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

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63  

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

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on this day in history.  

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

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38  

1639  On this day in history 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  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on January - 23.  

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

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

1789  On January - 23 death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

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

1806  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on January - 23.  

1833  On this day in history death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)  

1837  On this day in history john Field, composer, dies at 54  

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

1845  On January - 23 francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77  

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

1866  On January - 23 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)  

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

1891  Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21 on this day in history.  

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 January - 23 birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

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

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

1719  On this day in history birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  On this day in history 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 this day in history.