Famous Deaths In January - 23

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

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

1356  On this day in history 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  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.  

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)  

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

1639  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on January - 23.  

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on this day in history.  

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

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on January - 23.  

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

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

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on January - 23.  

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on this day in history.  

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

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1838  On January - 23 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 January - 23.  

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on January - 23.  

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

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

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on January - 23.  

1891  Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

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

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

1582  On this day in history 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  On January - 23 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 this day in history.  

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer