Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1916 Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.
1916 On October - 31 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden
1917 Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine on October - 31.
1917 On this day in history 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 On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies
1918 Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week on this day in history.
1918 Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.
1919 On this day in history magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models
1920 Romania annexes Bessarabia on this day in history.
1920 Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) on this day in history.
1921 On October - 31 federation Sportive Feminine Intl forms (1st woman track & field assn)
1922 On October - 31 benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy
1922 On October - 31 benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy
1922 On this day in history barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught)
1923 On October - 31 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins
1923 Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon) on this day in history.
1924 On October - 31 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).
1925 On this day in history cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia
1925 On this day in history max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41
1926 On this day in history shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters)
1926 Harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured on this day in history.
1927 On this day in history lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord)
1928 On October - 31 andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice)
1929 Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It) on this day in history.
1930 On this day in history michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)
1931 Dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes) on this day in history.
1932 On October - 31 greek govt of Venizelos falls
1936 On October - 31 the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.
1937 On October - 31 spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona
1938 On October - 31 orson Wells' radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" in Mercury Theatre's Halloween treat, tricks thousands.
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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