Historical Events In October - 31

1916  Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

1917  Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium   

1917  On October - 31 eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC   

1917  On this day in history erik Routley, composer   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1918  Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week on this day in history.   

1918  Egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28 on October - 31.   

1919  On October - 31 magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models   

1920  On October - 31 romania annexes Bessarabia   

1920  Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) on October - 31.   

1921  Federation Sportive Feminine Intl forms (1st woman track & field assn) on October - 31.   

1922  On October - 31 benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy   

1922  Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught)   

1923  160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins on October - 31.   

1923  Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon) on this day in history.   

1924  World Savings Day was announced in Milano/Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks) on this day in history.   

1925  On October - 31 cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia   

1925  On October - 31 max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41   

1926  On October - 31 shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters)   

1926  Harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured on this day in history.   

1927  On October - 31 lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord)   

1928  On this day in history andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice)   

1929  On October - 31 bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It)   

1930  On October - 31 michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)   

1931  On October - 31 dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)   

1932  Greek govt of Venizelos falls on October - 31.   

1936  On October - 31 the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.   

1937  On October - 31 spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona   

1938  Orson Wells' radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" in Mercury Theatre's Halloween treat, tricks thousands on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 31 great Depression: In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.   

1939  On October - 31 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton)   

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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  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.   

1541  On October - 31 birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  On October - 31 birth of denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680)   

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

1622  On October - 31 birth of pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)   

1147  On this day in history death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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.