Famous Deaths In August - 23
Friday, 25 October 2024
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 On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony
1176 Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on August - 23.
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 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 this day in history.
1519 Death of Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on August - 23.
1540 Death of Guillaume Budé, French scholar on August - 23.
1591 Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on August - 23.
1618 Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33 on August - 23.
1628 On August - 23 death of george Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36
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 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 August - 23 giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77
1802 On August - 23 corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51
1806 On this day in history charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70
1813 On this day in history death of alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766)
1819 Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history amos Bull, composer, dies at 81
1831 August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 on this day in history.
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 Death of Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796) on August - 23.
1878 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on August - 23.
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 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 this day in history.
1927 On August - 23 death of nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass
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