Page 4: Historical Events In October - 31

1916  On this day in history 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 October - 31.   

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

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  On October - 31 spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week   

1918  On October - 31 egon Schiele, Austria painter/graphic artist, dies at 28   

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

1920  Romania annexes Bessarabia on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 31 dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

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

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

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

1922  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1925  On October - 31 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 this day in history shirley Dinsdale, SF Calif, ventriloquist (Judy Splinters)   

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

1927  On this day in history lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], NYC, actress (Shampoo, Landlord)   

1928  Andrew Sarris, movie critic (Village Voice) on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1932  On October - 31 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  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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

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

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

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

1517  On October - 31 death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

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

1634  Erasmus Widmann, composer, dies at 62 on October - 31.   

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

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

1659  On October - 31 death of john Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602)