Famous Deaths In January - 10

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  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on this day in history.  

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59  

1645  On this day in history death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71  

1654  On January - 10 death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)  

1662  Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on January - 10.  

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1674  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1698  Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on January - 10.  

1707  Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on this day in history.  

1754  On January - 10 daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51  

1761  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on January - 10.  

1768  Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

1775  On January - 10 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  On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

1789  On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

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  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on January - 10.  

1811  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history adrien Marie Legendre, dies  

1846  Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on January - 10.  

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 this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47  

1863  On January - 10 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  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)  

1502  Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on this day in history.  

1538  Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574) was born on January - 10.  

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  On this day in history birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)  

1638  On this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on January - 10.