Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)  

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies  

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.  

1622  On January - 23 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 this day in history francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

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1708  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

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

1785  On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

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 January - 23.  

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

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on January - 23.  

1806  On January - 23 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  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on January - 23.  

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

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on January - 23.  

1833  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on January - 23.  

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

1864  On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50  

1866  On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

1875  Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

1883  On this day in history 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  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1898  On January - 23 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.  

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.  

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  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.  

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

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

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