Historical Events In October - 31

0802  On October - 31 empress Irene of Byzantium driven out   

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

1147  On this day in history robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) on October - 31.   

1424  On this day in history wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

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

1485  Coronation of British king Henry VII on October - 31.   

1517  On October - 31 luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation   

1541  On October - 31 michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in 16th Chapel   

1541  On October - 31 hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1552  Emperor Karel & Markgraaf Albecht strike siege for Metz on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1587  Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575 on October - 31.   

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

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 October - 31.   

1632  On this day in history the birth of Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter   

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

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

1638  Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised on October - 31.   

1641  On this day in history 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 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  On October - 31 clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)   

1723  On October - 31 cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81   

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  On October - 31 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet   

1755  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist   

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   

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on October - 31.   

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  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.   

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  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.   

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

1517  On October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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

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

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

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

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.