Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

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

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)   

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1732  Death of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666) on October - 31.   

1733  On this day in history death of eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)   

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

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1815  On October - 31 daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

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

1860  On this day in history death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

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

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  On October - 31 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies   

1883  On October - 31 death of swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj   

1884  Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on October - 31.   

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

1895  On October - 31 franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62   

1902  On October - 31 jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67   

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on October - 31.   

1916  On October - 31 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  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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

1345  On October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)