Famous Deaths In January - 10

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

0866  Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1645  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1775  On this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies  

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

1778  Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on January - 10.  

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

1794  On this day in history 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  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  Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1862  Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)  

1866  Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on January - 10.  

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on January - 10.  

1502  On this day in history birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  On January - 10 birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)  

1573  Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.  

1607  Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on January - 10.  

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.