Famous Deaths Happened In January - 31

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

1398  Death of Emperor Sukō (b. 1334) on this day in history.   

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on January - 31.   

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.   

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.   

1606  On January - 31 death of guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35   

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

1632  On January - 31 death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)   

1665  Death of Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (b. 1622) on January - 31.   

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

1720  Death of Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654) on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history death of jakob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (b. 1659)   

1736  Death of Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (b. 1678) on this day in history.   

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

1790  On this day in history death of thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (b. 1718)   

1794  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, dies at 35   

1844  On this day in history death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)   

1861  On this day in history 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 January - 31.   

1891  Ernest Meissonier, French painter/etcher/sculptor, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history death of charles Spurgeon, English preacher and evangelist (b. 1834)   

1907  On this day in history 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  On January - 31 john Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsythe, Nobel 1932), dies at 65   

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

1940  On this day in history rené "Sascha" Schickele, German writer (Erbe am Rhein), dies at 56   

1942  Death of Henry Larkin, American baseball player (b. 1860) on January - 31.   

1944  On this day in history death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)   

1945  On January - 31 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  On January - 31 birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)   

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

1517  Gioseffo Zarlino, composer was born on this day in history.   

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on January - 31.   

1550  On this day in history 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 January - 31.   

1597  John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on January - 31.