Page 6: Historical Events In October - 31

1963  Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana) on this day in history.   

1963  Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport on October - 31.   

1963  Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 on October - 31.   

1964  On October - 31 barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks   

1964  On October - 31 theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash   

1965  Canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year on this day in history.   

1965  On October - 31 rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53   

1967  Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as First pres of S Vietnam 2nd Republic on October - 31.   

1967  KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting on October - 31.   

1967  Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on October - 31.   

1968  On October - 31 president Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam   

1968  Linda Eastman moves to UK permanently on this day in history.   

1968  Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69 on October - 31.   

1969  On this day in history george Harrison's "Something" is released in UK   

1969  On October - 31 race riot in Jacksonville Florida   

1969  Hugo Pfister, composer, dies at 55 on October - 31.   

1971  "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances on October - 31.   

1971  On this day in history gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70   

1972  Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award   

1974  On this day in history ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah   

1975  Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 on October - 31.   

1976  Linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68 on October - 31.   

1977  On this day in history joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56   

1980  Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) on October - 31.   

1982  Pope John Paul II becomes First pontiff to visit Spain on October - 31.   

1983  Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album on October - 31.   

1983  On this day in history george S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88   

1984  On October - 31 puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire   

1984  On October - 31 eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84   

1986  On October - 31 robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90   

1987  Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 on October - 31.   

1988  First Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia   

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1291  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet was born on October - 31.   

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  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1147  On October - 31 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 this day in history death of fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472)   

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on October - 31.   

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 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)