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Xiahou Dun
Chinese Han dynasty general (died 220)
Mansur I
Amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976
Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah
Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili Imam from 1021 to 1036
Tankei
Japanese sculptor
Juan Manuel
Duke of Peñafiel & Spanish writer
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
Scottish nobleman
Xiahou Dun — Chinese Han dynasty general (died 220), who died on June 13 220.
Mansur I — Amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976, who died on June 13 976.
Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah — Fatimid caliph and Isma'ili Imam from 1021 to 1036, who died on June 13 1036.
Tankei — Japanese sculptor, who died on June 13 1256.
Juan Manuel — Duke of Peñafiel & Spanish writer, who died on June 13 1348.
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly — Scottish nobleman, who died on June 13 1636.
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Who died on June 13?
85 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 13, including Xiahou Dun, Mansur I, Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah. 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.
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54 documented historical events happened on June 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England. On the same day, in another year: Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, beginning the practice of clerical marriage in Protestantism. 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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