Historical Events In January - 10

1766  On January - 10 louis Massonneau, composer  

1768  James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop on this day in history.  

1768  Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

1769  Michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo) on this day in history.  

1775  The birth of Andre-Marie Ampere, French physicist on this day in history.  

1775  Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on this day in history.  

1776  "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published on January - 10.  

1776  On January - 10 thomas Paine publishes his famous pamphlet, Common Sense.  

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

1780  M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist on January - 10.  

1780  On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

1789  Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

1792  On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60  

1799  On January - 10 friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar  

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on January - 10.  

1806  On this day in history dutch in Cape Town, South African surrender to the British  

1806  Dutch in Capetown surrender to British on this day in history.  

1808  On January - 10 herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies  

1808  Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as gov-gen of Neth Indies on this day in history.  

1810  French church annuls marriage of Napoleon I & Joséphine on January - 10.  

1810  On January - 10 french church annuls marriage of Napoleon I & Josephine  

1811  On this day in history louisiana slaves rebel in 2 parishes  

1811  On January - 10 norwester David Thompson 1770-1857 crosses the height of land of the Rocky Mountains on the Athabasca Pass  

1811  On January - 10 louisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishes  

1814  On January - 10 aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)  

1815  British Government bans Americans from settling in Canada on January - 10.  

1815  On January - 10 alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874  

1817  On this day in history miles Macdonnell recaptures Fort Douglas from Metis; occupies the Fort for Lord Selkirk  

1824  Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on January - 10.  

1825  On January - 10 alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899  

1833  On January - 10 felix Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," premieres in Berlin  

1833  On January - 10 adrien Marie Legendre, dies  

1834  On this day in history john Acton, English historian/MP  

1839  Tea from India first arrives in UK on January - 10.  

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1480  On January - 10 birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)  

1502  On this day in history birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  On this day in history birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  On January - 10 birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)  

1607  Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on January - 10.  

1628  Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on January - 10.  

1638  On January - 10 birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on January - 10.  

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.  

0866  On this day in history lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies  

0976  On this day in history john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51  

1094  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on this day in history.  

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.  

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on January - 10.  

1645  On January - 10 death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71