Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.  

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

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

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

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on this day in history.  

1800  On January - 23 edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

1803  On this day in history 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 January - 23.  

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 January - 23.  

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on this day in history.  

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

1845  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55  

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on January - 23.  

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on this day in history.  

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  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter  

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 January - 23.  

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.  

1730  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)  

1745  On January - 23 birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

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