Famous Deaths In August - 23

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.  

0634  On this day in history aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies  

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

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  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

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

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

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on August - 23.  

1706  Death of Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) on this day in history.  

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 August - 23 corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51  

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

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

1819  On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday  

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

1831  On this day in history august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70  

1839  On this day in history 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  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  Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82 on August - 23.  

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

1914  On August - 23 death of felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks  

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 August - 23.  

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0686  On August - 23 birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)  

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

1524  Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien) was born on August - 23.  

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

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.