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 March - 23 jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

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

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on this day in history.   

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

1559  On this day in history death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)   

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

1606  Justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at 58 on March - 23.   

1618  Death of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician on March - 23.   

1653  Johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

1680  Death of Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615) on March - 23.   

1742  Death of Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) on March - 23.   

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  Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57 on March - 23.   

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

1786  On this day in history 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  On March - 23 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95   

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1819  August v Kotzebue, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1832  Vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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  On March - 23 charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60   

1880  Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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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  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

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

1699  On this day in history birth of john Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany   

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

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.