Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

0155  On this day in history death of polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake   

1011  Death of Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1100  On February - 23 death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies on February - 23.   

1464  On February - 23 death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies on February - 23.   

1526  Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies on February - 23.   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on February - 23.   

1572  On this day in history death of pierre Certon, French composer   

1603  Death of Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) on February - 23.   

1607  On this day in history herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60   

1669  Lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68 on February - 23.   

1682  On this day in history abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75   

1704  On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

1718  Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 on February - 23.   

1766  On February - 23 stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies   

1781  Death of George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) on February - 23.   

1792  On this day in history joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68   

1800  On February - 23 death of joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722)   

1806  John Alcock, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

1821  John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome on this day in history.   

1848  John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on February - 23.   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1859  Death of Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1867  On February - 23 george Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90   

1879  On February - 23 death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)   

1884  On this day in history tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23   

1897  Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on February - 23.   

1900  On this day in history william Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies   

1902  On this day in history samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72   

1903  On February - 23 albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57   

1906  On this day in history death of johann Hoch, US murderer, executed   

1908  Death of Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

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1417  On this day in history birth of paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)   

1417  On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1614  On February - 23 birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  On February - 23 birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On February - 23 birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.