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October 31 Events in History - October 31 Birthdays - October 31 Deaths
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October 31, 2006 Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host October 31, 2005 Samuel Alito is nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush October 31, 1999 EgyptAir flight 990 crashes 60m off coast of Nantucket, killing 217, likely cause was an Islamist suicide replacement pilot October 31, 1997 British au pair Louise Woodward, 19, sentenced to life in death of Matthew Eappen 8 months (judge changes to time served)00690901 October 31, 1995 NHL New Jersey Devils agree to stay in NJ October 31, 1994 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed October 31, 1993 "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances October 31, 1993 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match October 31, 1993 Germany unemployment hits country record of 3.5 million October 31, 1993 Rapper Tupac Shakur charged with aggravated assault October 31, 1993 U.S. wins Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament October 31, 1992 Don Keller makes his 18,000th sky dive October 31, 1992 Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years October 31, 1992 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: A P Indy, Fraise, Gilded Time, Liza, Lure, Paseana, Thirty Slews at Gulfstream Park October 31, 1991 Palestinians attend U.S. mideast peace talks in Madrid October 31, 1990 Pakistan make 3-0 drubbing of NZ, Waqar Younis 29 series wkts October 31, 1989 AR Gurney's "Love Letters," premieres in New York City October 31, 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 31, 1989 Turgat Ozal elected president of Turkey October 31, 1989 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 31, 1988 19 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct October 31, 1988 1st Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 October 31, 1988 Journalists demand greater press freedom in Yugoslavia October 31, 1987 1st jockey to win 9 races in 1 day (Chris Antley at Belmont) October 31, 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties world record for longest singles tennis match at 80 hours 21 minutes October 31, 1985 Last day in Test cricket for Zaheer Abbas October 31, 1984 Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London October 31, 1984 Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire October 31, 1983 Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album October 31, 1983 Ron Grant completes a 217 day, 8,316 mile run around Australia October 31, 1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St. James New York City after 9 performances October 31, 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain October 31, 1981 1st live radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC) October 31, 1980 Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) October 31, 1980 Polish government recognizes Solidarity October 31, 1980 Senegal routes troops to Gambia due to Libyan threat October 31, 1979 Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award October 31, 1979 U.S. DC-10 crashes at Mexico-City, 74 killed October 31, 1978 Iranian oil workers go on strike October 31, 1978 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South) adopts constitution October 31, 1976 Javed Miandad, 206 vs. NZ, age 19 years 141 days (29 fours 1 six) October 31, 1975 Bob Geldof 1st appearance with Boomtown Rats October 31, 1973 Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award October 31, 1972 Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award October 31, 1971 "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 65 performances October 31, 1969 George Harrison's "Something" is released in UK October 31, 1969 Race riot in Jacksonville Florida October 31, 1968 Linda Eastman moves to U.K. permanently October 31, 1968 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) October 31, 1968 President Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam October 31, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 31, 1967 KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting October 31, 1967 Nguyen Van Thieu took oath of office as 1st President of South Vietnam 2nd Rep October 31, 1967 SF's Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award October 31, 1964 Barbra Streisand's "People," album goes #1 for 5 weeks October 31, 1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatles and their fans at London Airport October 31, 1963 J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy October 31, 1963 Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana) October 31, 1961 Hurricane Hattie, kills 400 in British Honduras October 31, 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal October 31, 1960 Cyclone hits coast of Gulf of Bengal; about 10,000 die October 31, 1959 Lee Harvey Oswald announces in Moscow he will never return to US October 31, 1959 U.S.S.R. and Egypt sign contracts for building Aswan Dam October 31, 1957 "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 558 performances October 31, 1956 1st American to land an airplane at South Pole-Rear Adm GJ Dufek October 31, 1956 Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen Suez Canal October 31, 1956 Brooklyn, New York ends streetcar service October 31, 1955 Mgr Alfrink appointed archbishop of Utrecht October 31, 1954 Algerian Revolution against French begins October 31, 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open October 31, 1954 KREM TV channel 2 in Spokane, WA (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting October 31, 1953 TV broadcasting begins in Belgium October 31, 1952 1st thermonuclear bomb detonated - Marshall Islands October 31, 1951 Second Chamber accept plan-Schuman October 31, 1950 Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, D.C. October 31, 1949 "Regina" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 86 performances October 31, 1949 Amsterdam Telegraph-director/SS'er Henri Holdert sentenced to 12 years October 31, 1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast October 31, 1944 Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission October 31, 1943 Washington Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Brooklyn (48-10) October 31, 1942 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton) October 31, 1942 9th day in battle at El Alamein October 31, 1941 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) October 31, 1941 Mount Rushmore is completed October 31, 1941 Prior to U.S. in WW II, Germany torpedoes U.S. destroyer Reuben James October 31, 1940 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) October 31, 1940 Battle of Britain: Germany and Britair control of English Channel, ends October 31, 1940 Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into Warsaw Ghetto October 31, 1939 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) October 31, 1937 Spanish government moves from Valencia to Barcelona October 31, 1932 Greek government of Venizelos falls October 31, 1925 Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia October 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy October 31, 1922 Karel and Josef Capek's "World We Live In," premieres in New York City October 31, 1921 Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field assn) October 31, 1920 Romania annexes Bessarabia October 31, 1918 Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in U.S. in 1 week October 31, 1917 Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in New York City October 31, 1916 Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in New York City October 31, 1914 Great Britain and France declare war on Turkey October 31, 1908 4th Olympic games ends in London October 31, 1907 Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club's 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary October 31, 1906 George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in New York City October 31, 1905 Great revolutionary demonstration for amnesty in St. Petersburg October 31, 1900 AL President Ban Johnson writes to NL President Nick Young seeking peace October 31, 1888 John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire October 31, 1887 Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagnol," premieres in St. Petersburg October 31, 1881 Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) October 31, 1876 Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die October 31, 1871 Founding of Netherland Protestant Union in Dokkum October 31, 1868 Standard uniform approved for postal carriers October 31, 1864 Nevada admitted as 36th state October 31, 1846 Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp October 31, 1837 Collision of river boat Monmouth and Trement on Miss; 300 die October 31, 1815 Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp October 31, 1808 Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain October 31, 1794 John Dalton 1st lecture to Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society October 31, 1793 Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror October 31, 1759 Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred October 31, 1714 Georg Ludwig van Hannover crowned as English King George I October 31, 1617 Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies October 31, 1596 English/French/Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Drievoudig Covenant" October 31, 1552 Emperor Karel and Markgraaf Albecht strike siege for Metz October 31, 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in Sistine Chapel October 31, 1517 Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church-Protestant Reformation October 31, 834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints October 31, 802 Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out |