Famous Deaths In April - 23

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on this day in history.  

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.  

0725  On April - 23 death of wihtred, King of Kent  

0871  On this day in history ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies  

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies  

0997  On this day in history vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40  

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on this day in history.  

1016  On April - 23 aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies  

1151  Death of Queen Adeliza of England (b. 1103) on April - 23.  

1217  Death of King Inge II of Norway (b. 1185) on this day in history.  

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1407  On this day in history death of olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326)  

1416  Blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies on April - 23.  

1616  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1625  Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1670  On April - 23 loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69  

1691  Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1695  Henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72 on April - 23.  

1702  On April - 23 death of margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. 1614)  

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  On April - 23 thomas Tickell, poet, dies  

1742  On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62  

1762  Johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67 on April - 23.  

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on April - 23.  

1781  On April - 23 death of james Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706)  

1786  Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

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  Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 on April - 23.  

1827  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 on April - 23.  

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on April - 23.  

1850  William Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.  

1185  On this day in history birth of king Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)  

1464  On this day in history birth of johanna van Valois, Queen of France  

1464  On April - 23 birth of robert Fayrfax, composer  

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on April - 23.  

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on April - 23.  

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

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