Famous Deaths In December - 10

0949  Death of Herman I, Duke of Swabia on this day in history.  

0969  On December - 10 death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  On this day in history michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1198  On this day in history death of averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126)  

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on December - 10.  

1508  Death of René II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451) on December - 10.  

1524  Death of Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1572  On December - 10 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on December - 10.  

1603  On this day in history william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

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1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1618  On this day in history death of giulio Caccini, Italian composer  

1626  Death of Edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581) on December - 10.  

1638  On this day in history ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49  

1665  On December - 10 tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies  

1736  On this day in history death of antónio Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663)  

1749  Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on December - 10.  

1770  Theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1805  On December - 10 friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43  

1826  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on December - 10.  

1830  Simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history death of thomas Seebeck, Baltic German physicist (b. 1770)  

1833  On this day in history dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79  

1850  On December - 10 death of françois Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787)  

1865  On December - 10 death of king Léopold I of Belgium (b. 1790)  

1875  Otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68  

1888  Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history anzengruber, writer, dies  

1890  On December - 10 ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, gov-gen (Net India 1861-66), dies at 84  

1896  On December - 10 alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63  

1904  James Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies on this day in history.  

1909  Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies on December - 10.  

1910  Pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76 on December - 10.  

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1394  On this day in history birth of king James I of Scotland (d. 1437)  

1452  On this day in history birth of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1531)  

1538  On December - 10 birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)  

1588  On this day in history birth of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637)  

1679  On December - 10 birth of willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

1741  Agatha "Aagje" Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children) was born on December - 10.  

1750  Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.