Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Thursday, 03 July 2025
0681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on January - 10.
0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history.
0976 On this day in history john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51
1094 On this day in history death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)
1271 On January - 10 otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies
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 January - 10.
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 On January - 10 jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84
1698 Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on January - 10.
1707 On this day in history death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)
1754 Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on January - 10.
1761 Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on this day in history.
1768 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.
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 Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.
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 this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60
1794 On January - 10 death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)
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 On January - 10 victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
1828 On this day in history death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)
1833 Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)