Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)  

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

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  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62  

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

1654  On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

1659  On October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)  

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  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1744  On this day in history leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50  

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on October - 31.  

1768  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78 on October - 31.  

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  On this day in history daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44  

1851  On October - 31 peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37  

1860  On this day in history death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged  

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  On this day in history big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies  

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

1884  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)  

1887  On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

1895  On this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62  

1902  On October - 31 jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67  

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

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  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet  

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.