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  On this day in history john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51  

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)  

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

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

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on January - 10.  

1645  On January - 10 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  On January - 10 death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1775  Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on this day in history.  

1777  Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on January - 10.  

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 January - 10.  

1789  Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

1792  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on January - 10.  

1794  Death of Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) on January - 10.  

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

1811  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on this day in history.  

1824  On January - 10 victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64  

1828  On this day in history 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 January - 10.  

1851  Death of Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) on January - 10.  

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  Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on January - 10.  

1866  Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on this day in history.  

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1480  On January - 10 birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)  

1502  Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on this day in history.  

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 January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  On January - 10 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 this day in history.