Famous Deaths Happened In 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  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 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 this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)   

1661  On October - 31 mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies   

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on October - 31.   

1723  On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81   

1732  Death of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666) on this day in history.   

1733  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

1744  On October - 31 leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50   

1765  On this day in history duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies   

1768  On this day in history francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78   

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

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1815  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on October - 31.   

1851  Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

1863  Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51 on October - 31.   

1865  William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies on October - 31.   

1870  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55   

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.   

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)   

1887  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on October - 31.   

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)   

1917  On October - 31 tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

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  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)