Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

1291  On this day in history 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  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  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.   

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised was born on October - 31.   

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  Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on October - 31.   

1724  Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.   

1737  James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on October - 31.   

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

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 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  George F Kersting, German painter was born on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Huber, composer   

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 October - 31.   

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

1825  On October - 31 birth of charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)   

1826  On October - 31 birth of hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

1827  Richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

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1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

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

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 October - 31.   

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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