Famous Deaths Happened In October - 31

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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

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

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

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

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

1661  Mehmed Koprulu, Albanian great vizier of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51   

1723  Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history 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  On this day in history leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50   

1765  On this day in history duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies   

1768  Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1793  On October - 31 death of pierre V Vergniaud, French politician/police leader, guillotined at 40   

1806  On October - 31 sophie Mereau, writer, dies at 36   

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  On October - 31 louis Ludwig Blenker, German/US brig-general (Union), dies at 51   

1865  On October - 31 william Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse & maker of large telescopes, dies   

1870  Mihaly Mosonyi, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.   

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

1887  On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74   

1895  Franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on October - 31.   

1913  On this day in history death of william Evans-Gordon, British politician (b. 1857)   

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 October - 31.   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.   

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

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  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 October - 31.   

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