33 notable people died on January 10, including Jaroslav Seifert, Sinclair Lewis, Oliver Smithies.
21st Century
3 deathsOliver Smithies
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
María Elena Walsh
children's writercomposer
Argentine author and composer
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Marko Marin
art historianrestorer
Slovenian art historian
20th Century
16 deathsJaroslav Seifert
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1984)
Sinclair Lewis
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1930)
Lord Todd
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1957)
Yoshio Nishina
nuclear physicistphysicist
Japanese physicist (1890–1951)
Kostandin Çekrezi
historianpublicist
Albanian historian
August Vermeylen
art historianeditor
Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945)
Valentín Abecia
bibliographerhistorian
Bolivian journalist and politician (1846-1910)
László Bárdossy
diplomatnon-fiction writer
Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary from April 1941 to March 1942.
Matti Turkia
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Maria da Cunha
journalistlecturer
Portuguese journalist
Sali Nivica
journalistpolitician
Albanian politician and journalist (1890-1920)
Momčilo Tapavica
architecttennis player
Serbian sportsman (1872–1949)
Thomas Offenberg Backer
engineer
Norwegian engineer (1892-1987)
Richard Maynard
photographer
Canadian photographer of the 19th-century, active in British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest (1832–1907)
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Juliusz Żuławski
architectlinguist
Polish poet
Gilbert Howe
cricketermilitary personnel
New Zealand cricketer (1891-1917)
19th Century
8 deathsChristian Stenhammar
botanistentomologist
Swedish priest and botanist (1783–1866)
Gregorio Funes
diplomathistorian
Argentine clergyman and academic (1749-1829)
Juan Andrés
Catholic priestcomparative literature academic
Spanish Jesuit (1740-1817)
Jacob Bigelow
botanistherpetologist
American botanist, physician, and educational reformer (1787-1879)
George Holt Henshaw
civil engineer
Canadian engineer (1831-1891)
Patrick Byrne
architect
Irish Architect who built many Catholic churches in Dublin
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Rikke Nissen
biographernurse
Norwegian nursing teacher
Salvador María del Carril
diplomateconomist
Argentine politician
18th Century
2 deathsJean-Baptiste-Jacques Élie de Beaumont
Intendant des financesjurist-consultant
French lawyer (1732-1786)
Luisa Roldán
artistsculptor
Spanish sculptor of the Baroque Era (1652–1706)
16th Century
1 deathBianca Maria Sforza
empress consort
Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary
13th Century
1 deathUnkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1151-1223)
10th Century
1 deathPoet and nobleman
7th Century
1 deathTenji
politicianwaka poet
Emperor of Japan (626-672)
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