Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.  

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies  

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63  

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57  

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.  

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)  

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38  

1639  On January - 23 death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

1648  On January - 23 francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

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1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.  

1744  On this day in history death of giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)  

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on this day in history.  

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on January - 23.  

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1806  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on January - 23.  

1812  On January - 23 death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)  

1813  On January - 23 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73  

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1820  On January - 23 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

1833  On January - 23 death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)  

1837  On January - 23 john Field, composer, dies at 54  

1838  On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on January - 23.  

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1866  On January - 23 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

1875  On January - 23 charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1883  On January - 23 death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)  

1891  On January - 23 boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21  

1893  On this day in history jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75  

1898  On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

1688  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)  

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.  

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.