Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)  

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  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on October - 31.  

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1641  On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41  

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.  

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

1664  On October - 31 willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51  

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1723  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)  

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

1765  On October - 31 duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies  

1768  On October - 31 francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

1793  On October - 31 death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40  

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on October - 31.  

1815  On this day in history daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44  

1851  On this day in history peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37  

1860  On this day in history death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged  

1863  Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1865  On October - 31 william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies  

1870  On this day in history mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55  

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj  

1884  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)  

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

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

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 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  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.  

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.  

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