Historical Events In January - 10

1766  On January - 10 louis Massonneau, composer  

1768  James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop on this day in history.  

1768  On January - 10 charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82  

1769  On this day in history michel Ney, French marshal (Waterloo)  

1775  The birth of Andre-Marie Ampere, French physicist on January - 10.  

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

1776  On January - 10 "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, published  

1776  On this day in history thomas Paine publishes his famous pamphlet, Common Sense.  

1778  On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70  

1780  M Heinrich C Lichtenstein, German zoologist on this day in history.  

1780  Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on January - 10.  

1789  Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1792  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1799  On January - 10 friedrich von Schiller's "Die Piccolomini," premieres in Weimar  

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history dutch in Cape Town, South African surrender to the British  

1806  Dutch in Capetown surrender to British on this day in history.  

1808  Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies on January - 10.  

1808  Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as gov-gen of Neth Indies on this day in history.  

1810  French church annuls marriage of Napoleon I & Joséphine on this day in history.  

1810  On this day in history french church annuls marriage of Napoleon I & Josephine  

1811  Louisiana slaves rebel in 2 parishes on January - 10.  

1811  On January - 10 norwester David Thompson 1770-1857 crosses the height of land of the Rocky Mountains on the Athabasca Pass  

1811  Louisiana slaves rebell in 2 parishes on January - 10.  

1814  Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) on January - 10.  

1815  On this day in history british Government bans Americans from settling in Canada  

1815  On January - 10 alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874  

1817  Miles Macdonnell recaptures Fort Douglas from Metis; occupies the Fort for Lord Selkirk on January - 10.  

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

1825  Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Brig Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1899 on January - 10.  

1833  Felix Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," premieres in Berlin on January - 10.  

1833  Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on January - 10.  

1834  John Acton, English historian/MP on January - 10.  

1839  On January - 10 tea from India first arrives in UK  

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on January - 10.  

1502  On January - 10 birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)  

1538  Louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574) was born on January - 10.  

1573  On January - 10 birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)  

1607  On January - 10 birth of isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646)  

1628  Jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter) was born on this day in history.  

1638  On January - 10 birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on January - 10.  

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on January - 10.  

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  Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10.  

1271  Otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies on this day in history.  

1276  On this day in history gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies  

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

1645  Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on this day in history.