Best known
Best known
303
Calendar year
AD 711
Calendar year
Æthelred I of Wessex
King of Wessex from 865 to 871
Adalbert of Prague
Bohemian missionary and saint (c. 956 – 997)
Brian Boru
Historical king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014
Æthelred the Unready
King of England (r. 978–1013; 1014–1016)
303 — Calendar year, who died on April 23 303.
AD 711 — Calendar year, who died on April 23 711.
Æthelred I of Wessex — King of Wessex from 865 to 871, who died on April 23 871.
Adalbert of Prague — Bohemian missionary and saint (c. 956 – 997), who died on April 23 997.
Brian Boru — Historical king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014, who died on April 23 1014.
Æthelred the Unready — King of England (r. 978–1013; 1014–1016), who died on April 23 1016.
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- 1124
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- 1151
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Zhu XiChinese philosopher - 1217
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- 1307
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Gaspara StampaItalian poet - 1605
Boris GodunovTsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605 - 1616
William ShakespeareEnglish playwright and poet - 1616
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- 1702
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- 1865
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- 1915
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- 1984
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- 1986
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- 1995
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- 2005
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- 2005
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- 2007
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- 2007
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- 2012
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- 2013
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- 2014
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- 2014
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- 2014
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- 2014
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- 2015
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- 2015
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125 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 23, including 303, AD 711, Æthelred I of Wessex. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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