Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

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

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

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1641  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  

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

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

1733  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history 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  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  Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on October - 31.  

1860  On October - 31 death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged  

1863  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on October - 31.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1917  On October - 31 tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies  

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 October - 31.  

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