Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

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  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  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history birth of meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised   

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)   

1705  Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) was born on October - 31.   

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  James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1740  On October - 31 birth of william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1750  On October - 31 birth of leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet   

1755  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on this day in history.   

1757  Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1761  On this day in history birth of rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary   

1785  On October - 31 birth of george F Kersting, German painter   

1791  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Huber, composer   

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

1815  On this day in history birth of karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions)   

1825  On this day in history birth of raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1825  Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.   

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)   

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on October - 31.   

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  J F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905) was born on this day in history.   

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1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

1556  On October - 31 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on October - 31.   

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

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.