Famous Personalities Born In October - 31
Saturday, 22 February 2025
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 Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.
1538 On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)
1541 Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.
1599 On October - 31 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1636 On October - 31 birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)
1638 Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised was born on this day in history.
1692 Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on October - 31.
1705 Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74) was born on this day in history.
1705 On October - 31 birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)
1711 On October - 31 birth of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778)
1724 Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805) was born on October - 31.
1737 James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.
1740 William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1750 On October - 31 birth of leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet
1755 On this day in history birth of jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist
1757 Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on this day in history.
1761 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on October - 31.
1785 On October - 31 birth of george F Kersting, German painter
1791 Ferdinand Huber, composer was born on October - 31.
1795 On this day in history birth of john Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn)
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 October - 31.
1825 On October - 31 birth of charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)
1826 On this day in history birth of hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1827 Richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895) was born on October - 31.
1831 Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on October - 31.
1831 Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) was born on October - 31.
1835 On this day in history birth of adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1933
1835 On October - 31 birth of j F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905)