Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Thursday, 12 February 2026
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 this day in history. 

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 January - 10 death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 

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

1654 On January - 10 death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616) 

1662 Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on this day in history. 

1674 Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on January - 10. 

1698 Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on January - 10. 

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

1754 On January - 10 daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 

1761 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) 

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

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 On January - 10 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 January - 10. 

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

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

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

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

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 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 On January - 10 death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) 

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

1866 On this day in history death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) 

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