Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

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

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

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63  

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.  

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

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

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.  

1639  On this day in history 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  On January - 23 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on this day in history.  

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

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

1800  On January - 23 edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

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

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

1806  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46  

1812  On this day in history death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)  

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73  

1814  On this day in history georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52  

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

1833  On this day in history death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)  

1837  On this day in history john Field, composer, dies at 54  

1838  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77  

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  On January - 23 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

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

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  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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1350  On January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

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

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

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

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer