Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.  

0775  On this day in history constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies  

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on September - 23.  

0965  On September - 23 death of aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered  

1241  On September - 23 death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)  

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on September - 23.  

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on September - 23.  

1541  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47 on September - 23.  

1571  On this day in history death of john Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)  

1573  On this day in history death of azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)  

1605  On this day in history death of pontus de Tyard, French poet  

1624  On this day in history willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32  

1675  Death of Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (b. 1603) on this day in history.  

1694  Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.  

1700  On this day in history nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59  

1728  On this day in history death of christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655)  

1738  On September - 23 hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69  

1764  Death of Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703) on September - 23.  

1773  On this day in history death of johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)  

1778  On this day in history balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83  

1780  On September - 23 death of john Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29  

1789  On September - 23 death of john Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)  

1797  Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.  

1835  On this day in history vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33  

1837  Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80 on September - 23.  

1844  Death of Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783) on this day in history.  

1846  Death of John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. 1818) on this day in history.  

1847  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65) on September - 23.  

1850  On this day in history death of josé Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764)  

1870  On this day in history death of prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803)  

1871  On this day in history alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45  

1873  On September - 23 death of jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)  

1877  On this day in history urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

1889  On September - 23 william W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies  

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1158  On September - 23 birth of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)  

1161  On this day in history birth of emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)  

1215  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on this day in history.  

1434  On September - 23 birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)  

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

1591  On this day in history birth of michael Lohr, composer  

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.