Famous Deaths In January - 23

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

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

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.  

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  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on January - 23.  

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

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

1744  On this day in history 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 January - 23 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  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

1805  On January - 23 vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63  

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

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

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on January - 23.  

1838  On January - 23 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.  

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

1582  On this day in history 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 January - 23.  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.