Famous Birthdays 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  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)  

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.  

1599  On October - 31 birth of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680)  

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 October - 31.  

1632  Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) was born on October - 31.  

1636  Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history birth of clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)  

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

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

1740  On this day in history birth of william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on October - 31.  

1755  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on this day in history.  

1757  On this day in history birth of ignaz Spangler, composer  

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

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

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

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)  

1831  On October - 31 birth of daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901  

1831  On October - 31 birth of paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910)  

1835  On October - 31 birth of adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933  

1835  On this day in history 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 October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.  

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

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

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

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

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