Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)  

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 March - 23.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 March - 23.  

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

1742  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)  

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 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 March - 23.  

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

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

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

1821  On March - 23 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  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.  

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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  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 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 March - 23.