Famous Deaths In 1723

Feb 02 Antonio M Valsalva, Italian anatomist, dies at 66 on this day in history.

Feb 25 Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/architect, dies at 90 on this day in history.

Feb 26 On this day in history death of thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)

Mar 15 Johann C Gunther, writer, dies at 27 on this day in history.

Mar 31 In the year 1723 death of edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British-born American statesman (b. 1661)

Apr 05 J Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66 in the year 1723.

Apr 10 In the year 1723 claude F Tserclaes, South Neth earl of Tilly, dies at 74

Apr 11 John Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650) died on this day in history.

May 11 Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) died in the year 1723.

Jul 01 Willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59 on this day in history.

Jul 14 In the year 1723 death of claude Fleury, French historian (b. 1640)

Jul 26 In the year 1723 death of robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1660)

Jul 28 Mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63 in the year 1723.

Aug 10 In the year 1723 death of guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1656)

Aug 17 On this day in history death of joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)

Aug 21 Dimitrie Cantemir, philosopher/monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49 in the year 1723.

Aug 23 Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Aug 26 Thonis van Leeuwenhoek, biologist/inventor (microscope), dies at 90 on this day in history.

Aug 30 On this day in history death of anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch tradesman and scientist (b. 1632)

Oct 10 In the year 1723 death of william Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)

Oct 31 In the year 1723 cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81

Nov 07 Godfrey Kneller, English painter (74-77), dies in the year 1723.

Nov 19 Antoine Nompar de Caumont, French courtier and soldier (b. 1632) died in the year 1723.

Dec 01 Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress died on this day in history.

Dec 02 On this day in history philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies

Dec 07 On this day in history death of jan Santini Aichel, Bohemian architect (b. 1677)

Dec 20 On this day in history death of augustus Quirinus Rivinus (b. 1652)

Dec 22 Jacques Basnage, French/Dutch historian/vicar, dies at 70 on this day in history.

Jan 01 Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer was born in the year 1723.

Jan 11 Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774) was born in the year 1723.

Jan 12 Samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet

Feb 05 In the year 1723 birth of john Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence

Feb 17 Tobias Mayer, "method of lunars" for longitude determination was born in the year 1723.

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (d. 1808)

Feb 23 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.