Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

1916  On this day in history clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

1916  On October - 31 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

1917  On this day in history australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine   

1917  Major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on this day in history.   

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

1917  Erik Routley, composer on October - 31.   

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

1919  On this day in history magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models   

1920  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1922  Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy on October - 31.   

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  On this day in history hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon)   

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

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 October - 31.   

1928  On October - 31 andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice)   

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

1930  On this day in history michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)   

1931  On this day in history dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)   

1932  On this day in history greek govt of Venizelos falls   

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

1937  Spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona on October - 31.   

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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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on October - 31.   

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  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.   

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 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  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  On October - 31 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  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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