Famous Deaths In April - 23

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  On April - 23 vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies   

1151  Death of Queen Adeliza of England (b. 1103) on April - 23.   

1217  On this day in history death of king Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)   

1407  Death of Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326) on April - 23.   

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on April - 23.   

1616  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on April - 23.   

1625  On this day in history maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57   

1670  Loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1691  Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1695  On April - 23 henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72   

1702  On this day in history death of margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. 1614)   

1728  On April - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83   

1732  On April - 23 cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63   

1740  On this day in history thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

1742  On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62   

1762  Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on April - 23.   

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on April - 23.   

1781  On this day in history death of james Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706)   

1786  On this day in history alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68   

1792  On this day in history death of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. 1741)   

1794  Death of Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. 1721) on April - 23.   

1812  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1827  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1839  On April - 23 death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)   

1847  On April - 23 erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64   

1850  On this day in history william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.   

1185  On April - 23 birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.   

1516  On April - 23 birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)