Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.  

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.  

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

1654  On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

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

1733  On October - 31 death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)  

1744  On this day in history 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 October - 31 francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78  

1793  Death of Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40 on this day in history.  

1806  On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36  

1815  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on October - 31.  

1851  Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on October - 31.  

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.  

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

1865  William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies on October - 31.  

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

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

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

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

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

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on this day in history.  

1916  Death of Charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852) on October - 31.  

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

1918  On October - 31 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 this day in history.  

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  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  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on October - 31.