Famous Deaths In August - 23

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

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 this day in history.  

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on August - 23.  

1328  On August - 23 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  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.  

1519  On August - 23 death of philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot  

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

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

1618  Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on August - 23.  

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  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  Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

1813  On August - 23 death of alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766)  

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

1825  On this day in history amos Bull, composer, dies at 81  

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

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

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

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

1878  On this day in history 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  Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1903  Paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75 on August - 23.  

1914  Death of Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on August - 23.  

1926  On this day in history rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31  

1927  Death of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on August - 23.  

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on August - 23.  

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat  

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on this day in history.  

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

1623  On August - 23 birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)  

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 this day in history.