Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)  

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

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 March - 23.  

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  

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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 this day in history.  

1669  On March - 23 philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54  

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  On March - 23 death of claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675)  

1748  On this day in history johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63  

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

1756  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

1786  On this day in history patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)  

1801  On this day in history 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  On this day in history george Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20  

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

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on March - 23.  

1818  On March - 23 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  Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.  

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.  

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  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)