[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 31

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1291 - Philippe de Vitry, French composer (d. 1361)
1345 - King Fernando I of Portugal (d. 1383)
1391 - King Duarte of Portugal (d. 1438)
1424 - King Wladislaus III of Poland (d. 1444)
1538 - Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)
1599 - Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d.
1680)

Deaths:
1147 - Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)
1214 - Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (b. 1162)
1448 - John VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1390)
1517 - Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)

Other Events:
445 BC - Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see
Nehemiah 9:1, NLTse).
475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor.
1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door
of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
1587 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.