Famous Deaths In August - 23

0093  On this day in history death of gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40)  

0634  On August - 23 aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

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

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)  

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on this day in history.  

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  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

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

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

1591  On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies  

1618  On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33  

1628  Death of George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on August - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1706  On this day in history death of colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)  

1723  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70  

1813  Death of Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) on August - 23.  

1819  On August - 23 oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday  

1825  Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81 on August - 23.  

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

1839  On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

1853  Death of Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. 1806) on August - 23.  

1867  On this day in history death of auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796)  

1878  Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on August - 23.  

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  Paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1914  Death of Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on this day in history.  

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

1927  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

1524  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)  

1593  On this day in history birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)  

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

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

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

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on August - 23.