Famous Deaths 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 this day in history.  

1517  On October - 31 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 this day in history.  

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

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on October - 31.  

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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1723  On October - 31 cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81  

1732  On October - 31 death of victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)  

1733  On October - 31 death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)  

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 this day in history death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40  

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  On October - 31 death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged  

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

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

1883  On this day in history death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

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

1887  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1895  On October - 31 franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62  

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1913  On October - 31 death of william Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857)  

1916  Death of Charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852) on October - 31.  

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1424  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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.