Famous Birthdays In October - 31

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

1345  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)  

1424  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on this day in history.  

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  On October - 31 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  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

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.  

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

1711  On October - 31 birth of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1785  George F Kersting, German painter was born on October - 31.  

1791  Ferdinand Huber, composer was born on October - 31.  

1795  On October - 31 birth of john Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn)  

1815  On October - 31 birth of karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions)  

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  On this day in history 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 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 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 October - 31.  

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

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.  

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  

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

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