Page 6: Historical Events In October - 31

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

1963  On this day in history ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport   

1963  Henry Daniell, actor (Camille, Body Snatchers), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1964  Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

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

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

1965  On this day in history rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53   

1967  On this day in history nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as First pres of S Vietnam 2nd Republic   

1967  On this day in history kIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1967  On October - 31 jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70   

1968  President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam on October - 31.   

1968  On October - 31 linda Eastman moves to UK permanently   

1968  On this day in history ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69   

1969  George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK on this day in history.   

1969  Race riot in Jacksonville Florida on this day in history.   

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

1971  "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 65 performances on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 31 gerhard von Rad, German old testament expert, dies at 70   

1972  On this day in history gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award   

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

1974  Ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78   

1976  On October - 31 linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68   

1977  On October - 31 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 this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album   

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

1984  On this day in history puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as the ship caught fire   

1984  Eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), dies at 84 on October - 31.   

1986  On this day in history 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  Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia on October - 31.   

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1291  On October - 31 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 this day in history.   

1538  Caesar Baronius, Italian cardinal and historian (d. 1607) was born on October - 31.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1147  Death of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (bc. 1090) on October - 31.   

1448  On this day in history johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies   

1517  Death of Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (b. 1472) on October - 31.   

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  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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