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 this day in history.  

0976  On January - 10 john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51  

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on this day in history.  

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  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  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 this day in history.  

1707  Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on this day in history.  

1754  Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.  

1761  On January - 10 death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711)  

1768  Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 January - 10.  

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

1792  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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  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 January - 10 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 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  On January - 10 death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

1866  On January - 10 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)  

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1480  On this day in history birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)  

1502  On January - 10 birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  On this day in history birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on January - 10.  

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 this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.