Famous Deaths In January - 31

0743  On January - 31 death of muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676)  

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on January - 31.  

1435  On this day in history death of xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398)  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on January - 31.  

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on January - 31.  

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on January - 31.  

1615  On this day in history death of claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543)  

1632  Death of Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552) on January - 31.  

1665  On this day in history death of johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (b. 1622)  

1686  On January - 31 death of jean Mairet, French dramatist (b. 1604)  

1720  On January - 31 death of thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)  

1729  Death of Jakob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659) on January - 31.  

1736  On January - 31 death of filippo Juvara, Italian architect (b. 1678)  

1788  Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on January - 31.  

1790  Death of Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718) on January - 31.  

1794  On January - 31 death of marriott Arbuthnot, British admiral (b. 1711)  

1815  On this day in history death of josé Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)  

1828  Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1844  Death of Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) on this day in history.  

1861  On January - 31 franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman, dies at 53  

1864  Hamilton Rowan Gamble, US judge/governor of Missouri (1861-64), dies on January - 31.  

1888  Death of John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) on this day in history.  

1891  Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75 on January - 31.  

1892  On January - 31 death of charles Spurgeon, English preacher and evangelist (b. 1834)  

1907  On January - 31 death of timothy Eaton, Canadian department store founder (b. 1834)  

1919  Paul Lindau, German playwright/critic (Estimate), dies at 79 on January - 31.  

1922  On this day in history heinrich Reinhardt, composer, dies at 56  

1933  John Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsythe, Nobel 1932), dies at 65 on January - 31.  

1939  On January - 31 george Thornton, cricketer (1 Test for S Africa 1902, 1* & 1-20), dies  

1940  On January - 31 rené "Sascha" Schickele, German writer (Erbe am Rhein), dies at 56  

1942  On January - 31 death of henry Larkin, American baseball player (b. 1860)  

1944  Death of Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882) on January - 31.  

1945  On this day in history death of eddie Slovik, 1st US executed for desertion since Civil War at 25  

1949  On January - 31 henri de Vries, [Hendricus Walterop], actor (Cleopatra), dies at 84  

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0877  Taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943) was born on this day in history.  

1512  King Henry of Portugal (d. 1580) was born on this day in history.  

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On January - 31 birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1597  On January - 31 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)