Famous Birthdays In January - 10

1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on this day in history.  

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  Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on January - 10.  

1607  On January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  On this day in history birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)  

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

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)  

1644  On this day in history birth of louis Boufflers, marshall of France  

1654  On this day in history birth of joshua Barnes, English scholar (d. 1712)  

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1683  Gasparo Visconti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1701  On January - 10 birth of johann Caspar Simon, composer  

1702  Johannes Zick, German fresco painter (d. 1762) was born on January - 10.  

1715  Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.  

1738  On January - 10 birth of ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)  

1747  On this day in history birth of abraham L Breguet, French clock maker  

1750  On this day in history birth of thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor (d. 1823)  

1760  Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, composer was born on January - 10.  

1766  On this day in history birth of louis Massonneau, composer  

1768  James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop was born on January - 10.  

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

1778  On January - 10 birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)  

1780  On this day in history birth of m Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist  

1794  Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) was born on January - 10.  

1797  On this day in history birth of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (d. 1848)  

1810  Jeremiah S. Black, American statesman (d. 1883) was born on this day in history.  

1812  Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history birth of aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)  

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

1815  Thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.  

1825  Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On January - 10 birth of herman Koeckemann, German Catholic prelate (d. 1892)  

1834  On January - 10 birth of john Acton, English historian/MP  

1836  Charles Ingalls, father of Laura Ingalls Wilder (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.  

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0681  On January - 10 agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on January - 10.  

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

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

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