Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

0155  Death of Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake on February - 23.   

1011  On February - 23 death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

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

1447  Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies on February - 23.   

1464  On February - 23 death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  On this day in history john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

1526  Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history death of henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed   

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 February - 23.   

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

1682  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

1718  Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1766  On February - 23 stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies   

1781  On this day in history death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

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

1800  On this day in history death of joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722)   

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

1807  On this day in history francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

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

1848  On February - 23 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80   

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

1859  On February - 23 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 on February - 23.   

1879  On this day in history death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 on February - 23.   

1897  On February - 23 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 this day in history 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  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on February - 23.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on February - 23.   

1646  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

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