Famous Deaths In October - 10

0019  Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

0413  On this day in history death of nicias, Athens politician (Peace of Nicias), killed at about 57   

0680  On October - 10 death of hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded   

0732  On this day in history death of abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Moorish Governor of Andalusia   

0833  Death of al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph of Baghdad (b. 786) on October - 10.   

1359  Death of King Hugh IV of Cyprus (b. 1295) on October - 10.   

1616  Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history philippus Rovenius, [Rouveen], apostole, dies at 77   

1659  Able J Tasmania, navigator/discovered (Tasmania, NZ), dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1676  On October - 10 sebastian Knupfer, composer, dies at 43   

1691  On October - 10 death of isaac de Benserade, French poet (b. 1613)   

1708  Death of David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (b. 1659) on this day in history.   

1714  On October - 10 death of pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (b. 1646)   

1720  On this day in history death of antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (b. 1640)   

1723  On this day in history death of william Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1665)   

1725  Death of Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil, Governor-General of New France (b. 1643) on this day in history.   

1727  On this day in history alphonse d' Eve, composer, dies at 61   

1745  Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist, dies at 52 on October - 10.   

1747  Death of John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1674) on this day in history.   

1759  On October - 10 death of granville Elliott, British military officer (b. 1713)   

1765  Death of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1688) on October - 10.   

1789  Pierre-Louis Couperin, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1791  C F D Schubart, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1795  On October - 10 death of francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (b. 1714)   

1797  Carter Braxton, US boer/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 61 on October - 10.   

1827  On this day in history ugo Foscolo, Italian poet, dies at 49   

1836  Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer, dies at 61 on October - 10.   

1843  On this day in history karl Theodor Toeschi, composer, dies at 75   

1856  On October - 10 michal Wielhorski, composer, dies at 67   

1858  On October - 10 karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German author/poet/diplomat, dies at 73   

1864  David Bullock Harris, US Confederate colonel, dies of yellow fever on this day in history.   

1867  Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, composer, dies at 60 on October - 10.   

1872  Death of William H. Seward, United States Secretary of State (b. 1801) on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet/writer, dies at 58   

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1344  On October - 10 birth of mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)   

1486  On October - 10 birth of charles III, Duke of Savoy   

1567  Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597) was born on October - 10.   

1599  On October - 10 birth of jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)   

1678  On October - 10 birth of john Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal (Union of 1707)   

1684  Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter (Onverschillige) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On October - 10 birth of lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)   

1713  On October - 10 birth of johann Ludwig Krebs, composer