Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0681 On this day in history agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies
0866 On January - 10 lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies
0976 On January - 10 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 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 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 On January - 10 death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)
1674 On this day in history jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84
1698 On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)
1707 Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on January - 10.
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 this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies
1777 On January - 10 death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)
1778 Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on January - 10.
1780 On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82
1789 On January - 10 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82
1792 Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on January - 10.
1794 On this day in history death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)
1800 Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.
1811 Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on this day in history.
1824 Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.
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 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 On January - 10 mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67
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)