Famous Birthdays In October - 31

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

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 October - 31 birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)  

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

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

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on this day in history.  

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  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)  

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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  On this day in history birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)  

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1757  On October - 31 birth of ignaz Spangler, composer  

1761  On this day in history birth of rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary  

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

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

1795  On this day in history birth of john Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn)  

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

1825  On October - 31 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 this day in history 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 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 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  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.  

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  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 October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

1659  On October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)