Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Saturday, 14 June 2025
0681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.
0866 On this day in history lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies
0976 On this day in history john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51
1094 Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.
1271 Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on January - 10.
1276 On this day in history gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies
1542 On this day in history death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59
1645 Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history.
1654 Death of Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616) on this day in history.
1662 Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on January - 10.
1674 Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on January - 10.
1698 Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on this day in history.
1707 Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on this day in history.
1754 Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.
1761 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)
1768 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on January - 10.
1775 On this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies
1777 Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70
1780 Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1789 Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1792 Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1794 Death of Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) on this day in history.
1800 On this day in history johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46
1811 On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
1824 On this day in history victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
1828 Death of François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) on January - 10.
1833 On January - 10 adrien Marie Legendre, dies
1846 On this day in history etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75
1851 Death of Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) on January - 10.
1855 Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on January - 10.
1862 Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1863 Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on this day in history.
1866 On January - 10 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)