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Who died on December 13

91 figures who shaped history died on December 13.

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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.

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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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