Famous Birthdays In October - 23

1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  On this day in history birth of johann Bernhard Staudt, composer   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

1715  On October - 23 birth of peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30)   

1752  Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) was born on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history birth of samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)   

1766  On October - 23 birth of emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847)   

1767  H Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer was born on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history birth of jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)   

1773  Pietro Generali, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  On October - 23 birth of sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston)   

1790  On this day in history birth of chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860)   

1794  Joseph Panny, composer was born on October - 23.   

1796  Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857) was born on October - 23.   

1797  John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51) was born on October - 23.   

1801  On October - 23 birth of gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

1805  On October - 23 birth of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)   

1805  John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.   

1810  [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune) was born on this day in history.   

1813  Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.   

1815  João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) was born on October - 23.   

1819  Isac Baker Woodbury, composer was born on October - 23.   

1820  James Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 was born on October - 23.   

1824  On this day in history birth of thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1828  On October - 23 birth of turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1835  Adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97) was born on October - 23.   

1844  On October - 23 birth of louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis   

1844  On this day in history birth of robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate (Eros & Psyche)   

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0042  On October - 23 death of marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator (b. 85 BC)   

0930  On October - 23 death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on October - 23.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on October - 23.