Famous Deaths In May - 10

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on May - 10.  

0995  On this day in history death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht  

1290  On May - 10 death of duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)  

1424  On this day in history death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan  

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.  

1521  Death of Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457) on this day in history.  

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65  

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.  

1637  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1641  Death of Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596) on May - 10.  

1653  John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1657  On this day in history death of gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592)  

1691  Death of Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) on this day in history.  

1696  Death of Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (b. 1645) on May - 10.  

1710  Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46 on May - 10.  

1717  Death of John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) on this day in history.  

1726  On May - 10 death of charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. 1670)  

1733  On May - 10 death of barton Booth, English actor (b. 1681)  

1737  Death of Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (b. 1702) on this day in history.  

1760  Johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77 on May - 10.  

1764  Picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies on this day in history.  

1770  On this day in history charles Avison, composer, dies at 61  

1774  Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 on May - 10.  

1785  Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36 on May - 10.  

1787  Death of William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) on May - 10.  

1789  On May - 10 guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72  

1792  On this day in history death of john Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress  

1794  Death of Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30 on May - 10.  

1798  George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

1807  On May - 10 death of comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (b. 1725)  

1818  Paul Revere, American patriot, dies on this day in history.  

1820  On May - 10 matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49  

1826  Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86 on May - 10.  

1829  On May - 10 thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies  

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)  

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on this day in history.  

1604  Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer  

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on May - 10.  

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on May - 10.  

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on this day in history.  

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on May - 10.