Anniversaries

30th October 1938 (78 Years)

Orson Welles broadcasted his radio play of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing panic in some of the audience in the US.

30th October 1974 (42 Years)

The Rumble in the Jungle; Muhammad Ali knocks out George Formanto, becoming the heavyweight champion of the world.

31st October 1517 (499 Years)

Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses begin the Protestant Reformation.

31st October 1632 (384 Years)

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer, Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life, was born.

31st October 1760 (256 Years)

Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period, is born.

31st October 1918 (98 Years)

Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and protégé of Gustav Klimt, died.

31st October 1918 (98 Years)

WWI: Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

31st October 1926 (90 Years)

Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts, dies.

31st October 1930 (86 Years)

Michael Collins, member of Apollo 11 spaceflight, is born.

31st October 1940 (76 Years)

The Battle of Britain ends - the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.

31st October 1941 (75 Years)

Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota was completed.

31st October 1950 (66 Years)

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid, 31 October 1950) is an Iraqi-British architect.

31st October 1968 (48 Years)

Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.

31st October 1984 (32 Years)

Indira Priyadarshini Nehru Gandhi, Indian politician and central figure of the Indian National Congress party, and to date the only female Prime Minister of India, is assassinated.

31st October 1993 (23 Years)

Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter, died.

1st November 1946 (70 Years)

Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) was ordained as a priest in Krakow, Poland.

1st November 1952 (64 Years)

First detonation of the H-Bomb (Ivy Mike) at Enewetak Atoll.

November 1972 (44 Years)

The Wind in the Wires by John Edwards - Buff Films won the first year of The Grierson Award trophy.

2nd November 1766 (250 Years)

Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Czech-born Austrian field marshal, was born.

2nd November 1947 (69 Years)

The Hughes H-4 Hercules or "Spruce Goose", a prototype flying boat made its only flight.

3rd November 1954 (62 Years)

Henri Matisse, the French artist and leader of the Fauvist movement, died.

3rd November 1957 (59 Years)

Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.

4th November 1605 (411 Years)

Guy Fawkes was arrested at midnight. He wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

4th November 1868 (148 Years)

Carolina “La Belle” Otero, Spanish-born dancer, actress and courtesan, was born.

4th November 1890 (126 Years)

City & South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.

4th November 1946 (70 Years)

Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer, known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white photography, is born.

4th November 1964 (52 Years)

Florence (and all its fine art) left devastated by a flood.

4th November 1980 (36 Years)

Former Hollywood actor and Republican Ronald Reagan wins the US presidential elections by a huge majority.

4th November 2008 (8 Years)

Barack Obama becomes the first person of African descent to be elected President of the United States.

5th November 1913 (103 Years)

Vivien Leigh - arguably most famous for her role as Scarlet in 'Gone with the Wind' was born.

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