Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on March - 23.  

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on March - 23.  

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies  

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on this day in history.  

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.  

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.  

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)  

1596  Death of Henry Unton, English diplomat on this day in history.  

1606  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58 on March - 23.  

Advertisements

1618  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on March - 23.  

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on this day in history.  

1658  Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1669  Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54 on March - 23.  

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on this day in history.  

1742  On March - 23 death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)  

1747  Death of Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675) on this day in history.  

1748  On March - 23 johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63  

1754  On March - 23 death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)  

1756  On March - 23 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57  

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.  

1786  On March - 23 patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)  

1801  On March - 23 death of tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46  

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 on March - 23.  

1809  On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60  

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on March - 23.  

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on March - 23.  

1819  August v Kotzebue, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56  

1832  Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1842  Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81  

1869  Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60 on March - 23.  

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.  

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

1429  On March - 23 birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)  

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.  

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist  

1645  On March - 23 birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)  

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.  

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.  

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)  

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.