Died on
Who died on October 31
109 figures who shaped history died on October 31.
- 109deaths
- 48events
Best known
Best known
Al-Muqtadir
18th Abbasid Caliph (r. 908–932)
Wolfgang of Regensburg
German saint
Abe no Seimei
Japanese mystic
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
Queen of Castile and Toledo from 1170 to 1214
Riccoldo da Monte di Croce
Italian Medieval friar, travel writer and missionary
John VIII Palaiologos
Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448
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.
All entries
- 1034DDeokjong of GoryeoKing of Goryeo from 1031 to 1034
- 1147RRobert, 1st Earl of GloucesterIllegitimate son of Henry I of England (c.1090–1147)
- 1335MMarie of ÉvreuxDuchess of Brabant
- 1517
Fra BartolomeoItalian Renaissance painter - 1589
Peter StumppPossible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf - 1641
Cornelis JolDutch admiral - 1659
John Bradshaw (judge)17th-century English judge (c. 1602 - 1659) - 1661
Köprülü Mehmed PashaGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1656 to 1661 - 1723
Cosimo III de' MediciGrand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723 - 1732
Victor Amadeus IIRuler of the Savoyard state from 1675 to 1730 - 1733
Eberhard Louis, Duke of WürttembergDuke of Württemberg from 1677 to 1733 - 1744
Leonardo LeoItalian Baroque composer - 1768
Francesco Maria Veracini18th-century Italian composer - 1786
Princess Amelia of Great BritainBritish princess - 1806
UtamaroJapanese artist - 1820
John Lynch (1740–1820)American founder of Lynchburg - 1860
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of DundonaldBritish naval officer, politician and mercenary - 1869
Charles A. WickliffeAmerican politician - 1879
Jacob AbbottAmerican writer of children's books - 1879
Joseph HookerAmerican Union Army general - 1884
Marie BashkirtseffArtist - 1905
Bryan O'LoghlenAustralian politician - 1913
William Evans-GordonBritish Army officer and politician - 1916
Charles Taze RussellFounder of the Bible Student movement - 1916
Huang XingChinese revolutionary - 1918
Egon SchieleAustrian painter - 1920
Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)Canadian businessman - 1925
Max LinderFrench actor and director - 1925
Mikhail FrunzeSoviet army officer - 1925
Thomas Henry TracyCanadian architect - 1926
Harry HoudiniAmerican escapologist and stuntman - 1929
António José de AlmeidaPresident of Portugal - 1931
Octave UzanneFrench writer - 1939
Otto RankAustrian psychoanalyst - 1944
Joseph Hubert PriestleyBritish botanist - 1952
Chit HlaingBurmese politician - 1959JJean CabannesFrench physicist
- 1960
H. L. DavisAmerican novelist - 1963
Mesut CemilMusical artist - 1964
Tuomas BryggariFinnish politician - 1972
Bill DurnanCanadian ice hockey player - 1973
Malek BennabiAlgerian philosopher - 1975
S. D. BurmanIndian singer and composer - 1977CC. B. ColbyAmerican writer
- 1980
Jan WerichCzech actor, playwright, and writer - 1983
George HalasAmerican football player and coach - 1983LLu Jiaxi (mathematician)Chinese mathematician
- 1983
Sharof RashidovSoviet Uzbek politician - 1984
Eduardo De FilippoItalian actor, director and playwright - 1984
Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India (1966–1977; 1980–1984) - 1985
Nikos EngonopoulosGreek painter and poet - 1985
Poul ReichhardtDanish actor - 1986
Robert S. MullikenAmerican physicist and chemist - 1988
John HousemanBritish-American theatre and film producer, actor, and teacher - 1988
Alfred PellanCanadian artist - 1991
Joseph PappAmerican producer and director - 1992GGary RippingaleEnglish ice hockey player
- 1993
Federico FelliniItalian filmmaker - 1993
River PhoenixAmerican actor - 1995
Rosalind CashAmerican actress - 1996
Marcel CarnéFrench film director - 1997
George RothAmerican gymnast
- 1998
Elmer VaskoCanadian ice hockey player - 1998
María de la Purísima Salvat RomeroSpanish Roman Catholic nun - 1999
Greg Moore (racing driver)Canadian racing driver - 2000
Ring Lardner Jr.American screenwriter - 2000
Kazuki Watanabe (musician)Japanese musician - 2001RRégine CavagnoudFrench alpine skier
- 2002
Lionel PoilâneFrench baker - 2002
Michail StasinopoulosGreek jurist and politician - 2002
Raf ValloneItalian actor and footballer - 2003
Richard NeustadtAmerican political scientist - 2005
Hal AngerAmerican engineer and biophysicist - 2005
Amrita PritamIndian writer - 2006
P. W. BothaSouth African politician - 2006
Peter FryerEnglish writer and journalist - 2007
Erdal İnönüTurkish politician - 2008
Studs TerkelAmerican author, historian and broadcaster - 2009
Mustafa MahmoudEgyptian doctor and author - 2009
Tom WheatcroftEnglish businessman - 2009
Qian XuesenChinese rocket scientist - 2010
Ted SorensenAmerican lawyer and presidential adviser - 2011
Flórián AlbertHungarian footballer - 2011RRoberto LippiItalian racing driver
- 2012
Gae AulentiItalian architect and designer - 2012JJohn Fitch (racing driver)American racing driver
- 2012
John H. ReedAmerican politician - 2013
Chris ChaseAmerican actor and author - 2013
Gérard de VilliersFrench writer and journalist - 2013
Trevor KletzBritish writer and chemical engineer - 2013
Johnny KucksAmerican baseball player - 2013
Andres NarvasaChief Justice of the Philippines from 1991 to 1998 - 2013
Bobby Parker (guitarist)American musician and songwriter - 2014
David Manker AbshireAmerican diplomat and politician - 2014
Michael AlsburyAmerican test pilot - 2014
Brad HalseyAmerican baseball player - 2014HHitoshi MotoshimaJapanese politician
- 2015
Gus SavageAmerican politician - 2018
Willie McCoveyAmerican baseball player - 2020
Sean ConneryScottish actor - 2020
MF DoomBritish and American rapper - 2021PPeter PhilpottAustralian cricketer
- 2023
Ken MattinglyAmerican astronaut
Frequently asked questions
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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