Historical Events In October - 31

1963  On this day in history leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana)   

1963  Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport on this day in history.   

1963  Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 on October - 31.   

1964  Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 31 theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash   

1965  Canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year on October - 31.   

1965  On this day in history rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53   

1967  Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as First pres of S Vietnam 2nd Republic on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history kIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1967  Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 31 president Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam   

1968  On this day in history linda Eastman moves to UK permanently   

1968  On October - 31 ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69   

1969  On this day in history george Harrison's "Something" is released in UK   

1969  On October - 31 race riot in Jacksonville Florida   

1969  Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.   

1971  "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances on October - 31.   

1971  Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70 on October - 31.   

1972  On October - 31 gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award   

1973  On October - 31 tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award   

1974  On this day in history ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah   

1975  Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 on October - 31.   

1976  Linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68 on October - 31.   

1977  On October - 31 joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56   

1980  On this day in history julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m)   

1982  On this day in history pope John Paul II becomes First pontiff to visit Spain   

1983  On October - 31 paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album   

1983  On October - 31 george S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88   

1984  Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire on October - 31.   

1984  Eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84 on October - 31.   

1986  On October - 31 robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90   

1987  Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 on October - 31.   

1988  On this day in history first Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23   

1988  Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia on October - 31.   

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1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  On October - 31 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 this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  On October - 31 birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history 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 October - 31.   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on October - 31.   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

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