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 this day in history.  

1198  Death of Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) on this day in history.  

1490  Antoine Haneron, Bourgundy diplomat, dies at about 90 on this day in history.  

1508  On this day in history death of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1451)  

1524  On this day in history death of henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death  

1572  On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

1595  On this day in history reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59  

1603  On December - 10 william Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59  

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1616  On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74  

1618  Death of Giulio Caccini, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1626  On December - 10 death of edmund Gunter, English mathematician (b. 1581)  

1638  On December - 10 ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49  

1665  Tarquinio Mercula, composer, dies on December - 10.  

1736  On December - 10 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  On this day in history theophil "Gottlieb" Muffat, German court organist/composer, dies at 80  

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

1826  On December - 10 benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer, dies at 68  

1830  On this day in history simon Bolivar, South American freedom fighter/"dictator", dies  

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  Death of François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (b. 1787) on December - 10.  

1865  Death of King Léopold I of Belgium (b. 1790) on December - 10.  

1875  On December - 10 otogaki Rengetsu, zen nun/benefactress of Tessai, dies at about 84  

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

1888  On this day in history mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79  

1889  On December - 10 anzengruber, writer, dies  

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 December - 10 james Cranston, cricketer (scored 16 & 15 in Test for England), dies  

1909  Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies on this day in history.  

1910  On December - 10 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  Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian writer (Faithfull Shepherd) was born on December - 10.  

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

1679  Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/gov of Zeeuws-Flanders was born on December - 10.  

1691  Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist was born on December - 10.  

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

1750  On this day in history birth of tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore (d. 1799)