American labor union leader - 1927
Mehmet Nadir - 1929
Rosina HeikelFinnish doctor - 1930
Fritz PreglSlovene-Austrian Nobel prize laureate and scientist - 1931
Gustave Le BonFrench psychologist - 1932
Georgios JakobidesGreek painter - 1935
Victor GrignardFrench chemist - 1942
Wlodimir LedóchowskiSuperior General of the Society of Jesus from 1915 to 1942 - 1942
Robert Robinson TaylorAmerican architect - 1944
Wassily KandinskyRussian painter and art theorist - 1945
Irma GreseGerman war criminal and Holocaust perpetrator - 1945
Josef KramerGerman SS officer - 1945
Elisabeth VolkenrathNazi concentration camp supervisor - 1947HHenry James (biographer)American lawyer
- 1947
Nicholas RoerichRussian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher - 1950
Abraham WaldHungarian-American mathematician - 1954
Raymond HubbellAmerican writer, composer, & lyricist - 1955
António Egas MonizPortuguese neurologist - 1960
Dora MarsdenEnglish suffragette and editor - 1961
Grandma MosesAmerican painter - 1962
Harry BarrisAmerican singer and songwriter - 1969
Raymond A. SpruanceUnited States admiral - 1973
Henry GreenEnglish novelist - 1974
Yakup Kadri KaraosmanoğluTurkish novelist, journalist, diplomat, and member of parliament - 1975
Cyril DelevantiEnglish actor - 1975
Addie Viola SmithAmerican Foreign Service officer - 1977
Oğuz AtayTurkish novelist - 1979
Jon Hall (actor)American actor - 1979
Behçet NecatigilTurkish translator - 1983
Alexander SchmemannChristian theologian - 1983
Nichita StănescuRomanian poet and essayist - 1986
Heather Angel (actress)British actress - 1986
Ella BakerAmerican civil rights activist - 1986
Smita PatilIndian actress - 1992KK. C. IrvingCanadian businessman
- 1992
Cornelius Vanderbilt WhitneyAmerican businessman - 1993VVanessa DurièsFrench novelist
- 1995AAnn Nolan ClarkAmerican writer
- 1996EEdward BlishenEnglish author and broadcaster
- 1997
Don E. FehrenbacherAmerican historian - 1998
Lew GradeBritish media proprietor - 1998RRichard Thomas (Royal Navy officer)Royal Navy Admiral and former Black Rod
- 1998WWade WattsAmerican preacher & activist
- 2002
Zal YanovskyCanadian folk-rock guitarist - 2004
David Wheeler (computer scientist)British computer scientist - 2005
Alan ShieldsAmerican artist - 2006
Lamar HuntAmerican businessman - 2016
Alan ThickeCanadian actor, songwriter, and television host - 2018
Noah KliegerIsraeli journalist and sports administrator - 2022
Stephen "tWitch" BossAmerican dancer and TV producer - 2024
Lorraine O'GradyAmerican artist - 2025JJuan José ZerboniMexican actor
Frequently asked questions
Who died on December 13?
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.
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.
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