Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

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

1356  On this day in history margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies  

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

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57  

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  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38  

1639  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on this day in history.  

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

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1708  On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

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

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

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on this day in history.  

1800  On January - 23 edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

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

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on January - 23.  

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

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

1820  On this day in history death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

1833  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on January - 23.  

1837  On January - 23 john Field, composer, dies at 54  

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

1875  Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

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

1891  Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 on January - 23.  

1893  On this day in history jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75  

1898  On January - 23 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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