October 31

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2006 Calendar
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September
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October
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[edit] Events

  • 475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor.
  • 1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church.
  • 1587 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
  • 1822 - Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempted to dissolve the Mexican Empire.
  • 1861 - American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.
  • 1863 - The Maori Wars resumed as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron began their Invasion of the Waikato.
  • 1864 - Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
  • 1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
  • 1912 - The Musketeers of Pig Alley, directed by D.W. Griffith, debuts as the first gangster film.
  • 1912 - Dominican Republic becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • 1917 - World War I: Battle of Beersheba - "last successful cavalry charge in history"
  • 1922 - Benito Mussolini becomes the youngest Premier in the history of Italy.
  • 1926 - Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured.
  • 1936 - The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was formed.
  • 1938 - Great Depression: In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
  • 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain ends - The United Kingdom prevents Germany from invading Great Britain.
  • 1941 - After 14 years of work, drilling is completed on Mount Rushmore.
  • 1941 - World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors.
  • 1941 - American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
  • 1954 - Algerian War of Independence: The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
  • 1956 - Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
  • 1961 - In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Tomb.
  • 1968 - Vietnam War October surprise:Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
  • 1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards (riots soon broke out in New Delhi and nearly 2,000 innocent Sikhs were killed).
  • 1994 - An American Eagle ATR-72 crashes in Roselawn, Indiana, after circling in icy weather, killing 64 passengers.
  • 1996 - A Brazilian TAM Fokker-100 crashes into several houses in São Paulo, Brazil killing 98 including 2 on the ground
  • 1998 - Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
  • 1999 - EgyptAir Flight 990 traveling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board.
  • 1999 - Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church leaders sign the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, ending a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of faith and salvation.
  • 2000 - A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 crashes immediately after takeoff in Taipei, Taiwan killing 81
  • 2000 - A chartered Antonov AN-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50
  • 2000 - The last Multics machine was shut down.
  • 2003 - Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia after 22 years in power

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