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Who died on October 13
100 figures who shaped history died on October 13.
- 100deaths
- 41events
Best known
Best known
50s
Sixth decade of the first century AD
Simpert
Bishop of Augsburg from 778 to 807
Robert I of Flanders
Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1093
Guy I of Ponthieu
11th-century French noble
Gualdim Pais
Portuguese crusader
Nichiren
Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher and True Buddha
50s — Sixth decade of the first century AD, who died on October 13 54.
Simpert — Bishop of Augsburg from 778 to 807, who died on October 13 807.
Robert I of Flanders — Count of Flanders from 1071 to 1093, who died on October 13 1093.
Guy I of Ponthieu — 11th-century French noble, who died on October 13 1100.
Gualdim Pais — Portuguese crusader, who died on October 13 1195.
Nichiren — Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher and True Buddha, who died on October 13 1282.
All entries
- 982EEmperor Jingzong of LiaoLiao dynasty emperor from 969 to 982
- 1382
Peter II of CyprusKing of Cyprus - 1415
Thomas Fitzalan, 5th Earl of ArundelEnglish noble who took part in the deposition of Richard II - 1435
Hermann II, Count of CeljeStyrian prince and magnate - 1562CClaudin de SermisyFrench composer (c. 1490 – 1562)
- 1605
Theodore BezaFrench Calvinist theologian, reformer and scholar - 1673
Christoffer GabelDanish statesman - 1687
Geminiano MontanariItalian astronomer - 1694
Samuel von PufendorfGerman jurist and philosopher - 1706
Iyasu IEmperor of Ethiopia from 1682 to 1706 - 1715
Nicolas MalebrancheFrench priest and rationalist philosopher - 1759
John Henley (preacher)English clergyman - 1788
Robert Nugent, 1st Earl NugentAnglo-Irish politician and poet - 1796WWilliam B. WhitingNew York politician
- 1812
Isaac BrockBritish Army officer and colonial administrator - 1815
Joachim MuratFrench military officer and statesman - 1822
Antonio CanovaItalian Neoclassical sculptor - 1825
Maximilian I Joseph of BavariaKing of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825 - 1841PPatrick Campbell (Royal Navy officer)British Royal Navy officer
- 1869
Charles Augustin Sainte-BeuveFrench literary critic - 1882
Arthur de GobineauFrench diplomat and writer - 1890
Samuel Freeman MillerUS Supreme Court justice from 1862 to 1890 - 1904
Pavlos MelasHellenic Army officer - 1905
Henry IrvingEnglish stage actor of the Victorian era - 1909
Francisco Ferrer19th and 20th-century Catalan anarchist and educationist - 1911
Sister NiveditaIrish social activist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda - 1917
Florence La BadieAmerican actress - 1919
Karl Adolph GjellerupDanish writer - 1926
Hans E. KinckNorwegian author and philologist - 1930
T. Alexander HarrisonAmerican painter - 1931
Ernst DidringSwedish author - 1938
E. C. SegarAmerican cartoonist - 1945
Milton S. HersheyAmerican chocolatier - 1950
Ernest HaycoxAmerican novelist - 1955
Manuel Ávila CamachoPresident of Mexico from 1940 to 1946 - 1956
Cahit Sıtkı TarancıTurkish poet and author from Türkiye - 1961
Louis RwagasoreBurundian prince and politician - 1966
Clifton WebbAmerican actor, singer, dancer - 1968
Bea BenaderetAmerican actress
- 1973
Cevat Şakir KabaağaçlıCretan Turkish author, essayist, ethnographer, and travel writer
- 1973
Albert MandlerIsraeli general - 1974
Otto BinderAmerican writer - 1974
Anatoli KozhemyakinSoviet footballer - 1974
Ed SullivanAmerican host and columnist - 1979
Rebecca Clarke (composer)English composer and violist - 1981
Antonio BerniArgentine figurative artist - 1985
Tage DanielssonSwedish author, actor, comedian, poet and film director - 1987
Walter BrattainAmerican physicist - 1987
Kishore KumarIndian singer and actor - 1987NNilgün MarmaraTurkish poet
- 1990
Hans NamuthAmerican photographer - 1990
Lê Đức ThọVietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician - 1992JJames Marshall (author)American children's books author and illustrator
- 1993
Otmar GutmannTelevision producer, animator and director - 1996
Beryl ReidBritish actress - 1998
Dmitry Filippov (politician)Soviet-Russian politician and businessman - 1999
Michael HartnettIrish poet, known for work in English and Irish languages - 2000
Jean PetersAmerican actress - 2001PPeter Doyle (singer)Musical artist
- 2002
Stephen E. AmbroseAmerican historian and writer - 2002
Keene CurtisAmerican actor - 2003
Bertram BrockhouseCanadian physicist, Nobel laureate - 2004
Enrique FernandoChief Justice of the Philippines from 1979 to 1985 - 2004
Bernice RubensWelsh novelist - 2005
Vivian Malone JonesAmerican civil rights advocate - 2006
Wang GuangmeiChinese politician - 2007
Bob DenardFrench mercenary - 2008
Alexei CherepanovRussian ice hockey player - 2009SStephen BarnettAmerican lawyer
- 2010VVernon BieverAmerican photographer
- 2011
Barbara KentCanadian-American actress - 2012
Stuart BellBritish Labour Party politician - 2012
Gary Collins (actor)American actor and TV host
- 2012
Tomonobu ImamichiJapanese philosopher - 2013
Martin DrewesGerman World War II fighter pilot - 2013JJoe C. MeriweatherAmerican basketball player
- 2013
Tommy WhittleBritish jazz saxophonist - 2013
Takashi YanaseJapanese manga artist - 2014JJohn Bradfield (biologist)British biologist and entrepreneur
- 2014
Antonio CafieroArgentine politician - 2014MMargaret HillertAmerican writer
- 2014
Mohammad SarengatIndonesian sprinter - 2014
Pontus SegerströmSwedish footballer - 2015RRosalyn BaxandallAmerican historian
- 2015
Bruce Hyde (ontologist)American actor - 2015
Michael Walsh (British Army officer) - 2016
Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand from 1946 to 2016 - 2016
Dario FoItalian playwright, actor, singer-songwriter, director, and politician - 2016
Jim PrenticePremier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015 - 2017
Albert ZafyPresident of Madagascar from 1993 to 1996 - 2018
Annapurna DeviIndian musician - 2023
Louise GlückAmerican poet and Nobel laureate - 2024
Mayra Gómez KempCuban-Spanish television host and actress - 2024
Donal Murray (bishop)Irish Catholic bishop
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 13?
100 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 13, including 50s, Simpert, Robert I of Flanders. 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 October 13?
41 documented historical events happened on October 13, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Goguryeo–Tang War: Led by Emperor Taizong, the Tang army was forced to abandon a siege of Ansi Fortress. On the same day, in another year: Agents of King Philip IV of France launched a raid on the Knights Templar at dawn, arresting many members, subsequently torturing them into giving false confessions and burning them at the stake. 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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