Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

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

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

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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

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

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on October - 31.   

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

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1806  On October - 31 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 October - 31.   

1860  On this day in history 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  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 October - 31 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)   

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

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on October - 31.   

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on October - 31.   

1913  On this day in history death of william Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857)   

1916  On this day in history death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.   

1541  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

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

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on October - 31.   

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