Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

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

1723  On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81   

1732  Death of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666) on October - 31.   

1733  On this day in history death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)   

1744  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies   

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.   

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

1883  On this day in history 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 this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62   

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

1913  On October - 31 death of william Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857)   

1916  On October - 31 death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)   

1917  On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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1291  On October - 31 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 October - 31.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.   

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

1622  On October - 31 birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)