Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.  

0775  Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies on September - 23.  

0918  On September - 23 koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42  

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on September - 23.  

1241  On this day in history death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)  

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on this day in history.  

1535  On this day in history death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)  

1541  On September - 23 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47  

1571  On this day in history death of john Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)  

1573  Death of Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

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1605  Death of Pontus de Tyard, French poet on this day in history.  

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

1675  On September - 23 death of valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (b. 1603)  

1694  Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59  

1728  Death of Christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655) on this day in history.  

1738  Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 on September - 23.  

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

1773  Death of Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718) on this day in history.  

1778  Balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83 on September - 23.  

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

1789  Death of John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723) on this day in history.  

1797  On this day in history johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57  

1835  Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33 on this day in history.  

1837  Richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 September - 23.  

1847  On September - 23 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  Death of Prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803) on September - 23.  

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

1873  On this day in history death of jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)  

1877  Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies on September - 23.  

1889  William W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies on September - 23.  

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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 September - 23.  

1215  On September - 23 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 this day in history.  

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