Famous Deaths In January - 10

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

1276  On January - 10 gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies  

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on January - 10.  

1645  On January - 10 death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71  

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 January - 10.  

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1674  On this day in history jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84  

1698  On January - 10 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  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on January - 10.  

1768  Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

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

1777  On this day in history death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)  

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 January - 10 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82  

1792  On January - 10 jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60  

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  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on January - 10.  

1824  On January - 10 victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64  

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  Death of Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) on January - 10.  

1855  Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on January - 10.  

1862  Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on January - 10.  

1863  On this day in history 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  Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on January - 10.  

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 January - 10.  

1638  On this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)