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  On October - 31 australian Light Horse charges Turkish positions at Beersheba, Palestine   

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

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

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 October - 31.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins   

1923  On October - 31 hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam NY, CEO (Avon)   

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  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 October - 31.   

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 this day in history 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  Dan Rather, Wharton Tx, news anchor (CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes) on October - 31.   

1932  Greek govt of Venizelos falls on this day in history.   

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

1937  Spanish govt moves from Valencia to Barcelona on October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

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

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

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

1424  On October - 31 birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

1538  On October - 31 birth of caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607)   

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on October - 31.   

1599  On this day in history 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 October - 31.   

1622  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694) was born on October - 31.   

1147  On October - 31 death of robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090)   

1448  On October - 31 johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

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 October - 31 erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62   

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

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

1659  Death of John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) on October - 31.