Historical Events In October - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0802 Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out on October - 31.
0834 On this day in history 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints
1147 Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.
1291 Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet on this day in history.
1345 On this day in history ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)
1424 On October - 31 wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary
1448 Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.
1485 Coronation of British king Henry VII on this day in history.
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 On this day in history hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer
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 this day in history.
1587 On October - 31 leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
1596 English/French/Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Drievoudig Covenant" on October - 31.
1617 On this day in history laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies
1620 John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) on this day in history.
1632 The birth of Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter on October - 31.
1632 Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer) on this day in history.
1634 On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62
1638 On this day in history meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised
1641 On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41
1654 On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies
1661 On October - 31 mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies
1664 Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1705 On October - 31 clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)
1723 On this day in history cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81
1740 On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)
1744 Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.
1750 On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet
1755 Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist on this day in history.
1757 Ignaz Spangler, composer on this day in history.
1759 On October - 31 earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred
1761 On October - 31 rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary