Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

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 October - 31.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history 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  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  On October - 31 birth of jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer)   

1636  Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) was born on October - 31.   

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1692  On October - 31 birth of comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765)   

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

1705  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of ignaz Spangler, composer   

1761  On October - 31 birth of rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1827  Richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895) was born on October - 31.   

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history birth of paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910)   

1835  On October - 31 birth of adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933   

1835  J F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905) was born on October - 31.   

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

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  On this day in history 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 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 October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)