Famous Deaths Happened In October - 23
Friday, 02 January 2026
0930 Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history. 

1260 On this day in history death of koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered 

1450 On this day in history johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 

1456 On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386) 

1550 Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history. 

1581 Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on October - 23. 

1602 On this day in history franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 

1616 On October - 23 death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) 

1688 Death of Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist (b. 1610) on October - 23. 

1730 Death of Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683) on October - 23. 

1753 On October - 23 columban Praelisauer, composer, dies at 50 

1764 On this day in history death of emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte, French naval officer (b. 1683) 

1774 On October - 23 death of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. 1715) 

1782 Joseph Reipel, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1799 On October - 23 william Paca, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 58 

1801 Johann Gottlieb Naumann, German composer, dies at 60 on October - 23. 

1806 On this day in history franz Seydelmann, composer, dies at 58 

1869 Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Tolbecque, Belgian composer, dies at 72 on this day in history. 

1872 Theophile Gautier, French poet/writer/historian/critic, dies at 61 on October - 23. 

1885 Death of Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (b. 1829) on October - 23. 

1886 Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history. 

1890 Karel M M Verlat, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies on October - 23. 

1892 Death of Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer, murdered at 52 on this day in history. 

1899 W Penn Symons, British gen-maj, dies in battle on October - 23. 

1901 On this day in history georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank), dies 

1903 On October - 23 francis Ellingwood Abbot, theologian (Scientific Theism), dies at 66 

1910 On this day in history death of chulalongkorn, King of Thailand (b. 1853) 

1915 On this day in history w G Grace, British cricketer, dies 

1921 John B Dunlop, Scottish inventor air tire (Dunlop Rubber), dies at 81 on October - 23. 

1925 Vyacheslav Gavrilovich Karatigin, composer, dies at 50 on October - 23. 

1928 F A Alphonse Aulard, French historian, dies on this day in history. 

1929 Thomas F Tout, historian (Manch school of historiography), dies at 74 on this day in history. 

1935 Death of Abe Landau, US gangster, murdered on this day in history. 

1936 (Marie) Louise Hens, Flemish actress (Bitter Pill), dies at 80 on this day in history. 

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