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Famous Deaths on January 10

28 notable people died on January 10, including Lord Todd, Jaroslav Seifert, Oliver Smithies.

Total Deaths
28
Avg Age at Death
69
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
María Elena Walsh
María Elena Walsh
children's writercomposer
Argentine author and composer
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Marko Marin
art historianrestorer
Slovenian art historian

20th Century

14 deaths
Lord Todd
Lord Todd
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1957)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1984)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1930)
Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina
nuclear physicistphysicist
Japanese physicist (1890–1951)
Kostandin Çekrezi
Kostandin Çekrezi
historianpublicist
Albanian historian
August Vermeylen
August Vermeylen
art historianeditor
Belgian writer, man of letters, art historian, professor and politician (1872-1945)
Valentín Abecia
Valentín Abecia
bibliographerhistorian
Bolivian journalist and politician (1846-1910)
László Bárdossy
László Bárdossy
diplomatnon-fiction writer
Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary from April 1941 to March 1942.
Matti Turkia
Matti Turkia
journalistpolitician
Finnish politician and journalist
Maria da Cunha
Maria da Cunha
journalistlecturer
Portuguese journalist
Sali Nivica
Sali Nivica
journalistpolitician
Albanian politician and journalist (1890-1920)
Momčilo Tapavica
Momčilo Tapavica
architecttennis player
Serbian sportsman (1872–1949)
Norwegian engineer (1892-1987)
Richard Maynard
Richard Maynard
photographer
Canadian photographer of the 19th-century, active in British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest (1832–1907)

19th Century

6 deaths
Christian Stenhammar
Christian Stenhammar
botanistentomologist
Swedish priest and botanist (1783–1866)
Gregorio Funes
Gregorio Funes
diplomathistorian
Argentine clergyman and academic (1749-1829)
Jacob Bigelow
Jacob Bigelow
botanistherpetologist
American botanist, physician, and educational reformer (1787-1879)
Juan Andrés
Juan Andrés
Catholic priestcomparative literature academic
Spanish Jesuit (1740-1817)
George Holt Henshaw
George Holt Henshaw
civil engineer
Canadian engineer (1831-1891)
Patrick Byrne
Patrick Byrne
architect
Irish Architect who built many Catholic churches in Dublin

18th Century

1 death
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Élie de Beaumont
Jean-Baptiste-Jacques Élie de Beaumont
Intendant des financesjurist-consultant
French lawyer (1732-1786)

16th Century

1 death
Bianca Maria Sforza
Bianca Maria Sforza
empress consort
Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary

13th Century

1 death
Unkei
Unkei
busshisculptor
Japanese sculptor (1151-1223)

10th Century

1 death
Poet and nobleman

7th Century

1 death
Tenji
Tenji
politicianwaka poet
Emperor of Japan (626-672)

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