Famous Deaths In August - 23

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

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  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 this day in history nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle  

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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1668  On August - 23 artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies  

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

1723  On August - 23 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  Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1813  Death of Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) on this day in history.  

1819  On August - 23 oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday  

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

1831  On August - 23 august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70  

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  Death of Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796) on August - 23.  

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  On August - 23 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 August - 23.  

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history death of nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

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

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.