Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

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  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

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

1661  On this day in history 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 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 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  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1870  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55   

1879  On October - 31 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies   

1883  On October - 31 death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

1345  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)   

1424  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

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 this day in history 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 October - 31.