Historical Events In October - 31

0802  Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out on October - 31.   

0834  On October - 31 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints   

1147  On October - 31 robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet on October - 31.   

1345  On October - 31 ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)   

1424  On October - 31 wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1485  On this day in history coronation of British king Henry VII   

1517  Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation on October - 31.   

1541  On this day in history michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in 16th Chapel   

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

1552  On this day in history emperor Karel & Markgraaf Albecht strike siege for Metz   

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1587  On October - 31 leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.   

1596  On October - 31 english/French/Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Drievoudig Covenant"   

1617  On October - 31 laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies   

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) on October - 31.   

1632  On October - 31 the birth of Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter   

1632  On October - 31 jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer)   

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

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised on this day in history.   

1641  On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

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

1661  On this day in history mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies   

1664  On this day in history willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51   

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

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

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

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

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

1755  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist on October - 31.   

1757  On October - 31 ignaz Spangler, composer   

1759  On this day in history earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred   

1761  On October - 31 rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary   

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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 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 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 this day in history birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on October - 31.   

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

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 October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on October - 31.