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Who died on December 10

125 figures who shaped history died on December 10.

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Sancho I of Pamplona — King of Pamplona from 905 to 925, who died on December 10 925.

Nikephoros III Botaneiates — Byzantine Emperor from 1078 to 1081, who died on December 10 1081.

Paolo Uccello — Italian painter and mathematician, who died on December 10 1475.

René II of Lorraine — Duke of Lorraine from 1473 to 1508, who died on December 10 1508.

Caspar Schwenckfeld — 16th century German theologian, who died on December 10 1561.

Giulio Caccini — Italian composer, who died on December 10 1618.

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Who died on December 10?

125 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 10, including Sancho I of Pamplona, Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Paolo Uccello. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on December 10?

53 documented historical events happened on December 10, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Papal States, France, Aragon and the Holy Roman Empire formed the League of Cambrai, an alliance against the Republic of Venice. On the same day, in another year: Edmond Halley presented the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, containing Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, to the Royal Society. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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