Famous Deaths Happened In January - 23

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

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

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

1648  On this day in history francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.   

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on this day in history.   

1785  On January - 23 death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

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

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

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  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1812  Death of Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

1814  On this day in history georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52   

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  On this day in history francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77   

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1875  On January - 23 charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55   

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

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

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On January - 23 birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer