Famous Deaths In August - 23

0093  On August - 23 death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)   

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on August - 23.   

1106  On August - 23 death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

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

1305  On this day in history death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  On this day in history nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle   

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

1507  On this day in history jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72   

1519  Death of Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 23 death of guillaume Budé, French scholar   

1591  Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on August - 23.   

1618  On August - 23 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

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 this day in history.   

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on August - 23.   

1706  Death of Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) on August - 23.   

1723  On August - 23 antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64   

1777  On August - 23 giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77   

1802  Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51 on August - 23.   

1806  Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70 on August - 23.   

1813  On this day in history death of alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766)   

1819  On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday   

1825  On August - 23 amos Bull, composer, dies at 81   

1831  On August - 23 august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70   

1839  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history 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  On August - 23 adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77   

1892  Death of Deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827) on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 23 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  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on August - 23.   

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

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.   

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

1524  On this day in history birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on August - 23.   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on August - 23.   

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

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)