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  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63  

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

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

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)  

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38  

1639  On January - 23 death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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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  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on January - 23.  

1789  On January - 23 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 January - 23 death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)  

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

1813  On January - 23 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73  

1814  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52  

1820  On January - 23 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

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  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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 January - 23.  

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

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on January - 23.  

1891  On this day in history boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21  

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1898  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on January - 23.  

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

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.  

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