Famous Deaths In May - 23

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.  

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68  

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.  

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.  

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.  

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.  

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.  

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27  

1627  On this day in history luis de Gongora y Argote, poet/writer, dies  

1648  On May - 23 luis de Nain, painter, dies  

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1662  On May - 23 death of john Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)  

1668  On this day in history death of philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried  

1670  Death of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) on May - 23.  

1684  Death of Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 on May - 23.  

1691  Death of Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) on this day in history.  

1701  On May - 23 death of william Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock  

1752  Death of William Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663) on May - 23.  

1754  John Wood, architect/town planner, dies on May - 23.  

1783  On this day in history james Otis, American lawyer, dies  

1785  William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.  

1786  Death of Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746) on this day in history.  

1813  Death of Geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772) on May - 23.  

1825  Death of Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia on this day in history.  

1834  Charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76  

1842  Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

1846  Death of Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778) on May - 23.  

1851  Lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1855  On May - 23 death of charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797)  

1857  Death of Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789) on this day in history.  

1860  Albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies on May - 23.  

1867  On May - 23 archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74  

1868  On this day in history death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)  

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1052  On this day in history birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)  

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)  

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)  

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.  

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.  

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer  

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.