Famous Deaths In February - 23

0155  Death of Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake on February - 23.   

1011  On this day in history death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  Death of Emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076) on this day in history.   

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

1464  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on February - 23.   

1468  On February - 23 john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1572  Death of Pierre Certon, French composer on February - 23.   

1603  Death of Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) on this day in history.   

1607  Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1669  Lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1704  Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 on February - 23.   

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 February - 23.   

1781  On February - 23 death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

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

1800  Death of Joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722) on February - 23.   

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

1807  Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

1848  On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on February - 23.   

1859  On February - 23 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

1867  On this day in history george Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90   

1879  Death of Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) on February - 23.   

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

1897  On this day in history woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68   

1900  William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1908  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1633  Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on February - 23.   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 23 birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)