Page 2: Historical Events In October - 31

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on October - 31.   

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

1785  On October - 31 george F Kersting, German painter   

1791  Ferdinand Huber, composer on October - 31.   

1793  Execution of the Girondins at Paris, during the Reign of Terror on October - 31.   

1793  Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror on October - 31.   

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

1794  John Dalton 1st lecture to Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society on this day in history.   

1795  The birth of John Keats, English poet; works include 'Ode to a Nightingale' on October - 31.   

1795  John Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) on this day in history.   

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

1808  Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain on this day in history.   

1815  Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp on this day in history.   

1815  On October - 31 karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions)   

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

1825  Raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on October - 31.   

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 on October - 31.   

1831  On this day in history daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901   

1835  On this day in history adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933   

1837  Collision of river boat Monmouth & Trement on Miss; 300 die on October - 31.   

1846  On October - 31 donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp   

1847  Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (2-fasenmotor) on this day in history.   

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

1852  Mary E W Freeman, US writer (Revolt of Mother) on October - 31.   

1854  Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) on this day in history.   

1860  Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder (Girl Scouts of America) on this day in history.   

1860  On October - 31 johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

1863  The Maori Wars resumed as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron began their Invasion of the Waikato on October - 31.   

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

1864  Nevada admitted as 36th state on this day in history.   

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

1868  Standard uniform approved for postal carriers on this day in history.   

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

1871  On October - 31 founding of Netherland Protestant Union in Dokkum   

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1291  On October - 31 birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  On this day in history birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)   

1424  On October - 31 birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

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  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.   

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  On October - 31 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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