Famous Deaths In January - 10

0681  Agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies on this day in history.   

0866  On January - 10 lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies   

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

1094  On January - 10 death of caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029)   

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

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

1542  Death of Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 on this day in history.   

1645  Death of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, beheaded for treason at 71 on January - 10.   

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

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

1707  Death of Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) on January - 10.   

1754  On this day in history daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

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

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

1778  On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70   

1780  Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist/composer, dies at 82 on January - 10.   

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

1792  On this day in history jean-Louis Laruette, composer, dies at 60   

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

1800  Johan Wikmanson, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1811  Death of Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) on this day in history.   

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

1828  Death of François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) on January - 10.   

1833  On this day in history adrien Marie Legendre, dies   

1846  Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1480  On January - 10 birth of margaret of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands (d. 1530)   

1502  On this day in history birth of hendrik Niclaes, German/Dutch merchant/cult leader (Children of God)   

1538  On this day in history birth of louis of Nassau, Dutch general (d. 1574)   

1573  Simon Marius, German astronomer (d. 1624) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On January - 10 birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686)