Famous Deaths In March - 23

1103  On March - 23 death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1555  On this day in history julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)   

1596  Death of Henry Unton, English diplomat on March - 23.   

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

1618  On March - 23 death of james Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician   

1653  On this day in history johan van Galen, Dutch admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48   

1658  Valentin Dretzel, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1680  On March - 23 death of nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)   

1742  Death of Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. 1670) on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history death of claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. 1675)   

1748  Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1754  Death of Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) on March - 23.   

1756  On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer, dies at 57   

1783  Gaspard Fritz, composer, dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1786  Patience Wright, 1st US woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1801  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 on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history george Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20   

1809  On March - 23 ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer, dies at 60   

1816  Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1818  Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 on March - 23.   

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

1821  On this day in history bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56   

1832  On March - 23 vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer, dies at 41   

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  Charles Lucas, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.   

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

1723  On March - 23 birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on March - 23.   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.