Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.  

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 September - 23.  

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 September - 23.  

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on September - 23.  

1541  On September - 23 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 this day in history.  

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1605  Death of Pontus de Tyard, French poet on September - 23.  

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

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

1780  Death of John Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29 on September - 23.  

1789  On this day in history death of john Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723)  

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 September - 23 richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80  

1844  Death of Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783) on September - 23.  

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  On this day in history death of josé Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764)  

1870  Death of Prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

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

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.