Famous Deaths In January - 10

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

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  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.   

1271  On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)   

1674  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

1761  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1768  On January - 10 charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82   

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  Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on January - 10.   

1789  On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82   

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

1794  On this day in history death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

1800  On this day in history johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46   

1811  On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)   

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 this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775)   

1855  On this day in history mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 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  Niels Stensen, Danish astronomer was born on January - 10.   

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