Famous Deaths In May - 10

0238  Death of Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered on this day in history.   

0995  On May - 10 death of boudouin, bishop of Utrecht   

1290  Death of Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271) on May - 10.   

1424  On May - 10 death of go-Kameyama, Emperor of Japan   

1493  Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician on this day in history.   

1521  On May - 10 death of sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  On May - 10 leonhard Fuchs, German botanist, dies at 65   

1569  Death of Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer on May - 10.   

1637  On May - 10 susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37   

1641  Death of Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596) on May - 10.   

1653  John Bicker, ship builder/merchant/regent, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1657  On May - 10 death of gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592)   

1691  Death of Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) on May - 10.   

1696  On this day in history death of jean de La Bruyère, French writer (b. 1645)   

1710  Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1717  Death of John Hathorne, American magistrate (b. 1641) on this day in history.   

1726  On May - 10 death of charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. 1670)   

1733  Death of Barton Booth, English actor (b. 1681) on this day in history.   

1737  Death of Nakamikado Emperor of Japan (b. 1702) on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history johann Christoph Graupner, composer, dies at 77   

1764  On May - 10 picander, [Christian Henrici], German writer (Die Weiberprobe), dies   

1770  Charles Avison, composer, dies at 61 on May - 10.   

1774  Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36   

1787  Death of William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) on May - 10.   

1789  Guillaume Gommaire Kennis, composer, dies at 72 on May - 10.   

1792  On this day in history death of john Stevens, American delegate to the Continental Congress   

1794  Death of Elisabeth PMH, princess of France, beheaded at 30 on May - 10.   

1798  On this day in history george Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40   

1807  On this day in history death of comte de Rochambeau, French soldier (b. 1725)   

1818  On May - 10 paul Revere, American patriot, dies   

1820  On this day in history matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49   

1826  On May - 10 giuseppe Sigismondo, composer, dies at 86   

1829  Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies on this day in history.   

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1265  On this day in history birth of emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall was born on May - 10.   

1604  On this day in history birth of jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)   

1697  On May - 10 birth of jean Marie I'aine Leclair, composer   

1705  Gallus Zeiler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt-admiral (battle of Doggersbank) was born on this day in history.   

1727  Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, French minister of Finance (17.. -76) was born on May - 10.   

1730  On this day in history birth of george Ross, US judge (signed Declaration of Independence)