Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  On January - 10 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  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on this day in history.  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on January - 10.  

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

1542  On January - 10 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)  

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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 January - 10.  

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

1777  Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on January - 10.  

1778  Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1780  On January - 10 francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82  

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

1792  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on January - 10.  

1794  Death of Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) on this day in history.  

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

1811  On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)  

1824  Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1828  Death of François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) on January - 10.  

1833  Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on this day in history.  

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 January - 10.  

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  On January - 10 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  On this day in history birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  On this day in history birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)  

1607  On this day in history 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 January - 10 birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

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