Famous Birthdays In October - 23

1503  Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539) was born on October - 23.   

1516  Charlotte de Valois, princess of France (d. 1524) was born on October - 23.   

1543  On this day in history birth of juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist   

1634  On this day in history birth of hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)   

1654  Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer was born on October - 23.   

1698  On October - 23 birth of ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

1705  On this day in history birth of maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1713  Peter Burmannus Secundus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch classicist was born on October - 23.   

1715  Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia (1727-30) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet) was born on October - 23.   

1762  On October - 23 birth of samuel Morey, American inventor (d. 1843)   

1766  Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.   

1767  On this day in history birth of h Benjamin Constant, [de Rebeque], French politician/writer   

1771  On October - 23 birth of jean-Andoche Junot, French general (d. 1813)   

1773  Pietro Generali, composer was born on this day in history.   

1788  Sarah Hale, founder (Seaman's Aid Society of Boston) was born on this day in history.   

1790  Chauncey Allen Goodrich, American clergyman (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history birth of joseph Panny, composer   

1796  Stefano Franscini, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857) was born on October - 23.   

1797  John J Rochussen, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Gustav Albert Lortzing, composer was born on October - 23.   

1805  Adalbert Stifter, Austrian author (Nachsommer) was born on October - 23.   

1805  John Russell Bartlett, American linguist (d. 1886) was born on October - 23.   

1810  On October - 23 birth of [Sarah] Margaret Fuller Ossoli, US feminist/revolutionary (NY Tribune)   

1813  On this day in history birth of ludwig Leichhardt, German explorer (d. 1848)   

1815  João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889) was born on October - 23.   

1817  Pierre Athanase Larousse, French lexicographer (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of isac Baker Woodbury, composer   

1820  James Monroe Goggin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1889 was born on October - 23.   

1824  Thomas Gamble Pitcher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On October - 23 birth of turner Ashby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1835  On this day in history birth of adlai Stevenson, (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)   

1844  Louis Riel, Manitoba, leader of insurrection of Metis was born on October - 23.   

1844  Robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate (Eros & Psyche) was born on October - 23.   

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0042  Death of Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman senator (b. 85 BC) on October - 23.   

0930  On this day in history death of daigo, Emperor of Japan (b. 885)   

1260  Death of Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1450  Johannes van Capestrano, Italian saint, dies at 70 on October - 23.   

1456  On October - 23 death of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (b. 1386)   

1550  Death of Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) on October - 23.   

1581  Death of Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1529) on this day in history.   

1602  Franciscus Junius, French/Neth calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 on this day in history.