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

1541  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47  

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

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

1605  On September - 23 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  On September - 23 francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57  

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

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

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

1764  Death of Robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703) on this day in history.  

1773  On this day in history death of johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)  

1778  On September - 23 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  Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.  

1835  On September - 23 vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33  

1837  On this day in history richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80  

1844  On this day in history 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  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65) on this day in history.  

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

1870  On September - 23 death of prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803)  

1871  Alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)  

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 this day in history.  

1591  On September - 23 birth of michael Lohr, composer  

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

1598  On September - 23 birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)