Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on this day in history.  

0775  On this day in history constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies  

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 September - 23.  

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on this day in history.  

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on September - 23.  

1535  On September - 23 death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)  

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 this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history death of azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)  

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

1624  On September - 23 willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32  

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

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

1700  Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1728  On September - 23 death of christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655)  

1738  On September - 23 hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69  

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 September - 23.  

1778  On this day in history balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83  

1780  On this day in history 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 September - 23.  

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

1844  On September - 23 death of alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783)  

1846  On this day in history death of john Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. 1818)  

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

1877  On September - 23 urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

1889  On September - 23 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  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on September - 23.  

1434  On this day in history birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)  

1555  On this day in history birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

1591  Michael Lohr, composer was born on September - 23.  

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)