Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.  

0866  On January - 10 lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies  

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.  

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history.  

1645  Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history.  

1654  On this day in history death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)  

1662  Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on this day in history.  

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

1768  On January - 10 charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82  

1775  On January - 10 jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies  

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

1778  On January - 10 carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70  

1780  On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

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

1800  On this day in history johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46  

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

1833  Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on January - 10.  

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

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

1855  On this day in history mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67  

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

1863  Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on January - 10.  

1866  On January - 10 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

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