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 September - 23.  

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

1390  On this day in history death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)  

1535  On September - 23 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  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  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  On this day in history francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57  

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

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

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

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 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 September - 23.  

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  Death of Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783) on September - 23.  

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

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

1871  Alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45 on September - 23.  

1873  On September - 23 death of jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)  

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

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

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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  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on this day in history.  

1434  Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.  

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.  

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

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.