Famous Deaths Happened In March - 23

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

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

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

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on this day in history.   

1596  Death of Henry Unton, English diplomat on March - 23.   

1606  On March - 23 justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58   

1618  On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

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

1658  On this day in history valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79   

1669  On this day in history philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54   

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  On March - 23 death of claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675)   

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

1754  On this day in history death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

1756  On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57   

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

1786  On this day in history patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)   

1801  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 on March - 23.   

1806  On this day in history george Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20   

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

1818  On March - 23 nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42   

1819  August v Kotzebue, writer, dies on March - 23.   

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

1832  On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

1842  On March - 23 stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59   

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

1869  On March - 23 charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60   

1880  On this day in history gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67   

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1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

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

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On this day in history 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.