Famous Deaths In December - 10

0949  On this day in history death of herman I, Duke of Swabia  

0969  On this day in history death of nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered  

1041  Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies on December - 10.  

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

1490  On December - 10 antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90  

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 this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

1595  Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

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

1616  Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 on December - 10.  

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  Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on December - 10.  

1665  On this day in history tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies  

1736  Death of António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663) on this day in history.  

1749  On December - 10 gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42  

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

1805  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer, dies at 43 on December - 10.  

1826  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1831  On December - 10 death of thomas Seebeck, Baltic German physicist (b. 1770)  

1833  On December - 10 dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer, dies at 79  

1850  Death of François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787) on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history 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 December - 10 federico Ricci, composer, dies at 68  

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

1889  Anzengruber, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1896  On this day in history alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63  

1904  On this day in history james Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies  

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

1910  On this day in history pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76  

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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 this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd)  

1588  Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history 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 December - 10.