Famous Deaths In October - 31

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  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

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

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51   

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 October - 31.   

1733  On this day in history death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)   

1744  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40 on this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36   

1815  On October - 31 daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

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  Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51 on October - 31.   

1865  On this day in history william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies   

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on October - 31.   

1884  On October - 31 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)   

1887  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

1916  On October - 31 death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

1918  On this day in history egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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1291  On this day in history 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  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.   

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

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on October - 31.   

1622  On October - 31 birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)