Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

0155  Death of Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake on this day in history.   

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  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

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

1526  On this day in history diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies   

1554  On February - 23 death of henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed   

1572  Death of Pierre Certon, French composer on this day in history.   

1603  On February - 23 death of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)   

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

1669  On February - 23 lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68   

1682  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1704  On February - 23 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

1718  On this day in history francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63   

1766  Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1792  Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68 on February - 23.   

1800  Death of Joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722) on this day in history.   

1806  On February - 23 john Alcock, composer, dies at 90   

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 February - 23.   

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  On February - 23 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

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

1879  Death of Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) on this day in history.   

1884  On February - 23 tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23   

1897  Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1900  William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies on February - 23.   

1902  On February - 23 samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72   

1903  On this day in history albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57   

1906  Death of Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed on this day in history.   

1908  On February - 23 death of johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823)   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.   

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on February - 23.   

1614  Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on February - 23.   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on February - 23.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On February - 23 birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.