Famous Deaths In October - 31
Wednesday, 17 August 2022
1147 Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.
1448 On October - 31 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 October - 31.
1634 Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)
1661 On October - 31 mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies
1664 On this day in history willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51
1723 On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81
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 October - 31.
1744 Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1765 On this day in history 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 October - 31.
1806 On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36
1815 On this day in history daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44
1851 Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on October - 31.
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 this day in history.
1870 On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55
1879 On October - 31 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies
1883 Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on this day in history.
1884 Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on this day in history.
1887 George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1895 Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on this day in history.
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 Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.
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