Famous Deaths In May - 23

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

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 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  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27  

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

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

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1662  On this day in history death of john Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)  

1668  Death of Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried on May - 23.  

1670  On this day in history death of ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610)  

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

1691  On this day in history death of adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622)  

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

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

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

1783  James Otis, American lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1813  On May - 23 death of geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772)  

1825  On this day in history death of ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia  

1834  Charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76 on May - 23.  

1838  On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75  

1841  Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76 on May - 23.  

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 this day in history.  

1851  On May - 23 lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69  

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

1857  On May - 23 death of augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789)  

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

1867  Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74 on May - 23.  

1868  On May - 23 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 May - 23.  

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer  

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