Famous Deaths Happened In March - 23

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

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

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

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 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 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  On March - 23 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 March - 23.   

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1742  Death of Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) on March - 23.   

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

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  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 23 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   

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

1816  On March - 23 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95   

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 this day in history.   

1832  On March - 23 vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

1842  Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59 on March - 23.   

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 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 this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

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

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  On March - 23 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  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.