Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  On this day in history death of pope Linus  

0775  On September - 23 constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies  

0918  On September - 23 koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42  

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on September - 23.  

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  On this day in history death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)  

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

1571  On this day in history death of john Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)  

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  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  Francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.  

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

1728  Death of Christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655) on this day in history.  

1738  Hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1873  Death of Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823) on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies  

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 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 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.