Famous Deaths In May - 23

1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

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 May - 23.   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.   

1627  On May - 23 luis de Gongora y Argote, poet/writer, dies   

1648  Luis de Nain, painter, dies on May - 23.   

1662  Death of John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605) on May - 23.   

1668  On May - 23 death of philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried   

1670  Death of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) on this day in history.   

1684  Death of Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 on this day in history.   

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

1701  Death of William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on May - 23.   

1752  On this day in history death of william Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663)   

1754  John Wood, architect/town planner, dies on this day in history.   

1783  James Otis, American lawyer, dies on May - 23.   

1785  On May - 23 william Woollett, engraver, dies   

1786  On this day in history death of móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746)   

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 May - 23.   

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  Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1842  Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34 on May - 23.   

1846  On this day in history death of franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778)   

1851  Lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69 on May - 23.   

1855  Death of Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789) on May - 23.   

1860  Albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies on this day in history.   

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  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on May - 23.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  On May - 23 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 this day in history.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.