Famous Deaths In January - 23

1002  Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1199  Death of Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160) on January - 23.   

1356  On January - 23 margaretha of Bavaria, Emperess of Germany, dies   

1516  Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 on January - 23.   

1548  On January - 23 bernardo Pisano, composer, dies at 57   

1549  On January - 23 death of johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)   

1567  On January - 23 death of jiajing, Emperor of China (b. 1507)   

1622  On January - 23 william Baffin, British explorer, dies at about 38   

1639  On this day in history death of francisco Maldonado da Silva Solis, Peruvian poet, burned at stake   

1648  Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1708  Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1744  Death of Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668) on this day in history.   

1785  Death of Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717) on this day in history.   

1789  On this day in history death of frances Brooke, English writer (b. 1724)   

1800  Edward Rutledge, US attorney (signed Decl of Indep), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1803  Death of Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (b. 1725) on this day in history.   

1805  On January - 23 vaclav Pichl, composer, dies at 63   

1806  William Pitt, the Younger, PM Great Britain (1783..1806), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history death of robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)   

1813  On January - 23 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 73   

1814  Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1820  On January - 23 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn   

1833  Death of Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757) on January - 23.   

1837  John Field, composer, dies at 54 on January - 23.   

1838  Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1845  Francesco Ruggi, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1864  Michele Puccini, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1866  Death of Thomas Love Peacock, English satirist (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1875  Charles Kingsley, English vicar/writer (Westward Ho!), dies at 55 on January - 23.   

1879  On January - 23 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

1883  Death of Gustave Doré, French artist, engraver, and illustrator (b. 1832) on this day in history.   

1891  On January - 23 boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Flaanders, dies at 21   

1893  Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish poet (Granada), dies at 75 on January - 23.   

1898  On this day in history w A Remy, composer, dies at 66   

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1350  Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) was born on January - 23.   

1574  On this day in history birth of lucas I Franchoys, Belgian painter   

1582  On this day in history birth of john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)   

1688  Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

1719  On January - 23 birth of john Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)   

1730  On January - 23 birth of joseph Hewes, US merchant (Declaration of Independence signer)   

1745  William Jessop, English canal engineer (d. 1814) was born on January - 23.   

1752  On this day in history birth of muzio Clementi, Italian composer