Famous People Who Died on This Day in History, Who Died Today in History?
Here is a list who died on date 10 January today. Important and famous people from throughout history died on this day. Today's famous deaths list for January 10
Who Died Today, Famous Deaths on January 10
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 259 | Polyeuctus, Roman saint |
| 314 | Miltiades, pope of the Catholic Church |
| 681 | Agatho, pope of the Catholic Church |
| 976 | John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (b. 925) |
| 987 | Pietro I Orseolo, doge of Venice (b. 928) |
| 1055 | Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia |
| 1094 | Al-Mustansir Billah, Egyptian caliph (b. 1029) |
| 1218 | Hugh I, king of Cyprus |
| 1276 | Gregory X, pope of the Catholic Church (b. c.1210) |
| 1322 | Petrus Aureolus, scholastic philosopher |
| 1358 | Abu Inan Faris, Marinid ruler of Morocco (b. 1329) |
| 1552 | Johann Cochlaeus, German humanist and controversialist (b. 1479) |
| 00 | 1900 |
| 1645 | William Laud, English archbishop and academic (b. 1573) |
| 1654 | Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616) |
| 1698 | Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French priest and historian (b. 1637) |
| 1761 | Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (b. 1711) |
| 1778 | Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist and physician (b. 1707) |
| 1794 | Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (b. 1754) |
| 1811 | Joseph Chénier, French poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1764) |
| 1824 | Victor Emmanuel I, duke of Savoy and king of Sardinia (b. 1759) |
| 1828 | François de Neufchâteau, French poet, academic, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (b. 1750) |
| 1829 | Gregorio Funes, Argentinian clergyman, historian, and educator (b. 1749) |
| 1843 | Dimitrie Macedonski, Greek-Romanian captain and politician (b. 1780) |
| 1851 | Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. 1775) |
| 1855 | Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (b. 1787) |
| 1863 | Lyman Beecher, American minister and activist, co-founded the American Temperance Society (b. 1775) |
| 1895 | Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (b. 1849) |
| 1901 | James Dickson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832) |
| 1904 | Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824) |
| 1905 | Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835) |
| 1917 | Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846) |
| 1920 | Sali Nivica, Albanian journalist and politician (b. 1890) |
| 1922 | Frank Tudor, Australian politician, 6th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment (b. 1866) |
| 1926 | Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1878) |
| 1935 | Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner (b. 1873) |
| 1941 | Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (b. 1879) |
| 1949 | Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (b. 1865) |
| 1951 | Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1885) |
| 1954 | Chester Wilmot, American journalist and historian (b. 1911) |
| 1956 | Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (b. 1862) |
| 1957 | Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889) |
| 1959 | Şükrü Kaya, Turkish jurist and politician, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883) |
| 1960 | Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1879) |
| 1961 | Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (b. 1894) |
| 1967 | Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (b. 1893) |
| 1968 | Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Turkish general and politician, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey (b. 1882) |
| 1969 | Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1891) |
| 1970 | Pavel Belyayev, Russian pilot and astronaut (b. 1925) |
| 1971 | Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (b. 1883) |
| 1972 | Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1897) |
| 1978 | Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and author (b. 1924) |
| 1981 | Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (b. 1915) |
| 1984 | Souvanna Phouma, Laotian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1901) |
| 1986 | Jaroslav Seifert, Czech journalist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901) |
| 1987 | Marion Hutton, American singer (b. 1919) |
| 1989 | Herbert Morrison, American journalist and producer (b. 1905) |
| 1990 | Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (b. 1925) |
| 1992 | Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian racing driver (b. 1919) |
| 1995 | Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1937) |
| 1997 | Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (b. 1907) |
| 1999 | Edward Williams, Australian lieutenant, pilot, and judge (b. 1921) |
| 2004 | Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1941) |
| 2005 | Wasyly, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop (b. 1909) |
| 2007 | Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (b. 1912) |
| 2008 | Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and actor (b. 1967) |
| 2010 | Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (b. 1942) |
| 2011 | Margaret Whiting, American singer (b. 1924) |
| 2012 | Jean Pigott, Canadian businesswoman and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | George Gruntz, Swiss pianist and composer (b. 1932) |
| 2014 | Sam Berns, American activist (b. 1996) |
| 2015 | Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (b. 1994) |
| 2016 | David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1947) |
| 2017 | Buddy Greco, American jazz and pop singer and pianist (b. 1926) |
| 2020 | Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (b. 1940) |
| 2022 | Joyce Eliason, American television personality (b. 1934) |
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