Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  On this day in history otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21   

1199  On this day in history death of yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)   

1356  Margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies on this day in history.   

1516  On January - 23 ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63   

1548  Bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57 on January - 23.   

1549  Death of Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498) on January - 23.   

1567  Death of Jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507) on this day in history.   

1622  On this day in history william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38   

1639  Death of Francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake on this day in history.   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on January - 23.   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1744  On January - 23 death of giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)   

1785  On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)   

1789  Death of Frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724) on this day in history.   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on January - 23.   

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on January - 23.   

1805  On this day in history vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  On this day in history william Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46   

1812  Death of Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) on January - 23.   

1813  On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

1814  On January - 23 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52   

1820  Death of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn on January - 23.   

1833  On January - 23 death of edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)   

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1838  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on January - 23.   

1864  On January - 23 michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50   

1866  On January - 23 death of thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785)   

1875  On this day in history charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55   

1879  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

1883  On January - 23 death of gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832)   

1891  On January - 23 boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21   

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

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1350  On this day in history birth of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)   

1574  Lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter was born on January - 23.   

1582  On January - 23 birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on January - 23.   

1719  John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer