Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On January - 23 death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

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 January - 23.   

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

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  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on January - 23.   

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

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on January - 23.   

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on this day in history.   

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on January - 23.   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on January - 23.   

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  On January - 23 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

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  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67   

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on January - 23.   

1864  On this day in history michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

1866  On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

1875  On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55   

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

1883  On January - 23 death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)   

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  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 23 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 January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer