Famous Deaths In February - 23

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

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

1100  On this day in history death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  On this day in history eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies   

1464  On this day in history death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  On this day in history john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

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  On February - 23 death of pierre Certon, French composer   

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

1607  Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60 on February - 23.   

1669  On this day in history lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68   

1682  On February - 23 abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75   

1704  On February - 23 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  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 this day in history.   

1792  Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1806  On this day in history john Alcock, composer, dies at 90   

1807  Francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61 on February - 23.   

1821  John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome on February - 23.   

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

1855  On this day in history carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 on February - 23.   

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

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

1902  Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1903  On February - 23 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  On February - 23 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 this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  On this day in history 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.