Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Monday, 02 February 2026
1871 Pierre A du Terrail, French writer, dies at 41 on this day in history. 

1876 On this day in history charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 

1883 Death of Dr Samuel A. Mudd, American medical doctor (b. 1833) on this day in history. 

1889 On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 

1892 On this day in history heinrich Ludwig Egmont Dorn, composer, dies at 91 

1895 On January - 10 benjamin Louis Paul Godard, composer, dies at 45 

1899 Gerard Keller, Dutch writer (Vlugmaren), dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1901 On this day in history death of sir James Dickson, Premier of Queensland, Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832) 

1904 Death of Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) on this day in history. 

1905 On January - 10 death of kÄrlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835) 

1908 Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65 on January - 10. 

1917 Death of Buffalo Bill Cody on this day in history. 

1922 Death of Frank Tudor, Australian Labor Opposition leader (b. 1866) on this day in history. 

1934 Death of Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch communist, beheaded in Berlin at 24 on January - 10. 

1935 On this day in history charlie McGahey, cricket (MCC tour of Aus 1901-02 cured his TB), dies 

1936 Charles Wright, cricketer (3 Tests England v S Africa 1895-96), dies on January - 10. 

1938 Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68 on January - 10. 

1939 Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 on this day in history. 

1941 Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61 on this day in history. 

1943 On January - 10 agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 

1945 On this day in history rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67 

1949 Death of Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (b. 1865) on this day in history. 

1951 Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history. 

1953 Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1954 Fred Raymond, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history. 

1956 On January - 10 henricus P Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Beeldende Kunst), dies at 84 

1957 Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet (Nobel Prize 1945), dies at 67 on January - 10. 

1958 On January - 10 charles de Trooz, Belgian writer, dies at 52 

1960 On this day in history death of jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1879) 

1961 Dashiell Hammett, US detective writer (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 on this day in history. 

1963 On January - 10 tadeusz Szeligowski, composer, dies at 66 

1964 A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day & Night), dies at 46 on this day in history. 

1966 On January - 10 death of george Cresswell, cricketer (Took 13 wkts in 3 Tests for NZ), suicide 

1967 Emerson Treacy, actor (Prowler), dies after surgery at 66 on January - 10. 

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