Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

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 this day in history.   

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

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1659  On October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)   

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on October - 31.   

1664  Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1732  On this day in history death of victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)   

1733  On October - 31 death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)   

1744  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1765  On October - 31 duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies   

1768  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 31 daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

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

1860  On October - 31 death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

1863  On October - 31 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51   

1865  On October - 31 william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies   

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

1884  On October - 31 death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)   

1887  On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74   

1895  On this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62   

1902  On this day in history jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67   

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  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.   

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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 this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.   

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  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.