Famous Deaths In May - 23

1125  On this day in history hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

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 this day in history.   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27   

1627  On May - 23 luis de Gongora y Argote, poet/writer, dies   

1648  Luis de Nain, painter, dies on May - 23.   

1662  On this day in history death of john Gauden, English bishop and writer (b. 1605)   

1668  Death of Philips Wouwerman, Haarlems painter, buried on this day in history.   

1670  Death of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1610) on May - 23.   

1684  Death of Adriaen Backer, Amsterdams painter buried at about 48 on this day in history.   

1691  Death of Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (b. 1622) on this day in history.   

1701  Death of William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on May - 23.   

1752  Death of William Bradford, English-born printer (b. 1663) on May - 23.   

1754  John Wood, architect/town planner, dies on May - 23.   

1783  James Otis, American lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1785  On May - 23 william Woollett, engraver, dies   

1786  On May - 23 death of móric Beňovský, Slovak officer and explorer, King of Madagascar (b. 1746)   

1813  Death of Geraud Duroc, French general (b. 1772) on May - 23.   

1825  On May - 23 death of ras Gugsa of Yejju, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia   

1834  On May - 23 charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76   

1838  John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on May - 23.   

1841  On this day in history franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 76   

1842  On this day in history 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 this day in history lucas Pieter Roodbaard, architect, dies at 69   

1855  On this day in history death of charles Robert Malden, English explorer (b. 1797)   

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 May - 23 death of kit Carson, American trapper, scout, and Indian agent (b. 1809)   

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1052  On this day in history birth of king Philip I of France (d. 1108)   

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.