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  On October - 31 ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles & their fans at London Airport   

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 October - 31.   

1964  On this day in history 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  Rita Johnson, actress (All Mine to Give), dies at 53 on October - 31.   

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

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

1967  Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1968  On October - 31 linda Eastman moves to UK permanently   

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 October - 31.   

1969  On this day in history race riot in Jacksonville Florida   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1974  On October - 31 ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah   

1975  Joseph Calleia, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1976  Linda Watkins, actress (From Hell it Came, Harpy), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1977  Joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56 on October - 31.   

1980  On this day in history julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m)   

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

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 October - 31 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 this day in history.   

1986  Robert S Mulliken, US physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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  Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia on October - 31.   

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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  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary   

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

1541  On October - 31 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  On this day in history birth of john Evelyn, British diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin)   

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

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

1556  John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1634  On this day in history 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 this day in history.