Famous Deaths In May - 23
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1125 Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.
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 Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.
1498 On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45
1523 Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.
1524 On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)
1568 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.
1627 On May - 23 luis de Gongora y Argote, poet/writer, dies
1648 Luis de Nain, painter, dies on this day in history.
1662 Death of John Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605) on May - 23.
1668 On May - 23 death of philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried
1670 Death of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) on this day in history.
1684 On this day in history death of adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48
1691 On this day in history death of adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622)
1701 On this day in history death of william Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock
1752 On May - 23 death of william Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663)
1754 On May - 23 john Wood, architect/town planner, dies
1783 On this day in history james Otis, American lawyer, dies
1785 William Woollett, engraver, dies on this day in history.
1786 Death of Móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746) on May - 23.
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 On this day in history charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76
1838 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on this day in history.
1841 On this day in history 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 May - 23 lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69
1855 Death of Charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797) on May - 23.
1857 On this day in history death of augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (b. 1789)
1860 Albert Richard Smith, author/lecturer, dies on this day in history.
1867 On May - 23 archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74
1868 On this day in history death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)
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