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 this day in history.  

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

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.  

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

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.  

1639  On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

1648  On this day in history francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

1708  On January - 23 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on January - 23.  

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on January - 23.  

1789  On January - 23 death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

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

1803  On January - 23 death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)  

1805  On January - 23 vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63  

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

1812  Death of Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) on January - 23.  

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on January - 23.  

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  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77  

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 23.  

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on this day in history.  

1875  On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on January - 23.  

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on this day in history.  

1891  On this day in history boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21  

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on January - 23.  

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

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.  

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

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.  

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.  

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.