Page 6: Historical Events In October - 31

1963  On October - 31 leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana)   

1963  Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69   

1964  On this day in history barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks   

1964  On October - 31 theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash   

1965  On this day in history canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year.   

1965  On this day in history rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53   

1967  On this day in history nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as First pres of S Vietnam 2nd Republic   

1967  KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting on October - 31.   

1967  On October - 31 jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70   

1968  On October - 31 president Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam   

1968  On this day in history linda Eastman moves to UK permanently   

1968  Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69 on October - 31.   

1969  George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK on this day in history.   

1969  Race riot in Jacksonville Florida on October - 31.   

1969  Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 31 "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances   

1971  Gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70 on October - 31.   

1972  Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award on October - 31.   

1973  Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award on October - 31.   

1974  Ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah on October - 31.   

1975  Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68   

1977  On October - 31 joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56   

1980  On October - 31 julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m)   

1982  On October - 31 pope John Paul II becomes First pontiff to visit Spain   

1983  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album   

1983  On October - 31 george S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88   

1984  Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire on October - 31.   

1984  On October - 31 eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84   

1986  On this day in history robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90   

1987  Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1988  First Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 on October - 31.   

1988  Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia on this day in history.   

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1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1620  John Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 31 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  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on this day in history.   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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