Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.  

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies  

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.  

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.  

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.  

1639  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on January - 23.  

1648  On January - 23 francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

1708  On January - 23 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

1744  On January - 23 death of giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)  

1785  On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

1789  On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

1800  On this day in history edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

1803  On this day in history death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)  

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1806  On January - 23 william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46  

1812  On this day in history death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)  

1813  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on January - 23.  

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on January - 23.  

1833  On January - 23 death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)  

1837  On this day in history john Field, composer, dies at 54  

1838  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1845  On January - 23 francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77  

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 23.  

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on January - 23.  

1875  Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on January - 23.  

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on January - 23.  

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on this day in history.  

1891  On January - 23 boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21  

1893  On January - 23 jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75  

1898  On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66  

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.  

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer