Historical Events In October - 31

1875  On this day in history seerp Anema, poet/writer (Dutch Coasts)  

1876  Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die on October - 31.  

1876  Eduard van Oort, zoologist (Ornithology of Netherlands) on October - 31.  

1879  Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on October - 31.  

1881  On October - 31 metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams)  

1883  Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj on October - 31.  

1887  On October - 31 rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg  

1887  On October - 31 chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China  

1887  On October - 31 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

1888  John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire on October - 31.  

1888  George Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic) on October - 31.  

1891  On this day in history charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart, German/Dutch operetta singer  

1892  On this day in history arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.  

1892  On this day in history ruth Fuller Sasaki, US, Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America)  

1893  Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase) on October - 31.  

1895  Basil H Liddell Heart, English military historian/publicist on October - 31.  

1895  On this day in history franz Hedrich, Austria writer, dies at about 62  

1896  On October - 31 ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather)  

1897  On this day in history wilbur (Pete) Henry, NFL tackle (Canton, NY Giants, Pottsville)  

1898  Alfred Sauvy, French statistician (Affluence & Population) on this day in history.  

1900  AL pres Ban Johnson writes to NL pres Nick Young seeking peace on this day in history.  

1900  On October - 31 carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball & football Hall of Famer  

1902  Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma) on this day in history.  

1902  Jean-Baptist Colyns, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1905  Great revolutionary demonstration for amnesty in St Petersburg on this day in history.  

1906  On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Caesar & Cleopatra," premieres in NYC  

1906  Jo Vis, resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction) on October - 31.  

1907  On October - 31 calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club's 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary  

1907  On this day in history helen Lessore, artist  

1908  4th Olympic games end in London on October - 31.  

1908  4th Olympic games ends in London on this day in history.  

1912  On this day in history dale Evans, [Frances Butts], Uvalde Tx, cowgirl (Roy Rogers Show)  

1913  1st US paved coast-to-coast highway, the Lincoln Highway is dedicated on October - 31.  

1914  On this day in history great Britain & France declare war on Turkey  

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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  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.  

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)  

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)  

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

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

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1634  On October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62  

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.  

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

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