Famous Deaths Happened In March - 23

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

1169  On this day in history shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on March - 23.   

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

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)   

1596  On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

1618  On this day in history death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on March - 23.   

1658  On March - 23 valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79   

1669  Philipp Buchner, composer, dies at 54 on March - 23.   

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670)   

1747  Death of Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675) on this day in history.   

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

1754  Death of Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) on March - 23.   

1756  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1786  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on March - 23.   

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

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

1821  On March - 23 bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56   

1832  On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

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

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

1869  On this day in history charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60   

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 this day in history.   

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.   

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.   

1732  On this day in history birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)