Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

1916  On October - 31 clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in NYC   

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 this day in history 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 October - 31.   

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  Magnus Wenninger, American priest, author of Polyhedron models on October - 31.   

1920  Romania annexes Bessarabia on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 31 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).   

1925  On this day in history cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia   

1925  On this day in history max Linder, actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41   

1926  Shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) on October - 31.   

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

1927  Lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord) on this day in history.   

1928  On October - 31 andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice)   

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

1930  On this day in history michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut (Gemini 10, Apollo 11)   

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

1932  On October - 31 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  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  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  On October - 31 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton)   

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

1345  Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal (built navy) was born on this day in history.   

1424  Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary was born on October - 31.   

1538  On this day in history birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer   

1599  Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English statesman and writer (d. 1680) was born on October - 31.   

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  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

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  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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