People who died on January 10 106
Polyeuctus
d. 259
Polyeuctus, Roman saint
Pope Miltiades
d. 314
Pope Miltiades
Pope Agatho
d. 681
Pope Agatho
John I Tzimiskes
d. 976 (b. 925)
John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (b. 925)
Bretislav I
d. 1055
Bretislav I, Duke of Bohemia
Al-Mustansir Billah
d. 1094 (b. 1029)
Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (d. 1094)
Hugh I of Cyprus
d. 1218
Hugh I of Cyprus
Pope Gregory X
d. 1276 (b. 1210)
Pope Gregory X (b. 1210)
Petrus Aureolus
d. 1322
Petrus Aureolus, scholastic philosopher
Abu Inan Faris
d. 1358 (b. 1329)
Abu Inan Faris, Marinid ruler of Morocco (b. 1329)
Johann Cochlaeus
d. 1552 (b. 1479)
Johann Cochlaeus, German humanist and controversialist (b. 1479)
William Laud
d. 1645 (b. 1573)
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (d. 1645)
Nicholas Culpeper
d. 1654 (b. 1616)
Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (b. 1616)
Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont
d. 1698 (b. 1637)
Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French priest and historian (b. 1637)
Edward Cave
d. 1754 (b. 1691)
Edward Cave, English publisher, founded The Gentleman's Magazine (b. 1691)
Edward Boscawen
d. 1761 (b. 1711)
Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
Carl Linnaeus
d. 1778 (b. 1707)
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778)
Georg Forster
d. 1794 (b. 1754)
Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (b. 1754)
Joseph Chénier
d. 1811 (b. 1764)
Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright (d. 1811)
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
d. 1824 (b. 1759)
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (b. 1759)
François de Neufchâteau
d. 1828 (b. 1750)
François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1828)
Gregorio Funes
d. 1829 (b. 1749)
Gregorio Funes, Argentinian clergyman, historian, and educator (b. 1749)
Adrien-Marie Legendre
d. 1833 (b. 1752)
Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1833)
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Dimitrie Macedonski
d. 1843 (b. 1780)
Dimitrie Macedonski, Greek-Romanian captain and politician (b. 1780)
Karl Freiherr von Müffling
d. 1851 (b. 1775)
Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
Mary Russell Mitford
d. 1855 (b. 1787)
Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (b. 1787)
Samuel Colt
d. 1862 (b. 1814)
Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (d. 1862)
Lyman Beecher
d. 1863 (b. 1775)
Lyman Beecher, American minister and activist, co-founded the American Temperance Society (b. 1775)
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr.
d. 1895 (b. 1836)
Eli Whitney Blake, Jr., American scientist and academic (d. 1895)
Benjamin Godard
d. 1895 (b. 1849)
Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (b. 1849)
James Robert Dickson
d. 1901 (b. 1832)
James Robert Dickson, Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
Jean-Léon Gérôme
d. 1904 (b. 1824)
Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)
Kārlis Baumanis
d. 1905 (b. 1835)
Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)
Buffalo Bill
d. 1917 (b. 1846)
Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (d. 1917)
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Feliks Leparsky
d. 1917 (b. 1875)
Feliks Leparsky, Russian fencer and captain (b. 1875)
Sali Nivica
d. 1920 (b. 1890)
Sali Nivica, Albanian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
Frank Tudor
d. 1922 (b. 1866)
Frank Tudor, Australian politician, 6th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment (b. 1866)
Eino Leino
d. 1926 (b. 1878)
Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (d. 1926)
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Edwin Flack
d. 1935 (b. 1873)
Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner (b. 1873)
Charlie McGahey
d. 1935 (b. 1871)
Charlie McGahey, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1871)
Frank Bridge
d. 1941 (b. 1879)
Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (d. 1941)
John Lavery
d. 1941 (b. 1856)
John Lavery, Irish painter and academic (b. 1856)
Joe Penner
d. 1941 (b. 1904)
Joe Penner, Hungarian-American actor (b. 1904)
Issai Schur
d. 1941 (b. 1875)
Issai Schur, Belarusian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1875)
Erich von Drygalski
d. 1949 (b. 1865)
Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (d. 1949)
Sinclair Lewis
d. 1951 (b. 1885)
Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1951)
Yoshio Nishina
d. 1951 (b. 1890)
Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (b. 1890)
Chester Wilmot
d. 1954 (b. 1911)
Chester Wilmot, American journalist and historian (b. 1911)
Gabriela Mistral
d. 1957 (b. 1889)
Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
Şükrü Kaya
d. 1959 (b. 1883)
Şükrü Kaya, Turkish jurist and politician, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
Jack Laviolette
d. 1960 (b. 1879)
Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 1960)
Dashiell Hammett
d. 1961 (b. 1894)
Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (d. 1961)
Charles E. Burchfield
d. 1967 (b. 1893)
Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (d.1967)
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
d. 1968 (b. 1882)
Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Turkish general and politician, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey (b. 1882)
Pavel Belyayev
d. 1970 (b. 1925)
Pavel Belyayev, Russian soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1970)
Coco Chanel
d. 1971 (b. 1883)
Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)
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Ignazio Giunti
d. 1971 (b. 1941)
Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
Aksel Larsen
d. 1972 (b. 1897)
Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
Howlin' Wolf
d. 1976 (b. 1910)
Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
d. 1978 (b. 1924)
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and publisher (d. 1978)
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Don Gillis (composer)
d. 1978 (b. 1912)
Don Gillis, American composer and conductor (b. 1912)
Gluck (painter)
d. 1978 (b. 1895)
Hannah Gluckstein, British painter (b. 1895)
Hughie Critz
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)
George Meany
d. 1980 (b. 1894)
George Meany, American plumber and labor leader (d. 1980)
Bo Rein
d. 1980 (b. 1945)
Bo Rein, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
Fawn M. Brodie
d. 1981 (b. 1915)
Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (d. 1981)
Paul Lynde
d. 1982 (b. 1926)
Paul Lynde, American actor and comedian (d. 1982)
Souvanna Phouma
d. 1984 (b. 1901)
Souvanna Phouma, Laotian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Laos (b. 1901)
Jaroslav Seifert
d. 1986 (b. 1901)
Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
Marion Hutton
d. 1987 (b. 1919)
Marion Hutton, American singer (b. 1919)
David Robinson (philanthropist)
d. 1987 (b. 1904)
David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987)
Herbert Morrison (announcer)
d. 1989 (b. 1905)
Herbert Morrison, American journalist and producer (b. 1905)
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
d. 1990 (b. 1925)
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (d. 1990)
Roberto Bonomi
d. 1992 (b. 1919)
Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992)
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Kathleen Tynan
d. 1995 (b. 1937)
Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
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Elspeth Huxley
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (b. 1907)
Sheldon Leonard
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1997)
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
d. 1997 (b. 1907)
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
Edward Williams (Queensland judge)
d. 1999 (b. 1921)
Edward Williams, Australian lieutenant, pilot, and judge (b. 1921)
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Sam Jaffe (producer)
d. 2000 (b. 1901)
Sam Jaffe, American film producer and agent (d. 2000)
Spalding Gray
d. 2004 (b. 1941)
Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (d. 2004)
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Wasyly (Fedak)
d. 2005 (b. 1909)
Wasyly, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop (b. 1909)
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Jack Horner (journalist)
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Jack Horner, American journalist (b. 1912)
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
d. 2005 (b. 1927)
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (d. 2005)
Carlo Ponti
d. 2007 (b. 1912)
Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (b. 1912)
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Bradford Washburn
d. 2007 (b. 1910)
Bradford Washburn, American mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer (d. 2007)
Christopher Bowman
d. 2008 (b. 1967)
Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and actor (b. 1967)
Maila Nurmi
d. 2008 (b. 1922)
Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Patcha Ramachandra Rao
d. 2010 (b. 1942)
Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (b. 1942)
Margaret Whiting
d. 2011 (b. 1924)
Margaret Whiting, American singer (d. 2011)
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Jean Pigott
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Jean Pigott, Canadian businesswoman and politician (b. 1924)
Gevork Vartanian
d. 2012 (b. 1924)
Gevork Vartanian, Russian intelligence agent (b. 1924)
George Gruntz
d. 2013 (b. 1932)
George Gruntz, Swiss pianist and composer (b. 1932)
Claude Nobs
d. 2013 (b. 1936)
Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (d. 2013)
Petr Hlaváček
d. 2014 (b. 1950)
Petr Hlaváček, Czech shoemaker and academic (b. 1950)
Zbigniew Messner
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (b. 1929)
Larry Speakes
d. 2014 (b. 1939)
Larry Speakes, American journalist, 16th White House Press Secretary (b. 1939)
Junior Malanda
d. 2015 (b. 1994)
Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (d. 2015)
Taylor Negron
d. 2015 (b. 1957)
Taylor Negron, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
Francesco Rosi
d. 2015 (b. 1922)
Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
Robert Stone (novelist)
d. 2015 (b. 1937)
Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (d. 2015)
Wim Bleijenberg
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1930)
David Bowie
d. 2016 (b. 1947)
David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1947)
George Jonas
d. 2016 (b. 1935)
George Jonas, Hungarian-Canadian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1935)
Buddy Greco
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Buddy Greco, American singer and pianist (d. 2017)
Clare Hollingworth
d. 2017 (b. 1911)
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author (d. 2017)