Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

1517  On this day in history 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  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  

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  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on October - 31.  

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 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 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 October - 31.  

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on October - 31.  

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  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55  

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

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on this day in history.  

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  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

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

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on October - 31.  

1916  On this day in history death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)  

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)  

1424  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary  

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  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.