Historical Events In October - 31

1963  On this day in history leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana)  

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

1963  Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 on October - 31.  

1964  On October - 31 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  Canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year on October - 31.  

1965  On October - 31 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 this day in history.  

1967  Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69  

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

1969  Race riot in Jacksonville Florida on October - 31.  

1969  On this day in history hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55  

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

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

1972  On October - 31 gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award  

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 October - 31.  

1976  Linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68 on October - 31.  

1977  Joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56 on October - 31.  

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

1982  Pope John Paul II becomes First pontiff to visit Spain on this day in history.  

1983  On October - 31 paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album  

1983  George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1984  Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84  

1986  Robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90 on October - 31.  

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

1988  On October - 31 first Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23  

1988  Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia on October - 31.  

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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on October - 31.  

1345  On October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680)  

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  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)  

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies  

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

1641  Cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41 on October - 31.  

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

1659  On this day in history death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)