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 this day in history.  

1424  On October - 31 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  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1632  On October - 31 birth of jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer)  

1636  Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) was born on October - 31.  

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

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on October - 31.  

1705  Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74) was born on this day in history.  

1705  Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) was born on October - 31.  

1711  On this day in history birth of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778)  

1724  Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) was born on October - 31.  

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

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 31.  

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on this day in history.  

1755  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on October - 31.  

1757  Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1761  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on October - 31.  

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

1791  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand Huber, composer  

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

1815  Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) was born on October - 31.  

1825  On this day in history birth of raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

1825  On this day in history birth of charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)  

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

1827  On October - 31 birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)  

1831  On this day in history birth of daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1831  Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.  

1835  Adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933 was born on October - 31.  

1835  On October - 31 birth of j F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905)  

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1147  On October - 31 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  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.  

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on October - 31.  

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.  

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

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on October - 31.