Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  On January - 10 agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1276  Gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies on January - 10.   

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

1645  On this day in history death of william Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71   

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

1662  On January - 10 death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)   

1674  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on January - 10.   

1698  Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on January - 10.   

1707  Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on this day in history.   

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

1761  Death of Edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) on this day in history.   

1768  Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

1777  On January - 10 death of spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719)   

1778  Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on January - 10.   

1780  On this day in history francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82   

1789  Pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 on January - 10.   

1792  Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on January - 10.   

1794  On this day in history death of georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754)   

1800  On January - 10 johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46   

1811  On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)   

1824  On this day in history victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64   

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

1833  On January - 10 adrien Marie Legendre, dies   

1846  Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on January - 10.   

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 January - 10.   

1862  Samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1863  Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on January - 10.   

1866  On January - 10 death of pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792)   

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1480  Margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1607  Isaac Jogues, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On January - 10 birth of jan Theunisz Blanckerhoff, [Jan Maet], seascape painter)   

1638  On this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer   

1638  On this day in history birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)