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  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.   

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 this day in history 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  Death of Guillaume Budé, French scholar on this day in history.   

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

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

1628  On August - 23 death of george Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36   

1652  On August - 23 death of john Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. 1600)   

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on this day in history.   

1706  On August - 23 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 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  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  Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday on August - 23.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1927  Death of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on this day in history.   

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

1486  On this day in history birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

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

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on this day in history.   

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

1724  On August - 23 birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

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

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