Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

1916  On October - 31 clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

1916  On this day in history carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

1917  On this day in history 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  Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC on October - 31.   

1917  Erik Routley, composer on this day in history.   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

1918  On October - 31 spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

1918  On this day in history egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

1919  On October - 31 magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models   

1920  On October - 31 romania annexes Bessarabia   

1920  Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) on October - 31.   

1921  On October - 31 federation Sportive Feminine Intl forms (1st woman track & field assn)   

1922  Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy on October - 31.   

1922  On this day in history benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy   

1922  Barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught) on October - 31.   

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  On this day in history max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41   

1926  Shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) on October - 31.   

1926  On October - 31 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 this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice)   

1929  On this day in history bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It)   

1930  On October - 31 michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)   

1931  Dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes) on October - 31.   

1932  Greek govt of Venizelos falls on October - 31.   

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

1937  On this day in history spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona   

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 this day in history.   

1939  On October - 31 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton)   

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1291  On October - 31 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 October - 31 birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1147  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

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

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on this day in history.