Famous Deaths Happened In February - 23

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

1011  On February - 23 death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  On this day in history death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  Eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies on this day in history.   

1464  Death of Zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427) on this day in history.   

1468  John Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies   

1554  Death of Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of pierre Certon, French composer   

1603  On February - 23 death of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)   

1607  On February - 23 herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60   

1669  Lieuwe van Aitzema, Frisian historian, dies at 68 on February - 23.   

1682  On February - 23 abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian, dies at 75   

1704  On February - 23 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

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 this day in history.   

1781  Death of George Taylor, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (bc. 1716) on February - 23.   

1792  On this day in history joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), dies at 68   

1800  On this day in history death of joseph Warton, English literary critic (b. 1722)   

1806  On this day in history john Alcock, composer, dies at 90   

1807  On this day in history francois Guichard, composer, dies at 61   

1821  John Keats, Romantic poet, dies of tuberculosis at 25 in Rome on this day in history.   

1848  John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on February - 23.   

1855  On this day in history carl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician, dies   

1859  Death of Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history george Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90   

1879  Death of Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) on February - 23.   

1884  Tambo Tambo, Australian aboriginal/US circus attaction, dies at 23 on February - 23.   

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

1900  William Butterfield, architect of the Gothic revival, dies on February - 23.   

1902  On February - 23 samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72   

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

1906  Death of Johann Hoch, US murderer, executed on February - 23.   

1908  Death of Johannes Friedrich August von Esmarch, German surgeon (b. 1823) on this day in history.   

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1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.   

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

1583  On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)   

1614  On this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)