Famous Deaths Happened In March - 23

1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.   

1361  On March - 23 death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.   

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.   

1596  Death of Henry Unton, English diplomat on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58   

1618  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1653  On March - 23 johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48   

1658  On this day in history valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79   

1669  On March - 23 philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54   

1680  On March - 23 death of nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)   

1742  Death of Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) on this day in history.   

1747  On March - 23 death of claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675)   

1748  On this day in history johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63   

1754  On this day in history death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

1756  On March - 23 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57   

1783  On this day in history gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67   

1786  On March - 23 patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown)   

1801  On March - 23 death of tsar Paul I of Russia (1796-1801) is struck with a sword, strangled, and trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle aged 46   

1806  George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1818  On March - 23 nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42   

1819  On March - 23 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies   

1821  Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56 on March - 23.   

1832  On March - 23 vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

1842  Stendhal, [Marie-Henri Beyle], French author (Lamiel), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81   

1869  Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60 on March - 23.   

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

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1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on March - 23.   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)   

1699  On March - 23 birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.