Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

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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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on this day in history.   

1345  On this day in history 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 October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)   

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

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  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on October - 31.   

1634  On this day in history erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

1641  On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

1659  On October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)