Famous Deaths In August - 23

0093  Death of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman Governor of Britain (b. 40) on this day in history.   

0634  Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies on August - 23.   

1106  On this day in history death of magnus, Duke of Saxony   

1176  On August - 23 death of emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)   

1305  Death of William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded on this day in history.   

1328  Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1387  Death of King Olav IV of Norway (b. 1370) on August - 23.   

1507  Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Philibert Berthelier, Swiss patriot on this day in history.   

1540  On August - 23 death of guillaume Budé, French scholar   

1591  On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

1618  On this day in history gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33   

1628  Death of George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 on August - 23.   

1652  Death of John Byron, 1st Baron Byron, English royalist politician (b. 1600) on August - 23.   

1668  Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies on August - 23.   

1706  Death of Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) on August - 23.   

1723  Antoine Mouque, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1777  Giuseppe Sellitto, composer, dies at 77 on August - 23.   

1802  Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1806  Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Fren physicist (coulometrie), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1813  Death of Alexander Wilson, Scottish-born ornithologist (b. 1766) on this day in history.   

1819  On August - 23 oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday   

1825  Amos Bull, composer, dies at 81 on August - 23.   

1831  August WA Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1839  Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1853  Death of Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1867  On August - 23 death of auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet (b. 1796)   

1878  Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on August - 23.   

1892  On August - 23 death of deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)   

1898  On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82   

1903  Paul J C Gabriel, Dutch water colors painter/etcher, dies at 75 on August - 23.   

1914  Death of Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks on this day in history.   

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31 on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history death of nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

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0686  Charles Martel, grandfather of Charlemagne (d. 741) was born on this day in history.   

1486  On August - 23 birth of siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat   

1524  On this day in history birth of francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)   

1593  On August - 23 birth of fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)   

1623  On August - 23 birth of stanisÅ‚aw Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer (d. 1675)   

1724  On this day in history birth of abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. 1796)   

1727  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer was born on August - 23.   

1740  Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.