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 January - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.  

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 January - 23.  

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 January - 23.  

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

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

1805  On January - 23 vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63  

1806  On January - 23 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  On this day in history georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52  

1820  On this day in history death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

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

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  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  On this day in history death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)  

1891  On this day in history boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21  

1893  On January - 23 jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75  

1898  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on January - 23.  

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)  

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.  

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.  

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

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

1730  On January - 23 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 January - 23.