Famous Deaths 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 March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

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

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)   

1596  On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

1618  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on March - 23.   

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  Death of Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) on this day in history.   

1747  Death of Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675) on March - 23.   

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

1754  Death of Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) on March - 23.   

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

1783  On March - 23 gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67   

1786  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on March - 23.   

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

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

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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

1819  On this day in history august v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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 March - 23 karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81   

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  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on March - 23.   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history 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  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

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 March - 23.