Famous Birthdays In October - 31

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 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 this day in history.   

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.   

1632  Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)   

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised was born on October - 31.   

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on October - 31.   

1705  Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74) was born on October - 31.   

1705  On October - 31 birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On October - 31 birth of christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805)   

1737  On October - 31 birth of james Lovell, American educator (d. 1789)   

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on this day in history.   

1755  On October - 31 birth of jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist   

1757  Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on October - 31.   

1761  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on October - 31.   

1785  George F Kersting, German painter was born on October - 31.   

1791  Ferdinand Huber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1795  John Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) was born on October - 31.   

1815  Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) was born on October - 31.   

1825  On October - 31 birth of raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1825  Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892) was born on October - 31.   

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

1827  Richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895) was born on this day in history.   

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

1831  Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) was born on October - 31.   

1835  Adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933 was born on October - 31.   

1835  On October - 31 birth of j F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905)   

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

1641  On this day in history cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

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

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)