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Historical Events Happened In October - 31

Monday, 20 May 2013

1785 On this day in history george F Kersting, German painter

1791 On this day in history ferdinand Huber, composer

1793 Execution of the Girondins at Paris, during the Reign of Terror on this day in history.

1793 Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror on this day in history.

1793 On this day in history pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40

1794 John Dalton 1st lecture to Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society on this day in history.

1795 The birth of John Keats, English poet; works include 'Ode to a Nightingale' on this day in history.

1795 John Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) on this day in history.

1806 On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36

1808 On this day in history holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain

1815 On this day in history sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp

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

1815 Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.

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

1826 On this day in history hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905

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

1835 On this day in history adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933

1837 On this day in history collision of river boat Monmouth & Trement on Miss; 300 die

1846 Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp on this day in history.

1847 On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (2-fasenmotor)

1851 On this day in history peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37

1852 Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother) on this day in history.

1854 Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) on this day in history.

1860 Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America) on this day in history.

1860 Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.

1863 On this day in history the Maori Wars resumed as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron began their Invasion of the Waikato.

1863 On this day in history louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51

1864 Nevada admitted as 36th state on this day in history.

1865 On this day in history william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies

1868 Standard uniform approved for postal carriers on this day in history.

1870 Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.

1871 Founding of Netherland Protestant Union in Dokkum on this day in history.

1875 On this day in history seerp Anema, poet/writer (Dutch Coasts)

1876 Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In October - 31

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1291 Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on this day in history.

1345 On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)

1424 On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary

1538 Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.

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

1599 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.

1620 On this day in history birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)

1622 On this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)

Famous Deaths In October - 31

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1147 On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)

1448 On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies

1517 On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)

1556 John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.

1634 On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62

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

1654 On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies

1659 On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)