Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  On this day in history death of pope Linus   

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 September - 23.   

0965  On September - 23 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history death of azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)   

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

1624  Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32 on this day in history.   

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 September - 23.   

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  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  Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1837  On September - 23 richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80   

1844  On September - 23 death of alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783)   

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 September - 23.   

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

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

1871  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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  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  On this day in history birth of michael Lohr, composer   

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)