Famous Birthdays In October - 31

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  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on this day in history.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of jan Vermeer, Holland, painter (Procuress, Astronomer)   

1636  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679)   

1638  On October - 31 birth of meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised   

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

1705  On this day in history birth of clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74)   

1705  On this day in history birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

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

1724  On this day in history birth of christopher Anstey, English writer (d. 1805)   

1737  James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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 October - 31.   

1757  On October - 31 birth of ignaz Spangler, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Huber, composer   

1795  On this day in history birth of john Keats, London, England, romantic poet (Ode to a Grecian Urn)   

1815  Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician (theory of functions) was born on October - 31.   

1825  On October - 31 birth of raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1825  On October - 31 birth of charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)   

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

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 this day in history birth of j F W Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905)   

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1147  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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