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

1369  On March - 23 death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

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

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

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

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

1606  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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

1653  On March - 23 johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48   

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

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

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on March - 23.   

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

1747  On this day in history death of claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675)   

1748  Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1754  On March - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

1809  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on March - 23.   

1816  On this day in history ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95   

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

1819  On March - 23 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

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

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

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

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

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

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1599  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

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 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 March - 23.