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Who died on October 31

109 figures who shaped history died on October 31.

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Al-Muqtadir — 18th Abbasid Caliph (r. 908–932), who died on October 31 932.

Wolfgang of Regensburg — German saint, who died on October 31 994.

Abe no Seimei — Japanese mystic, who died on October 31 1005.

Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile — Queen of Castile and Toledo from 1170 to 1214, who died on October 31 1214.

Riccoldo da Monte di Croce — Italian Medieval friar, travel writer and missionary, who died on October 31 1320.

John VIII Palaiologos — Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448, who died on October 31 1448.

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Who died on October 31?

109 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 31, including Al-Muqtadir, Wolfgang of Regensburg, Abe no Seimei. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on October 31?

48 documented historical events happened on October 31, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Romulus Augustulus took the throne as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Martin Luther (pictured) posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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