Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.   

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  On this day in history death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  William Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38 on January - 23.   

1639  On January - 23 death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on January - 23.   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on this day in history.   

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

1800  On this day in history edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50   

1803  On January - 23 death of arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725)   

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46   

1812  Death of Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

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 January - 23.   

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on January - 23.   

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

1837  On January - 23 john Field, composer, dies at 54   

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

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on January - 23.   

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

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

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

1879  On January - 23 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

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  On January - 23 jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75   

1898  On January - 23 w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

1574  On January - 23 birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

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

1730  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Muzio Clementi, Italian composer was born on January - 23.