What Happened on Oct 31

Nevada is the 36th State Admitted to the Union

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whereas the Congress of the United States passed an act, which was approved... Read more

The Purdue Wreck

Running at the rate of thirty miles an hour, a Big Four special train of six coaches, loaded with students of Purdue University, including the... Read more

Siege of Tsingtao Begins

The Siege of Tsingtao was the attack on the German-controlled port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Imperial Japan and the... Read more

Ninth Battle Of The Isonzo

The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was an Italian offensive against Austria-Hungary in the course World War I. Including a triumvirate of battles... Read more

Battle Of Beersheba

The Battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917, as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. The highlight of the battle... Read more

Third Battle Of Gaza

The Third Battle of Gaza was fought in 1917 in southern Palestine during World War I. The British Empire forces under the command of General Edmund... Read more

Harry Houdini Dies

Harry Houdini died of peritonitis secondary to a ruptured appendix. It has been speculated that Houdini was killed accidentally by a McGill... Read more

Bess Houdini Holds 'Final Houdini Seance'

Bess Houdini, the magician's widow, held yearly séances on Halloween for ten years after Houdini's death, but Houdini never appeared. In 1936,... Read more

Canadian Infantry Begins Attack on Walcheren Causeway

"C" Company of the The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada took heavy casualties on the afternoon and evening of 31 October 1944 in an... Read more

"Spellbound" Is Released

Spellbound is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1945. It tells the story of the new head of a mental asylum who... Read more

"Gate Of Hell" Is Released

Gate of Hell (地獄門, Jigokumon?, lit. hell gate) is a 1953 film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It tells the story of a samurai (Kazuo Hasegawa) who... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes Hickory Dickory Dock

An outbreak of apparent kleptomania at a student hostel is not normally the sort of crime that arouses Hercule Poirot's interest. But when he sees... Read more

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Get Divorced

DiMaggio eventually joined his wife in New York, but their relationship moved from disharmony to disaster after the shooting of one of Marilyn's... Read more

Larry Mullen Jr. born

Mullen, the middle child and only son of Larry and Maureen Mullen, was born 31 October 1961, and raised in Artane, on the north side of Dublin,... Read more

"Fists In The Pocket" Is Released

Fists in the Pocket is a 1965 film directed by Marco Bellocchio. Debut film from director Marco Bellocchio. A young man (Lou Castel) takes... Read more

Soundgarden release Ultramega OK

Ultramega OK is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on October 31, 1988 through SST Records. Following the... Read more

Grateful Dead Releases Built to Last

Built to Last is the thirteenth and final studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between February 1 and October 20, 1989 and originally... Read more

Ice Cube Releases "Death Certificate"

Death Certificate is the second studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released October 31, 1991 on Priority Records. Highly anticipated with over a... Read more

River Phoenix dies of a drug overdose

The destination for the evening of October 30th 1993, was The Viper Room, a club owned by Johnny Depp, at 8852 Sunset Boulevard. River was wearing... Read more

"The Fatigues" - Season 8 Episode 6 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Fatigues" is the 140th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the sixth episode for the eighth season. It aired on October 31,... Read more

EgyptAir Flight 990 Crash

EgyptAir Flight 990 (MSR990) was a regularly-scheduled Los Angeles-New York-Cairo flight. On October 31, 1999, at around 01:50 EST, Flight 990... Read more

Destiny's Child releases "Independent Women Part 1" single

"Independent Women" is a song by American girl group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Beyoncé Knowles, Sam Barnes, Jean-Claude... Read more

Jay-Z releases fifth studio album "The Dynasty: Roc La Familia"

The Dynasty: Roc La Familia is the 5th studio album released by American rapper Jay-Z. Originally a Roc-A-Fella Records collaboration album, a... Read more

"Midian" Is Released

Midian is the fourth studio album by Cradle of Filth, released on Halloween 2000. At the time it was considered their most commercial and... Read more

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Commit Lozenges

Helping you to quit smoking. Commit Lozenges are a smoking deterrent. It works by providing low levels of nicotine, which may help you to quit... Read more