Famous Deaths In May - 10

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.  

0995  Death of Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

1424  On May - 10 death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan  

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on May - 10.  

1521  On this day in history death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)  

1566  Leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1569  On this day in history death of juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer  

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

1641  On this day in history death of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596)  

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

1657  Death of Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592) on this day in history.  

1691  Death of Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) on May - 10.  

1696  On May - 10 death of jean de La Bruyère, French writer (b. 1645)  

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

1717  Death of John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) on May - 10.  

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

1733  On this day in history 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 May - 10.  

1770  Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1774  On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64  

1785  On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

1787  On May - 10 death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)  

1789  On this day in history guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72  

1792  On May - 10 death of john Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress  

1794  On this day in history death of elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30  

1798  On May - 10 george Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40  

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

1818  On May - 10 paul Revere, American patriot, dies  

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

1826  Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1829  Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on May - 10.  

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1265  On May - 10 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  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)  

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer  

1705  On this day in history birth of gallus Zeiler, composer  

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 May - 10.  

1730  George Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.