Famous Birthdays In October - 31

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 31 birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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)   

1632  Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) was born on October - 31.   

1636  Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) was born on October - 31.   

1638  On this day in history birth of meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised   

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on October - 31.   

1705  On October - 31 birth of clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)   

1705  On October - 31 birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on October - 31.   

1724  Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.   

1737  James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on October - 31.   

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

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on this day in history.   

1755  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist was born on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history birth of ignaz Spangler, composer   

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

1785  George F Kersting, German painter was born on October - 31.   

1791  Ferdinand Huber, composer was born on this day in history.   

1795  John Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn) was born on October - 31.   

1815  On October - 31 birth of karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions)   

1825  Raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

1825  Charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.   

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1827  On October - 31 birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)   

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on October - 31.   

1831  On October - 31 birth of paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910)   

1835  On October - 31 birth of adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933   

1835  J F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905) was born on this day in history.   

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

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1654  On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

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