Historical Events In October - 31

1916  Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on October - 31.  

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

1917  Erik Routley, composer on October - 31.  

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.  

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

1920  On October - 31 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 this day in history.  

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  160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon)  

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  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  Shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured  

1927  On October - 31 lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord)  

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

1931  On October - 31 dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)  

1932  On October - 31 greek govt of Venizelos falls  

1936  The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed on October - 31.  

1937  On October - 31 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 this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet  

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  

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

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

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

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