Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on January - 10.  

0866  On this day in history lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies  

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

1094  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.  

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

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.  

1542  On January - 10 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  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 January - 10.  

1698  On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)  

1707  On January - 10 death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)  

1754  Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on January - 10.  

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

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

1775  Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on January - 10.  

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 January - 10.  

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

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

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

1833  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

1866  Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on January - 10.  

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.  

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