Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

0155  Death of Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake on this day in history.   

1011  Death of Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz on February - 23.   

1100  Death of Emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076) on February - 23.   

1447  On this day in history eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies   

1464  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on February - 23.   

1468  On February - 23 john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

1526  On this day in history diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on February - 23.   

1572  Death of Pierre Certon, French composer on February - 23.   

1603  Death of Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) on February - 23.   

1607  Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68   

1682  On February - 23 abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75   

1704  On February - 23 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

1718  On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63   

1766  On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies   

1781  Death of George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) on February - 23.   

1792  On February - 23 joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68   

1800  Death of Joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722) on February - 23.   

1806  John Alcock, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1807  Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 on February - 23.   

1821  On this day in history john Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome   

1848  John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.   

1855  On February - 23 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

1859  Death of Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) on February - 23.   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1879  Death of Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) on February - 23.   

1884  On February - 23 tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23   

1897  On this day in history woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68   

1900  William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies on this day in history.   

1902  Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1903  Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57 on February - 23.   

1906  On February - 23 death of johann Hoch, US murderer, executed   

1908  On February - 23 death of johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823)   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.   

1417  On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on February - 23.   

1614  Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On February - 23 birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on February - 23.   

1648  On February - 23 birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)