Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)  

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)  

1661  On this day in history mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies  

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on October - 31.  

1723  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81 on October - 31.  

1732  Death of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666) on this day in history.  

1733  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on this day in history.  

1744  On October - 31 leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50  

1765  On October - 31 duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies  

1768  On October - 31 francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

1793  On October - 31 death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40  

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on October - 31.  

1815  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on October - 31.  

1851  Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.  

1863  On October - 31 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51  

1865  On October - 31 william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies  

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.  

1879  On October - 31 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies  

1883  On October - 31 death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

1884  Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on October - 31.  

1887  On October - 31 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

1895  On this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62  

1902  On this day in history jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67  

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on this day in history.  

1916  On this day in history death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)  

1917  On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies  

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.  

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1291  On October - 31 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 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.