Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.  

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

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

1361  On March - 23 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 this day in history.  

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen  

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

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.  

1596  On March - 23 death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

1606  On this day in history justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58  

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1618  On March - 23 death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician  

1653  On this day in history johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48  

1658  Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79 on March - 23.  

1669  Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1680  On this day in history death of nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)  

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  Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63 on March - 23.  

1754  Death of Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) on this day in history.  

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

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1786  On March - 23 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 this day in history.  

1806  On March - 23 george Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20  

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  On this day in history nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42  

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

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56 on March - 23.  

1832  Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41 on March - 23.  

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

1862  Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 on March - 23.  

1869  Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

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

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer  

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist  

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

1699  On this day in history birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany  

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.  

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on this day in history.  

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