Died On December 13th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 13. The list includes people like Wassily Kandinsky, Samuel Johnson, Donatello, Maimonides, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, actors, novelists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Germany & France and many more countries.
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 1 
Alan Thicke
(Best Known for Playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s Sitcom ‘Growing Pains’ on ABC)
Alan Thicke
13
Birthdate: March 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kirkland Lake, Canada
Died: 2016
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 2 
Wassily Kandinsky
(Russian Painter, Art Theorist and a Pioneer in Abstract Art)
Wassily Kandinsky
10
Birthdate: December 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 1944
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 3 
Donatello
(One of the Greatest of All Italian Renaissance Artists)
Donatello
9
Birthdate: 1386 AD
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: 1466
 4 
Samuel Johnson
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 18, 1709
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lichfield, England
Died: 1784
 5 
Lamar Hunt
(American Sports Executive and BusinessmanBusinessman)
Lamar Hunt
8
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: August 2, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, United States
Died: 2006
 6 
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
3
Birthdate: December 26, 1194
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Iesi, Marche, Italy
Died: 1250
 7 
Nancy Wilson
(Notable for Her Single ‘(You Don’t Know) How Glad I Am')
Nancy Wilson
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio, United States
Died: 2018
 8 
Grandma Moses
(Painter, Illustrator)
Grandma Moses
3
Birthdate: September 7, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York
Died: 1961
 9 
Gustav Schwarzenegger
(Father of Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
Gustav Schwarzenegger
14
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 17, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Austria-Hungary
Died: 1972
 10 
Anatoly Dyatlov
(Nuclear Engineer)
Anatoly Dyatlov
25
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: March 3, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atamanovo, Russia
Died: 1995
 11 
Chuck Schuldiner
(Musician)
Chuck Schuldiner
8
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 13, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
Died: 2001
 12 
Samuel Gompers
(Labor leader, Cigar Maker)
Samuel Gompers
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: January 27, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1924
 13 
Raymond A. Spruance
(Navy admiral during World War II)
Raymond A. Spruance
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 3, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 1969
 14 
Ella Baker
(American activist)
Ella Baker
5
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 13, 1903
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Died: 1986
 15 
Paul Samuelson
(Economist)
Paul Samuelson
4
Birthdate: May 15, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gary, Indiana, United States
Died: 2009
 16 
Gustave Le Bon
(Physician, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Psychologist, Philosopher, Historian, Sociologist)
Gustave Le Bon
0
Birthdate: May 7, 1841
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nogent-le-Rotrou
Died: 1931
 17 
Nicholas Roerich
(Russian Painter, Archaeologist and Philosopher)
Nicholas Roerich
0
Birthdate: October 9, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1947
 18 
António Egas Moniz
(Neurologist)
António Egas Moniz
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 29, 1874
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Avanca, Estarreja, Portugal
Died: 1955
 19 
Richard Carlson
(Writer)
Richard Carlson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 16, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 20 
Mahmud I
(The 24th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)
Mahmud I
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 2, 1696
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edirne
Died: 1754
 21 
Grace Gifford
(Artist)
Grace Gifford
1
Birthdate: March 4, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1955
 22 
Mary Renault
(Writer)
Mary Renault
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 4, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1983
 23 
Zalman Yanovsky
(Canadian Folk-Rock Musician )
Zalman Yanovsky
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 19, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2002
 24 
John William Godward
(Painter)
John William Godward
1
Birthdate: August 9, 1861
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wimbledon
Died: 1922
 25 
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
(American Businessman, Producer and Polo Player)
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 20, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Roslyn, New York, United States
Died: 1992
 26 
Lew Grade
(Russian-Born British Media Mogul, Producer, and Impresario)
Lew Grade
6
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 25, 1906
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokmak, Ukraine
Died: 1998
 27 
Roy Urquhart
(Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency)
Roy Urquhart
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shepperton, Middlesex, England
Died: 1988
 28 
L.P. Hartley
(Novelist)
L.P. Hartley
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 30, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Whittlesey, England
Died: 1972
 29 
Chick Gandil
(Baseball player)
Chick Gandil
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 19, 1888
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1970
 30 
Bruce Gray
(Actor)
Bruce Gray
0
Birthdate: September 7, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: 2017
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 31 
Smita Patil
(Actor)
Smita Patil
7
Birthdate: October 17, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pune
Died: 1986
 32 
Johannes Trithemius
(Cryptographer)
Johannes Trithemius
0
Birthdate: February 1, 1462
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Trittenheim, Germany
Died: 1516
 33 
Jane Frances de Chantal
(Saint)
Jane Frances de Chantal
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 28, 1572
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dijon, Burgundy, France
Died: 1641
 34 
Cyril Delevanti
(Actor)
Cyril Delevanti
1
Birthdate: February 23, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1975
 35 
Josef Kramer
(Military officer)
Josef Kramer
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 10, 1906
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1945
 36 
Jack Doyle
(Irish Boxer)
Jack Doyle
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 31, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cobh, Ireland
Died: 1978
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 37 
Eulace Peacock
(American Track and Field Athlete)
Eulace Peacock
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 27, 1914
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dothan, Alabama, United States
Died: 1996
 38 
Thomas Schelling
(Economist)
Thomas Schelling
1
Birthdate: April 14, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: 2016
 39 
Horst Tappert
(Actor)
Horst Tappert
0
Birthdate: May 26, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany
Died: 2008
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 40 
Conrad Gessner
(Swiss Physician, Naturalist and Philologist Known for His Systematic Compilations of Information on Animals and Plants)
Conrad Gessner
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 26, 1516
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zürich, Switzerland
Died: 1565
 41 
Théophile Steinlen
(French Art Nouveau Painter and Printmaker)
Théophile Steinlen
0
Birthdate: November 10, 1859
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: 1923
 42 
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
(Nurse)
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russian
Died: 1958
 43 
Russell Hoban
(Writer)
Russell Hoban
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 4, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2011
 44 
Æthelwold of Wessex
(Monarch)
Æthelwold of Wessex
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthplace: Great Britain
Died: 0902
 45 
Charles Moore
(Former architect)
Charles Moore
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: October 31, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
Died: 1993
 46 
K. C. Irving
(Industrialist)
K. C. Irving
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 14, 1899
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buchtouche, Canada
Died: 1992
 47 
Frances Wright
(Writer, Philosopher)
Frances Wright
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 6, 1795
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dundee
Died: 1852
 48 
Jill Craigie
(Film director)
Jill Craigie
0
Birthdate: March 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fulham, London, England
Died: 1999
 49 
Laura Huxley
(Motivational speaker, Writer, Violinist, Biographer)
Laura Huxley
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 2, 1911
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Turin
Died: 2007
 50 
Alexander Selkirk
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1676 AD
Birthplace: Lower Largo, United Kingdom
Died: 1721