Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

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

1517  On October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)  

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  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on this day in history.  

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

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)  

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

1664  On this day in history willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51  

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1723  On October - 31 cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81  

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  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  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36  

1815  On October - 31 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 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 this day in history.  

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

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  Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on this day in history.  

1887  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 October - 31.  

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

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  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)