Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  On this day in history agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies   

0866  Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on January - 10.   

0976  John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1094  On this day in history death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)   

1271  On January - 10 otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies   

1276  On January - 10 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.   

1654  Death of Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616) on January - 10.   

1662  Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on this day in history.   

1674  On January - 10 jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84   

1698  On January - 10 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

1707  On January - 10 death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621)   

1754  On January - 10 daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

1761  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on January - 10.   

1768  On this day in history charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82   

1775  On this day in history jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies   

1777  Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on January - 10.   

1778  Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 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.   

1794  On January - 10 death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on January - 10.   

1811  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on January - 10.   

1824  Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1828  On January - 10 death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)   

1833  On this day in history adrien Marie Legendre, dies   

1846  On January - 10 etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75   

1851  Death of Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) on January - 10.   

1855  Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47   

1863  On January - 10 death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775)   

1866  Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on this day in history.   

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

1502  Hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God) was born on January - 10.   

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

1573  On this day in history birth of simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624)   

1607  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer   

1638  Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.