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

1634  On this day in history 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  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on October - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1732  Death of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666) on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 31.   

1793  On this day in history death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40   

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  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on October - 31.   

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  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on October - 31.   

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on October - 31.   

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

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  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  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.   

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1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 31.