Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On January - 23 otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21  

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on this day in history.  

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.  

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

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

1549  On January - 23 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 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 this day in history.  

Advertisements

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

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on this day in history.  

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

1789  On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)  

1800  On this day in history edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50  

1803  On January - 23 death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)  

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63  

1806  On January - 23 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  George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on January - 23.  

1864  On January - 23 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  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

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

1891  On this day in history 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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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

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

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)  

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)  

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer