Page 5: Historical Events In October - 31

1939  On October - 31 otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies   

1940  Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto on this day in history.   

1940  On October - 31 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton)   

1941  On this day in history 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton)   

1941  Herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63 on October - 31.   

1942  On October - 31 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton)   

1943  Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Bkln (48-10) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies   

1944  Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history the birth of Barrie Keefe, American writer   

1945  On October - 31 henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66   

1948  On this day in history cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies   

1949  On this day in history "Regina" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 86 performances   

1949  On October - 31 edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies   

1950  Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC on this day in history.   

1950  On October - 31 collazo & Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC   

1950  Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history second Chamber accept plan-Schuman   

1952  First thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 31 uS detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific   

1952  1st thermonuclear bomb detonated-Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history tV broadcasting begins in Belgium   

1954  On this day in history algerian Revolution against French begins   

1955  Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht on October - 31.   

1956  Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal on this day in history.   

1956  On October - 31 brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service   

1956  On this day in history first American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek   

1956  1st American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek on October - 31.   

1957  On October - 31 "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 558 performances   

1959  On this day in history lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US   

1960  On October - 31 cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die   

1960  On this day in history h L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64   

1961  On October - 31 hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras   

1963  On October - 31 ed Sullivan witnesses the Beatles and their fans at London Airport   

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1291  On this day in history 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  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

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  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on October - 31.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on October - 31.   

1641  On this day in history cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

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

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