Famous Deaths In October - 31

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.   

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

1634  On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.   

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)   

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

1664  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  Daniel Belknap, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro (1830-51), dies at 37   

1860  Death of Johan Nathan, murderer, hanged on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history 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  On this day in history big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies   

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

1884  On this day in history death of marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858)   

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

1895  On this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62   

1902  On this day in history jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67   

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

1916  On October - 31 death of charles Taze Russell, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. 1852)   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

1918  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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1291  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

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

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

1622  On this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)