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 this day in history.  

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on August - 23.  

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.  

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

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on August - 23.  

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on this day in history.  

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on August - 23.  

1519  Death of Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on August - 23.  

1540  Death of Guillaume Budé, French scholar on August - 23.  

1591  On August - 23 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies  

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 August - 23.  

1652  On this day in history death of john Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. 1600)  

1668  On this day in history artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies  

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  Giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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

1839  On August - 23 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on August - 23.  

1927  On August - 23 death of nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

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0686  On August - 23 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 this day in history.  

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 August - 23.  

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

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

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