Famous Birthdays In October - 23

1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

1543  Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist was born on October - 23.   

1634  Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  On this day in history birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist   

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) was born on October - 23.   

1752  On this day in history birth of nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)   

1762  Samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843) was born on this day in history.   

1766  Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847) was born on October - 23.   

1767  H Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer was born on October - 23.   

1771  Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813) was born on October - 23.   

1773  Pietro Generali, composer was born on October - 23.   

1788  Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) was born on this day in history.   

1790  Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history birth of joseph Panny, composer   

1796  Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857) was born on this day in history.   

1797  John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of gustav Albert Lortzing, composer   

1805  On this day in history birth of adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer)   

1805  On this day in history birth of john Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886)   

1810  [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune) was born on October - 23.   

1813  Ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848) was born on October - 23.   

1815  On October - 23 birth of joão Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889)   

1817  Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) was born on October - 23.   

1819  On October - 23 birth of isac Baker Woodbury, composer   

1820  On October - 23 birth of james Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889   

1824  On October - 23 birth of thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1828  Turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history birth of adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)   

1844  On this day in history birth of louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis   

1844  Robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate (Eros & Psyche) was born on this day in history.   

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0042  Death of Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator (b. 85 BC) on this day in history.   

0930  Death of Daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885) on this day in history.   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on October - 23.   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On this day in history death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on this day in history.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  On October - 23 franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57