Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

0155  Death of Polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake on February - 23.   

1011  On this day in history death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  On February - 23 death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  On February - 23 eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies   

1464  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on February - 23.   

1468  John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies on February - 23.   

1526  Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies on this day in history.   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on February - 23.   

1572  On February - 23 death of pierre Certon, French composer   

1603  Death of Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60   

1669  On this day in history lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68   

1682  On this day in history abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75   

1704  Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1718  Francois Fagel, Dutch field marshal/mayor of Nimegen, dies at 63 on February - 23.   

1766  Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies on February - 23.   

1781  On this day in history death of george Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716)   

1792  Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68 on February - 23.   

1800  On February - 23 death of joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722)   

1806  John Alcock, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1807  On February - 23 francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

1821  On February - 23 john Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome   

1848  John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.   

1855  Carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies on February - 23.   

1859  On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

1867  George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)   

1884  On February - 23 tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23   

1897  Woldemar Bargiel, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1900  William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies on this day in history.   

1902  Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72 on February - 23.   

1903  On February - 23 albert Cahen, composer, dies at 57   

1906  On this day in history death of johann Hoch, US murderer, executed   

1908  Death of Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) on February - 23.   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.   

1417  Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on this day in history.   

1583  Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history.   

1614  On February - 23 birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  On February - 23 birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  On February - 23 birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)   

1648  Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.