Famous Deaths Happened In January - 10
Friday, 24 October 2025
0681 On this day in history agatho, Sicilian pope (678-81), dies 

0866 Lin-chi I-hsuan, [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies on this day in history. 

0976 John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 on January - 10. 

1094 Death of Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (b. 1029) on January - 10. 

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

1276 On this day in history gregorius X, [Tedaldo Visconti], pope, dies 

1542 On January - 10 death of gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59 

1645 On January - 10 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 this day in history. 

1662 Death of Prince Honoré II of Monaco (b. 1597) on this day in history. 

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

1698 On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) 

1707 On this day in history death of philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) 

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

1761 On this day in history death of edward Boscawen, British admiral (b. 1711) 

1768 On this day in history charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 

1775 Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies on January - 10. 

1777 Death of Spranger Barry, Irish actor (b. 1719) on this day in history. 

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

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

1789 On this day in history pierre Lyonet, Dutch zoologist/cryptologist, dies at 82 

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 January - 10. 

1811 On this day in history death of marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet (b. 1764) 

1824 On January - 10 victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 

1828 On this day in history death of françois de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (b. 1750) 

1833 Adrien Marie Legendre, dies on January - 10. 

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

1851 On this day in history death of karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) 

1855 On January - 10 mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67 

1862 On this day in history samuel Colt, inventor (6 shot revolver), dies at 47 

1863 On this day in history death of lyman Beecher, US Presbyterian clergyman, temperance movement leader (b. 1775) 

1866 Death of Pyotr Pletnyov, Russian poet (b. 1792) on January - 10. 

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