Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  On September - 23 death of pope Linus  

0775  Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies on this day in history.  

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on this day in history.  

1241  On September - 23 death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)  

1390  On September - 23 death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)  

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on this day in history.  

1541  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1571  Death of John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522) on September - 23.  

1573  Death of Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524) on September - 23.  

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1605  On this day in history death of pontus de Tyard, French poet  

1624  Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32 on September - 23.  

1675  Death of Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (b. 1603) on September - 23.  

1694  On this day in history francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57  

1700  Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59 on September - 23.  

1728  On this day in history death of christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655)  

1738  Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1764  On September - 23 death of robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)  

1773  On September - 23 death of johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)  

1778  On September - 23 balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83  

1780  On September - 23 death of john Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29  

1789  On September - 23 death of john Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)  

1797  On September - 23 johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57  

1835  On this day in history vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33  

1837  Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80 on September - 23.  

1844  Death of Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783) on this day in history.  

1846  Death of John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. 1818) on this day in history.  

1847  On this day in history henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65)  

1850  Death of José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764) on September - 23.  

1870  On this day in history death of prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803)  

1871  On September - 23 alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45  

1873  Death of Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823) on September - 23.  

1877  On this day in history urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

1889  On this day in history william W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies  

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1158  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186) was born on this day in history.  

1161  Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) was born on this day in history.  

1215  On this day in history birth of kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)  

1434  Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478) was born on September - 23.  

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on September - 23.  

1591  On September - 23 birth of michael Lohr, composer  

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on September - 23.  

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.