Famous Deaths Happened 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 February - 23 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 February - 23 death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 23 death of pierre Certon, French composer   

1603  On this day in history death of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)   

1607  On February - 23 herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60   

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

1682  On February - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

1792  On February - 23 joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68   

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

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

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

1821  On this day in history john Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome   

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

1855  On February - 23 carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

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

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 on February - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1897  On February - 23 woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

1903  Albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57 on February - 23.   

1906  Death of Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed on February - 23.   

1908  Death of Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) on February - 23.   

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

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on February - 23.   

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