Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)  

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies  

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.  

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)  

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.  

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen  

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67  

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.  

1596  On March - 23 death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

1606  On March - 23 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58  

1618  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on March - 23.  

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on March - 23.  

1658  Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79 on March - 23.  

1669  Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on this day in history.  

1742  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)  

1747  Death of Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675) on March - 23.  

1748  On March - 23 johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63  

1754  Death of Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) on March - 23.  

1756  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.  

1786  On this day in history patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)  

1801  On this day in history death of tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46  

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 on this day in history.  

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1816  On March - 23 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95  

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on March - 23.  

1819  On March - 23 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies  

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56 on March - 23.  

1832  On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41  

1842  On this day in history stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59  

1862  On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

1869  On this day in history charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60  

1880  On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67  

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)  

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.  

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.  

1645  On March - 23 birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)  

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.  

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.  

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.  

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)