Famous Personalities Born In October - 31

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 this day in history.   

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  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 31.   

1692  Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) was born on October - 31.   

1705  Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74) was born on October - 31.   

1705  On October - 31 birth of pope Clement XIV (d. 1774)   

1711  Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

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

1737  On October - 31 birth of james Lovell, American educator (d. 1789)   

1740  William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 31.   

1750  Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1757  Ignaz Spangler, composer was born on October - 31.   

1761  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary was born on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history birth of george F Kersting, German painter   

1791  On October - 31 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  Raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of charles Lavigerie, French cardinal (d. 1892)   

1826  Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on October - 31.   

1827  On October - 31 birth of richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)   

1831  Daniel Butterfield, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.   

1831  Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.   

1835  On October - 31 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 October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.   

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 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   

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)