Famous Deaths In April - 23

0034  Death of Christ, crucified, according to Isaac Newton on April - 23.   

0303  Death of George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded on April - 23.   

0725  Death of Wihtred, King of Kent on this day in history.   

0871  Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies on April - 23.   

0990  On this day in history ekkehart II, [Palatinus], monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies   

0997  Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague, 2nd bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1014  Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 on April - 23.   

1016  On this day in history aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies   

1151  Death of Queen Adeliza of England (b. 1103) on April - 23.   

1217  On April - 23 death of king Inge II of Norway (b. 1185)   

1407  Death of Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (b. 1326) on this day in history.   

1416  On this day in history blaise/Blasius of Parma, Ital astrologist/philosopher/algebra, dies   

1616  On this day in history miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

1625  On April - 23 maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57   

1670  On April - 23 loreto Vittori, composer, dies at 69   

1691  On April - 23 jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies   

1695  On April - 23 henry Vaughan, poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72   

1702  Death of Margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. 1614) on this day in history.   

1728  On April - 23 tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, composer, dies at 83   

1732  On this day in history cajetan Kolberer, composer, dies at 63   

1740  Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on April - 23.   

1742  Mihael Omerza, composer, dies at 62 on April - 23.   

1762  On April - 23 johann Samuel Endler, composer, dies at 67   

1774  Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on April - 23.   

1781  Death of James Abercrombie, British general (b. 1706) on this day in history.   

1786  Alexander Cozens, English water colors painter, dies at about 68 on April - 23.   

1792  On this day in history death of karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and adventurer (b. 1741)   

1794  On this day in history death of guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (executed) (b. 1721)   

1812  On this day in history franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85   

1827  Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis, actress (Phaedra/Lady MacBeth), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1838  On April - 23 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75   

1839  Death of Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) on this day in history.   

1847  Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on April - 23.   

1850  On April - 23 william Wordsworth, poet, dies at 80   

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1170  Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of France (d. 1190) was born on this day in history.   

1185  King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223) was born on this day in history.   

1464  Johanna van Valois, Queen of France was born on April - 23.   

1464  Robert Fayrfax, composer was born on April - 23.   

1484  Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar (On the Subtlety of Things) was born on this day in history.   

1500  Alexander Alesius, [Aless/Alane], System theologist/physician was born on this day in history.   

1500  Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565) was born on April - 23.   

1516  On this day in history birth of georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)