Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

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

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.   

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

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

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81   

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

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on October - 31.   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

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 this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)