Famous Deaths In April - 23

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.  

0303  On this day in history death of george, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded  

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on April - 23.  

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.  

0990  Ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies on this day in history.  

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on April - 23.  

1014  On this day in history brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87  

1016  Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies on this day in history.  

1151  On this day in history death of queen Adeliza of England (b. 1103)  

1217  Death of King Inge II of Norway (b. 1185) on April - 23.  

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1407  Death of Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326) on April - 23.  

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69  

1625  Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 on April - 23.  

1670  On this day in history loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69  

1691  On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

1695  Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1702  Death of Margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. 1614) on this day in history.  

1728  On April - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83  

1732  On this day in history cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63  

1740  Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on April - 23.  

1742  Mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1762  Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.  

1781  Death of James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706) on this day in history.  

1786  On this day in history alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68  

1792  On April - 23 death of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. 1741)  

1794  Death of Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. 1721) on April - 23.  

1812  On April - 23 franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85  

1827  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75  

1839  Death of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) on April - 23.  

1847  On this day in history erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64  

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on April - 23.  

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on April - 23.  

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.  

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on this day in history.  

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on this day in history.  

1484  On April - 23 birth of julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things)  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.  

1500  On April - 23 birth of alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)  

1516  Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571) was born on April - 23.