Famous Deaths Happened In May - 23

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27   

1627  Luis de Gongora y Argote, poet/writer, dies on May - 23.   

1648  On this day in history luis de Nain, painter, dies   

1662  On May - 23 death of john Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)   

1668  Death of Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried on May - 23.   

1670  Death of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) on this day in history.   

1684  Death of Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 on May - 23.   

1691  Death of Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) on this day in history.   

1701  Death of William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on May - 23.   

1752  Death of William Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663) on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history john Wood, architect/town planner, dies   

1783  On this day in history james Otis, American lawyer, dies   

1785  William Woollett, engraver, dies on May - 23.   

1786  On May - 23 death of móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746)   

1813  On May - 23 death of geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772)   

1825  Death of Ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia on May - 23.   

1834  Charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76 on May - 23.   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on May - 23.   

1841  On May - 23 franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76   

1842  On May - 23 jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, dies at 34   

1846  Death of Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki, Polish politician (b. 1778) on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69   

1855  Death of Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) on this day in history.   

1857  Death of Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies   

1867  Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74 on May - 23.   

1868  On this day in history death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)   

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1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  On May - 23 birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  On May - 23 birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer