Famous Deaths In January - 10

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

0866  Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on January - 10.  

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on January - 10.  

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)  

1271  On January - 10 otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies  

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  On this day in history death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71  

1654  Death of Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616) on January - 10.  

1662  On this day in history death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)  

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1674  On January - 10 jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84  

1698  On January - 10 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)  

1707  Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on January - 10.  

1754  On this day in history daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51  

1761  On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

1768  On this day in history charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82  

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

1777  On January - 10 death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)  

1778  Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on January - 10.  

1780  Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

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

1792  On January - 10 jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60  

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

1800  On January - 10 johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46  

1811  On this day in history death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)  

1824  Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1828  On January - 10 death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)  

1833  Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on January - 10.  

1846  Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)  

1855  Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on January - 10.  

1862  On January - 10 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

1863  On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

1866  On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on January - 10.  

1502  On January - 10 birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  On January - 10 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  Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on this day in history.  

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

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.