Famous Deaths Happened In August - 23

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on August - 23.   

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on this day in history.   

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1176  On this day in history death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)   

1305  On August - 23 death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

1507  On August - 23 jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72   

1519  On this day in history death of philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot   

1540  On this day in history death of guillaume Budé, French scholar   

1591  Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1628  Death of George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on this day in history.   

1652  Death of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. 1600) on August - 23.   

1668  On August - 23 artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies   

1706  On August - 23 death of colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)   

1723  Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77   

1802  On this day in history corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51   

1806  Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1813  Death of Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1819  Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday on August - 23.   

1825  Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1831  August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 on August - 23.   

1839  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on August - 23.   

1853  On August - 23 death of alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. 1806)   

1867  Death of Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796) on August - 23.   

1878  Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1892  On August - 23 death of deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)   

1898  On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

1903  On August - 23 paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75   

1914  On this day in history death of felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks   

1926  On August - 23 rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

1927  On this day in history death of nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

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0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)   

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on August - 23.   

1593  On August - 23 birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on August - 23.   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 23 birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)