Historical Events In October - 31

1916  Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on October - 31.   

1916  Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden on October - 31.   

1917  On October - 31 australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine   

1917  On October - 31 major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

1917  On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC   

1917  On this day in history erik Routley, composer   

1917  On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  On this day in history spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

1919  Magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models on October - 31.   

1920  On October - 31 romania annexes Bessarabia   

1920  On this day in history dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

1921  Federation Sportive Feminine Intl forms (1st woman track & field assn) on October - 31.   

1922  On this day in history benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy   

1922  On October - 31 benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy   

1922  Barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught) on this day in history.   

1923  160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins on October - 31.   

1923  Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon) on this day in history.   

1924  World Savings Day was announced in Milano/Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) on this day in history.   

1925  Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia on October - 31.   

1925  Max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1926  On October - 31 shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters)   

1926  On this day in history harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured   

1927  Lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord) on October - 31.   

1928  Andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice) on October - 31.   

1929  On October - 31 bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It)   

1930  Michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11) on October - 31.   

1931  On October - 31 dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)   

1932  Greek govt of Venizelos falls on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.   

1937  Spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona on this day in history.   

1938  Orson Wells' radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" in Mercury Theatre's Halloween treat, tricks thousands on October - 31.   

1938  Great Depression: In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public on October - 31.   

1939  27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 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  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1538  On October - 31 birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

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 October - 31.   

1620  On October - 31 birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on October - 31.   

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

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)