Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

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

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1641  On this day in history cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1661  On October - 31 mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies   

1664  On October - 31 willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51   

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

1732  On October - 31 death of victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)   

1733  Death of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) on this day in history.   

1744  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1765  Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies on October - 31.   

1768  On October - 31 francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78   

1793  On this day in history death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40   

1806  Sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44   

1851  Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37 on October - 31.   

1860  On this day in history death of johan Nathan, murderer, hanged   

1863  Louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51 on October - 31.   

1865  William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies on this day in history.   

1870  On October - 31 mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55   

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on October - 31.   

1883  Death of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on this day in history.   

1884  Death of Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) on this day in history.   

1887  George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on October - 31.   

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on October - 31.   

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1913  Death of William Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857) on this day in history.   

1916  Death of Charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852) on October - 31.   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

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1291  On October - 31 birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  On October - 31 birth of ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy)   

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

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 October - 31 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 October - 31.