Famous Birthdays In October - 31

1291  On October - 31 birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on October - 31.   

1424  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  On this day in history birth of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680)   

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on this day in history.   

1622  On October - 31 birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)   

1632  Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) was born on October - 31.   

1636  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)   

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1692  On October - 31 birth of comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765)   

1705  On October - 31 birth of clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)   

1705  On this day in history birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On October - 31 birth of christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805)   

1737  On this day in history birth of james Lovell, American educator (d. 1789)   

1740  On this day in history birth of william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1750  On this day in history birth of leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet   

1755  On this day in history birth of jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist   

1757  On this day in history birth of ignaz Spangler, composer   

1761  On October - 31 birth of rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary   

1785  On October - 31 birth of george F Kersting, German painter   

1791  Ferdinand Huber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1795  John Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) was born on October - 31.   

1815  Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) was born on this day in history.   

1825  Raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

1825  Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892) was born on October - 31.   

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)   

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history birth of paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910)   

1835  Adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933 was born on this day in history.   

1835  J F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905) was born on this day in history.   

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1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.