Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

1291  On this day in history 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  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  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on October - 31.   

1620  On October - 31 birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

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

1632  Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) was born on October - 31.   

1636  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)   

1638  On October - 31 birth of meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised   

1692  On this day in history birth of comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765)   

1705  Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on October - 31.   

1724  Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) was born on October - 31.   

1737  James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 31.   

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on October - 31.   

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

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

1761  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 31 birth of hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1654  On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

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