Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.  

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.  

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  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  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 this day in history 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  On October - 31 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51  

1865  William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies on October - 31.  

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1879  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)  

1887  On October - 31 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

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

1902  On this day in history jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67  

1913  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1918  On this day in history 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  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 October - 31 birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer  

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on October - 31.  

1620  On October - 31 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)