Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

1556  On October - 31 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1634  On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.   

1661  On October - 31 mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies   

1664  On October - 31 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 this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history death of victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)   

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

1744  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1765  On this day in history duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies   

1768  On this day in history francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78   

1793  On October - 31 death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40   

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on October - 31.   

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  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 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 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  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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

1917  On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.   

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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on this day in history.   

1345  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)   

1424  On October - 31 birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

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

1599  On October - 31 birth of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680)   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

1622  On this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)