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  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 October - 31 canadian National introduces "Rapido" passenger service between Montreal and Toronto. This was extended to Quebec in the following year.   

1965  Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On October - 31 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 October - 31.   

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 October - 31.   

1973  Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award on October - 31.   

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

1975  On October - 31 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  Joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 31 julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m)   

1982  On October - 31 pope John Paul II becomes First pontiff to visit Spain   

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

1983  George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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

1984  On this day in history 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  On October - 31 joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 31.   

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

1541  Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1599  On October - 31 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  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  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  Francisco Correa de Arauxo, composer, dies on October - 31.   

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