Historical Events In October - 31

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

1916  On October - 31 carl Johan Bernadotte, formerly Prince of Sweden   

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

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 October - 31 erik Routley, composer   

1917  On this day in history tibby Cotter, cricketer (at Beersheba 49 wickets for Australia), dies   

1918  On this day in history spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

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  Romania annexes Bessarabia on October - 31.   

1920  On this day in history dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

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

1922  Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy on this day in history.   

1922  Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy on October - 31.   

1922  On October - 31 barbara Bel Geddes, NYC, actress (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught)   

1923  On this day in history 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins   

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 October - 31.   

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

1926  Shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) on this day in history.   

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  Lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord) on October - 31.   

1928  Andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice) on October - 31.   

1929  Bud Spencer, Italian actor (Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history greek govt of Venizelos falls   

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

1937  Spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona on this day in history.   

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

1938  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 on this day in history.   

1939  27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) on this day in history.   

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1291  On this day in history birth of philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet   

1345  On October - 31 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  On October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

1622  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1654  On October - 31 francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies   

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