Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Saturday, 15 November 2025
0681 On January - 10 agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies 

0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history. 

0976 On January - 10 john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 

1094 Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on this day in history. 

1271 On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies 

1276 On January - 10 gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies 

1542 Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history. 

1645 Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history. 

1654 On this day in history 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 January - 10. 

1707 Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on this day in history. 

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 Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on this day in history. 

1777 Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on January - 10. 

1778 On January - 10 carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 

1780 Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 

1789 On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 

1792 On January - 10 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 January - 10. 

1811 On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) 

1824 On this day in history victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 

1828 On January - 10 death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) 

1833 Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on this day in history. 

1846 Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1851 On January - 10 death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) 

1855 Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on January - 10. 

1862 On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 

1863 Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on January - 10. 

1866 Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on January - 10. 

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