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The following events took place on October 31. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 42 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 475

  Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
• 683

  During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
• 802

  Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
• 1517

  Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
• 1587

  Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
• 1822

  Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of 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 resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
• 1864

  Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
• 1876

  A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.
• 1903

  Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, killed 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
• 1913

  Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
• 1913

  The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
• 1917

  World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The “last successful cavalry charge in history”.
• 1918

  World War I: Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
• 1922

  Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
• 1923

  The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
• 1924

  World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
• 1926

  Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develops after his appendix ruptures.
• 1938

  Great Depression: In an effort to 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: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
• 1941

  After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
• 1941

  World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
• 1943

  World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a USN or USMC aircraft.
• 1944

  Erich Göstl, a member of the Waffen-SS, is awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognise extreme battlefield bravery, after losing his face and eyes during the Battle of Normandy.
• 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 Vladimir Lenin’s Tomb.
• 1963

  An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people and injures another 400 during an ice skating show. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed.
• 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.
• 1969

  the Disappearance of Patricia Spencer and Pamela Hobley occurs.

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