Famous Deaths In September - 23

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.   

0775  Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies on September - 23.   

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on this day in history.   

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)   

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on this day in history.   

1541  On September - 23 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47   

1571  On September - 23 death of john Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)   

1573  On this day in history death of azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)   

1605  Death of Pontus de Tyard, French poet on September - 23.   

1624  Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32 on September - 23.   

1675  Death of Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (b. 1603) on September - 23.   

1694  On September - 23 francesco Passarini, composer, dies at 57   

1700  On this day in history nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59   

1728  Death of Christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. 1655) on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history hermannus Boerhaave, medical/botanist, dies at 69   

1764  On September - 23 death of robert Dodsley, English writer (b. 1703)   

1773  Death of Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718) on September - 23.   

1778  On this day in history balthazar Huydecoper, translator/historian, dies at 83   

1780  On this day in history death of john Andre, hanged as a British spy at 29   

1789  Death of John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (b. 1723) on this day in history.   

1797  Johann Georg Roser, composer, dies at 57 on September - 23.   

1835  Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33 on September - 23.   

1837  On September - 23 richard John Samuel Stevens, composer, dies at 80   

1844  On September - 23 death of alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (b. 1783)   

1846  Death of John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. 1818) on this day in history.   

1847  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65) on September - 23.   

1850  Death of José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (b. 1764) on September - 23.   

1870  On September - 23 death of prosper Mérimée, French author (b. 1803)   

1871  On September - 23 alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45   

1873  On this day in history death of jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)   

1877  On September - 23 urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies   

1889  William W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies on this day in history.   

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1158  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186) was born on this day in history.   

1161  Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) was born on September - 23.   

1215  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on September - 23.   

1434  On this day in history birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)   

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on September - 23.   

1591  Michael Lohr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On September - 23 birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

1598  On this day in history birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)