Historical Events In October - 31

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

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

1963  Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1964  Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.  

1964  Theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash on October - 31.  

1965  Canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year on October - 31.  

1965  Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1967  Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as First pres of S Vietnam 2nd Republic on this day in history.  

1967  On October - 31 kIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting  

1967  Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on October - 31.  

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

1968  Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently on this day in history.  

1968  On October - 31 ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69  

1969  George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK on October - 31.  

1969  Race riot in Jacksonville Florida on October - 31.  

1969  Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.  

1971  "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances on this day in history.  

1971  On October - 31 gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70  

1972  Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award on this day in history.  

1973  Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award on this day in history.  

1974  On this day in history ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah  

1975  On this day in history joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78  

1976  Linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1980  Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) on October - 31.  

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

1983  Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album on this day in history.  

1983  George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88 on October - 31.  

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  Robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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1291  On October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary  

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

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1147  On this day in history 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 October - 31.  

1556  On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  

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

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

1654  On this day in history francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies  

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