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  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 this day in history.  

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  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 September - 23.  

1573  On September - 23 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 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 September - 23.  

1764  On September - 23 death of robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)  

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

1778  Balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33  

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 this day in history.  

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

1847  On this day in history henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65)  

1850  Death of José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764) on this day in history.  

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

1871  On September - 23 alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45  

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 this day in history.  

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1158  On this day in history birth of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)  

1161  On September - 23 birth of emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)  

1215  On September - 23 birth of kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)  

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

1555  On September - 23 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

1591  On September - 23 birth of michael Lohr, composer  

1596  On September - 23 birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher  

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