Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Friday, 17 January 2025
0681 Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.
0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history.
0976 On January - 10 john I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51
1094 On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)
1271 On this day in history otto II, the Lame, earl of Gelre, dies
1276 On this day in history gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies
1542 On this day in history death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59
1645 Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on January - 10.
1654 On January - 10 death of nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
1662 On this day in history death of prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597)
1674 On this day in history jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84
1698 Death of Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) on this day in history.
1707 Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on January - 10.
1754 Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.
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 On January - 10 jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies
1777 Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on January - 10.
1778 On January - 10 carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70
1780 On January - 10 francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82
1789 On January - 10 pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82
1792 Jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1794 Death of Georg Forster, German scientist and revolutionary (d. 1754) on this day in history.
1800 On January - 10 johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46
1811 On January - 10 death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764)
1824 Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750)
1833 On this day in history adrien Marie Legendre, dies
1846 On this day in history 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 January - 10 samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47
1863 Death of Lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) on January - 10.
1866 Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on January - 10.