Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.  

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

0976  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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  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.  

1674  On January - 10 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  On January - 10 death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)  

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

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

1777  On January - 10 death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)  

1778  On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70  

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

1789  Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

1794  On January - 10 death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)  

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

1811  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on January - 10.  

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 January - 10.  

1846  On January - 10 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  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)  

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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  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 this day in history birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  On this day in history birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)  

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

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