Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on this day in history.  

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

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

0965  On this day in history death of aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered  

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on September - 23.  

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

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

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 September - 23.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1694  Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.  

1700  On September - 23 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59  

1728  Death of Christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655) on September - 23.  

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

1764  On this day in history 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  Death of John Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29 on this day in history.  

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

1797  Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

1846  On September - 23 death of john Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. 1818)  

1847  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65) on this day in history.  

1850  On September - 23 death of josé Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764)  

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  Death of Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

1158  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186) was born on September - 23.  

1161  Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) was born on September - 23.  

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

1434  On September - 23 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 this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher  

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on September - 23.