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  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

1424  Death of Go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan on May - 10.  

1493  On this day in history death of colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician  

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

1637  On this day in history susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37  

1641  Death of Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596) on this day in history.  

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1653  On this day in history john Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61  

1657  Death of Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592) on May - 10.  

1691  On this day in history death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)  

1696  Death of Jean de La Bruyère, French writer (b. 1645) on this day in history.  

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

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

1726  Death of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. 1670) on May - 10.  

1733  On this day in history death of barton Booth, English actor (b. 1681)  

1737  Death of Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (b. 1702) on May - 10.  

1760  On May - 10 johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77  

1764  Picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies on May - 10.  

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

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

1785  On May - 10 etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

1787  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1798  George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 on May - 10.  

1807  Death of Comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (b. 1725) on this day in history.  

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

1820  On this day in history 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  Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) was born on this day in history.  

1536  On this day in history birth of thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall  

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)  

1697  Jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer was born on May - 10.  

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

1724  On this day in history birth of johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank)  

1727  On May - 10 birth of anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76)  

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