Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

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

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

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  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  On October - 31 birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer)   

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

1638  On October - 31 birth of meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised   

1692  On this day in history birth of comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765)   

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

1705  On October - 31 birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

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

1724  On this day in history birth of christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805)   

1737  On October - 31 birth of james Lovell, American educator (d. 1789)   

1740  On October - 31 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  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on this day in history.   

1757  Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on October - 31.   

1761  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 31 birth of karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions)   

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

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 October - 31.   

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

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on October - 31.   

1831  Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) was born on October - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  On October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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

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

1641  On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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