Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
0681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on January - 10. 

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 January - 10. 

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 January - 10. 

1542 Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history. 

1645 On January - 10 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) 

1674 On this day in history 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 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 On January - 10 death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) 

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 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 January - 10. 

1780 Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 

1789 On January - 10 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 

1792 On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 

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 this day in history death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) 

1824 On this day in history victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 

1828 On January - 10 death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) 

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

1846 On January - 10 etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 

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 this day in history. 

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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