Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on January - 23.   

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on January - 23.   

1516  On this day in history ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

1567  On this day in history death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38   

1639  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on January - 23.   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1708  On January - 23 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

1744  On this day in history death of giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)   

1785  On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

1789  On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)   

1800  On January - 23 edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50   

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on January - 23.   

1805  Vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1806  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on January - 23.   

1812  On January - 23 death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)   

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn   

1833  On this day in history death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)   

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on January - 23.   

1838  On January - 23 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67   

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on January - 23.   

1866  On this day in history death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

1875  Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on January - 23.   

1879  Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on January - 23.   

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on January - 23.   

1891  On January - 23 boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21   

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1898  W A Remy, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on January - 23.   

1688  On January - 23 birth of queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on January - 23.   

1730  Joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer) was born on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history birth of william Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814)   

1752  On January - 23 birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer