Famous Deaths Happened In May - 23
Thursday, 19 February 2026
1125 Hendrik v: Roman catholics german king/emperor (1098/1111-25), 

1153 David i: King of scotland (1124-53), 

1304 Jehan de lescurel: French poet and composer 

1423 Benedict xiii: [pedro the luna], spanish pope (1394-1423), 

1498 Girolamo savonarola: Dictator of florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 

1523 Ashikaga yoshitane: Japanese shogun (b. 1466) 

1524 Ismail i: Shah of persia (b. 1487) 

1568 Adolf van nassau: German son of willem the rich, 

1627 Luis de gongora y argote: Poet/writer, 

1648 Luis de nain: Painter, 

1662 John gauden: English bishop and writer (b. 1605) 

1668 Philips wouwerman: Haarlems painter, buried 

1670 Ferdinando ii de' medici: Grand duke of tuscany (b. 1610) 

1684 Adriaen backer: Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 

1691 Adrien auzout: French astronomer (b. 1622) 

1701 William kidd: Scottish pirate, hanged at london's execution dock 

1752 William bradford: English-born printer (b. 1663) 

1754 John wood: Architect/town planner, 

1783 James otis: American lawyer, 

1785 William woollett: Engraver, 

1786 Móric beňovský: Slovak officer and explorer, king of madagascar (b. 1746) 

1813 Geraud duroc: French general (b. 1772) 

1825 Ras gugsa of yejju: Regent of the emperor of ethiopia 

1834 Charles wesley: Composer, 

1838 John w janssens: Gov-gen (cape colony), 

1841 Franz xaver von baader: German philosopher/theologist, 

1842 Jose de espronceda y delgado: Spanish revolutionary/poet, 

1846 Franciszek ksawery drucki-lubecki: Polish politician (b. 1778) 

1851 Lucas pieter roodbaard: Architect, 

1855 Charles robert malden: English explorer (b. 1797) 

1857 Augustin louis cauchy: French mathematician (b. 1789) 

1860 Albert richard smith: Author/lecturer, 

1867 Archibald alison: Scottish historian, 

1868 Kit carson: American trapper, scout, and indian agent (b. 1809) 

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