Famous Deaths In October - 31

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

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.   

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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  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   

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 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1806  On this day in history sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36   

1815  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on October - 31.   

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

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1865  On this day in history william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies   

1870  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55   

1879  On this day in history big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies   

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on October - 31.   

1884  Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

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

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on October - 31.   

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1916  Death of Charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852) on October - 31.   

1917  On October - 31 tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

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1291  On October - 31 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 October - 31 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  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on October - 31.   

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