Famous Deaths In August - 23

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on August - 23.  

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

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony  

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 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  On this day in history death of philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot  

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

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

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  On August - 23 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 this day in history.  

1825  Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 23.  

1898  On August - 23 joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82  

1903  On this day in history paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75  

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  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 August - 23.  

1486  Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat was born on August - 23.  

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  On August - 23 birth of stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)  

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

1727  On August - 23 birth of friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer  

1740  On August - 23 birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)