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  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)  

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

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.  

1639  On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake  

1648  On January - 23 francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40  

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1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1803  On this day in history death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)  

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

1814  On January - 23 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 this day in history.  

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

1838  On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

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

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 this day in history.  

1879  On January - 23 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

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

1891  On January - 23 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  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 January - 23.  

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  On this day in history birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)  

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on this day in history.