Famous Deaths Happened 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 October - 31.   

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

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  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.   

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

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78 on October - 31.   

1793  Death of Pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40 on October - 31.   

1806  On October - 31 sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36   

1815  On October - 31 daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

1851  On October - 31 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  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  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  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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