Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.  

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

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  On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62  

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

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

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

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

1664  On October - 31 willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51  

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

1732  On this day in history death of victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)  

1733  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on October - 31.  

1744  On this day in history 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 this day in history francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

1793  Death of Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40 on October - 31.  

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1815  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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 October - 31.  

1863  On this day in history louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51  

1865  William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies on October - 31.  

1870  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55  

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on October - 31.  

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

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on October - 31.  

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

1917  On October - 31 tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies  

1918  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28  

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on October - 31.  

1424  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary  

1538  On October - 31 birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)  

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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.