Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

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 October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

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

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

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 this day in history mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies   

1664  On October - 31 willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51   

1723  On October - 31 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 October - 31 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  On October - 31 sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36   

1815  On this day in history daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

1851  On October - 31 peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37   

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on October - 31.   

1863  Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.   

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  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1918  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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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 October - 31.   

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

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 this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)