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 January - 10.  

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

1094  On this day in history death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)  

1271  On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies  

1276  On January - 10 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 January - 10.  

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  On this day in history death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)  

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

1761  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on this day in history.  

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

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 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 January - 10.  

1794  On January - 10 death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)  

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on January - 10.  

1811  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on this day in history.  

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  On January - 10 adrien Marie Legendre, dies  

1846  On January - 10 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 January - 10.  

1866  Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on this day in history.  

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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 January - 10.  

1538  On January - 10 birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  On January - 10 birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)  

1607  On January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  On January - 10 birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)  

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

1638  On January - 10 birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)