Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
0681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.
0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history.
0976 John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on January - 10.
1094 Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.
1271 On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies
1276 Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on this day in history.
1542 Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history.
1645 On January - 10 death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71
1654 On January - 10 death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
1662 On January - 10 death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)
1674 On January - 10 jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84
1698 Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on this day in history.
1707 Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on January - 10.
1754 Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
1768 On January - 10 charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82
1775 On this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies
1777 On this day in history death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)
1778 Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1780 Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1789 On January - 10 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82
1792 On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60
1794 On January - 10 death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)
1800 Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1811 On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
1824 Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)
1833 On this day in history adrien Marie Legendre, dies
1846 On this day in history etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75
1851 Death of Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) on January - 10.
1855 On January - 10 mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67
1862 On January - 10 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47
1863 Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on this day in history.
1866 On January - 10 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)