Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

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

1916  Carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden on this day in history.   

1917  Australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine on October - 31.   

1917  Major George R. Pearkes (5th Cdn. Mounted Rifles) wins the Victoria Cross at Passchendaele, Belgium on October - 31.   

1917  Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 31 erik Routley, composer   

1917  Tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies on October - 31.   

1918  Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week on October - 31.   

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

1919  On this day in history magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models   

1920  On this day in history romania annexes Bessarabia   

1920  Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history federation Sportive Feminine Intl forms (1st woman track & field assn)   

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

1922  On October - 31 benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy   

1922  Barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught) on this day in history.   

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

1923  Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon) on October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

1925  Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia on this day in history.   

1925  Max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1926  On October - 31 harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured   

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  Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It) on this day in history.   

1930  Michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11) on October - 31.   

1931  On this day in history dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes)   

1932  On this day in history greek govt of Venizelos falls   

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

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  27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) on this day in history.   

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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 31.   

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

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on this day in history.   

1448  Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies on this day in history.   

1517  On this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  On October - 31 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50   

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

1641  On October - 31 cornelis C Jol, [Houtebeen], adm (South-America), dies at about 41   

1654  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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