Famous Deaths Happened In August - 23

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.   

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on August - 23.   

1106  Death of Magnus, Duke of Saxony on this day in history.   

1176  Death of Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164) on this day in history.   

1305  On this day in history death of william Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1387  On August - 23 death of king Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370)   

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on this day in history.   

1540  Death of Guillaume Budé, French scholar on this day in history.   

1591  Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on August - 23.   

1618  On August - 23 gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

1628  On August - 23 death of george Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36   

1652  On this day in history death of john Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. 1600)   

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on this day in history.   

1706  Death of Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64   

1777  On this day in history giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77   

1802  On August - 23 corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51   

1806  On August - 23 charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70   

1813  Death of Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1819  Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday on this day in history.   

1825  On August - 23 amos Bull, composer, dies at 81   

1831  On this day in history august WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70   

1839  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1853  Death of Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. 1806) on August - 23.   

1867  Death of Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796) on August - 23.   

1878  Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on August - 23.   

1892  Death of Deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827) on August - 23.   

1898  On August - 23 joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

1903  Paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1914  Death of Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on this day in history.   

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on August - 23.   

1927  Death of Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on August - 23.   

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0686  On this day in history birth of charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741)   

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

1524  On August - 23 birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1593  Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia) was born on this day in history.   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796) was born on August - 23.   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.