Famous Deaths Happened 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  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

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  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  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)   

1805  On this day in history 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 January - 23 death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)   

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

1833  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on this day in history.   

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on January - 23.   

1838  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on January - 23.   

1845  On January - 23 francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77   

1864  On January - 23 michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

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

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

1879  On January - 23 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

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

1891  Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1898  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

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

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

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

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