Famous Deaths In January - 23

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

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)  

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

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

1548  On this day in history bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57  

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 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 January - 23.  

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

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

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on this day in history.  

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on January - 23.  

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

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

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

1833  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on this day in history.  

1837  On January - 23 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 January - 23.  

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

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  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  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on January - 23.  

1898  On this day in history 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  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

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

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

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

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