Famous Deaths In October - 31
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1920 On October - 31 death of alphonse Desjardins, founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (b. 1854)
1925 On October - 31 max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41
1926 Harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured on this day in history.
1929 On October - 31 death of antónio José de Almeida, Portuguese politician and 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
1939 Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies on this day in history.
1941 On October - 31 herwarth Walden, writer, dies at 63
1943 On October - 31 max Reinhardt, Austrian stage manager (Turandot), dies
1945 Henry Ainley, actor (As You Like It), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1948 Cissy van Marxfield, [Setske Beek-de Han], writer, dies on this day in history.
1949 Edward R Stettinius, US foreign minister (1944-45)/diplomat, dies on October - 31.
1950 Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72 on this day in history.
1952 Death of U Chit Hlaing, Burmese politician (b. 1879) on October - 31.
1959 On this day in history death of jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885)
1960 H L Davis, US writer (Honey in the Horn, Pulitzer prize), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1963 On October - 31 henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69
1964 Theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash on this day in history.
1965 Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53 on this day in history.
1967 Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1968 Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1969 Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
1971 On October - 31 gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70
1972 Death of Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) 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
1983 On October - 31 george S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88
1984 On this day in history eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84
1985 On this day in history death of poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (b. 1913)
1986 On October - 31 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 John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase, Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86 on October - 31.
1989 Conrad Beck, composer, dies at 88 on October - 31.
1990 On October - 31 graig Russel, Canadian travel expert/transvestite, dies
1991 On October - 31 bert Bertram, actor (How to Steal a Million), dies of cancer at 97
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