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Gravdigr · 10-31-2016, 02:25 PM

October 31

On this day (approximate) in 2011 the world population reached 7,000,000,000.

Samhain (in the Northern Hemisphere), and Beltane (in the Southern Hemisphere) begin at sunset today.

Today is Girl Scouts Founder's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Juliette Low, who started the Girl Scouts Movement in 1912.

World Savings Day was established on this date in 1924, at the first International Savings Bank Congress in Italy.

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Events

475 – Romulus Augustus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.

683 – During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is destroyed.

802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos.

1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

1861 – American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.

1876 – A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.

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

1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".

1923 – The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.

1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develops after his appendix ruptures.

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 United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.

1952 - Pianist Johnnie Johnson hired 26 year old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry kept his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years.

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.

1964 - Ray Charles was arrested by Logan Airport customs officials in Boston and charged with possession of heroin. This was his third drug charge, following incidents in 1958 and 1961. Charles avoided prison after kicking the habit in a clinic in Los Angeles, but spent a year on parole in 1966.

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.

1973 – Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.

1984 – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.

1986 - Roger Waters went to the high court to try and stop David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the name 'Pink Floyd', for future touring and recording.

1989 - The very first MTV Unplugged show was recorded in New York, featuring UK band Squeeze, the program was aired on Nov. 26, 1989.

1990 - During a show in Seattle, Washington, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage, naked during Idol's set.

1993 - River Phoenix collapses and dies (of combined drug intoxication) on the sidewalk outside the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room. He was 23 years old.

1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.

1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

2000 – Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.

2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Seven Billion Day.

Births

1795 – John Keats; 1848 – Boston Custer (George Armostrong Custer's baby bro); 1860 – Juliette Gordon Low (founded Girl Scouts); 1887 – Chiang Kai-shek; 1912 – Dale Evans; 1922 – Barbara Bel Geddes ('Miss Ellie' on Dallas); 1926 – Jimmy Savile (kiddie fiddler); 1930 – Michael Collins; 1931 – Dan Rather; 1936 – Michael Landon; 1937 - Tom Paxton♪ ♫; 1939 – Ron Rifkin; 1942 – David Ogden Stiers ('Charles Emerson Winchester III' on M*A*S*H); 1943 – Brian Piccolo (subject of movie Brian's Song); 1944 – Sally Kirkland; 1945 – Russ Ballard♪ ♫(Argent); 1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray (older brother to Bill Murray); 1946 – Stephen Rea (The Crying Game Snicker, surprise!); 1947 – Deidre Hall; 1950 – John Candy (Planes, Trains, And Automobiles); 1950 – Jane Pauley; 1952 – Bernard Edwards

(Chic); 1954 – Ken Wahl; 1960 – Reza Pahlavi (son of the Shah of Iran); 1961 – Peter Jackson; 1963 – Mikkey Dee

(Motörhead, Scorpions, King Diamond, Don Dokken, Thin Lizzy); 1963 – Johnny Marr

(The Smiths); 1963 – Dermot Mulroney; 1963 – Rob Schneider; 1964 – Darryl Worley♪ ♫; 1966 – Ad-Rock♪ ♫(Beastie Boys); 1967 – Vanilla Ice; 1967 – Adam Schlesinger

(Fountains of Wayne); 1970 – Mitch Harris♪ ♫(Napalm Death); 1970 – Johnny Moeller

(The Fabulous Thunderbirds); 1970 – Rogers Stevens

(Blind Melon); 1980 – Eddie Kaye Thomas ('Finch' in American Pie movies); 1981 – Frank Iero

(My Chemical Romance)

Deaths

1879 – Joseph Hooker; 1926 – Harry Houdini; 1984 – Indira Gandhi; 1988 – John Houseman ("They make money the old-fashioned way. They earn it."); 1993 – Federico Fellini; 1993 - River Phoenix; 1995 – Rosalind Cash♪ ♫; 2000 – Ring Lardner, Jr.; 2002 – Raf Vallone; 2003 – Richard Neustadt; 2006 – P. W. Botha; 2008 – Studs Terkel; 2014 – Jim Sauter

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 31 On this day (approximate) in 2011 the world population reached 7,000,000,000. Samhain (in the Northern Hemisphere), and Beltane (in the Southern Hemisphere) begin at sunset today. Today is Girl Scouts Founder's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Juliette Low, who started the Girl Scouts Movement in 1912. World Savings Day was established on this date in 1924, at the first International Savings Bank Congress in Italy. And, of course, today is Halloween. Events 475 – Romulus Augustus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. 683 – During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is destroyed. 802 – Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. 1517 – Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. 1861 – American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army. 1876 – A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths. 1913 – Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States. 1917 – World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history". 1923 – The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia. 1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develops after his appendix ruptures. 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 United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft. 1952 - Pianist Johnnie Johnson hired 26 year old Chuck Berry as a guitarist in his band. While playing evening gigs in the St. Louis area, Berry kept his day job as a hairdresser for the next three years. 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. 1964 - Ray Charles was arrested by Logan Airport customs officials in Boston and charged with possession of heroin. This was his third drug charge, following incidents in 1958 and 1961. Charles avoided prison after kicking the habit in a clinic in Los Angeles, but spent a year on parole in 1966. 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. 1973 – Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape: Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard. 1984 – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed. 1986 - Roger Waters went to the high court to try and stop David Gilmour and Nick Mason from using the name 'Pink Floyd', for future touring and recording. 1989 - The very first MTV Unplugged show was recorded in New York, featuring UK band Squeeze, the program was aired on Nov. 26, 1989. 1990 - During a show in Seattle, Washington, Billy Idol dumped 600 dead fish in Faith No More's dressing room. They responded by walking on stage, naked during Idol's set. 1993 - River Phoenix collapses and dies (of combined drug intoxication) on the sidewalk outside the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room. He was 23 years old. 1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. 1999 – Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. 2000 – Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then. 2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as Seven Billion Day. Births 1795 – John Keats; 1848 – Boston Custer (George Armostrong Custer's baby bro); 1860 – Juliette Gordon Low (founded Girl Scouts); 1887 – Chiang Kai-shek; 1912 – Dale Evans; 1922 – Barbara Bel Geddes ('Miss Ellie' on Dallas); 1926 – Jimmy Savile (kiddie fiddler); 1930 – Michael Collins; 1931 – Dan Rather; 1936 – Michael Landon; 1937 - Tom Paxton♪ ♫; 1939 – Ron Rifkin; 1942 – David Ogden Stiers ('Charles Emerson Winchester III' on MASH); 1943 – Brian Piccolo (subject of movie Brian's Song); 1944 – Sally Kirkland; 1945 – Russ Ballard♪ ♫(Argent); 1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray (older brother to Bill Murray); 1946 – Stephen Rea (The Crying Game* Snicker, surprise!); 1947 – Deidre Hall; 1950 – John Candy (Planes, Trains, And Automobiles); 1950 – Jane Pauley; 1952 – Bernard Edwards(Chic); 1954 – Ken Wahl; 1960 – Reza Pahlavi (son of the Shah of Iran); 1961 – Peter Jackson; 1963 – Mikkey Dee(Motörhead, Scorpions, King Diamond, Don Dokken, Thin Lizzy); 1963 – Johnny Marr(The Smiths); 1963 – Dermot Mulroney; 1963 – Rob Schneider; 1964 – Darryl Worley♪ ♫; 1966 – Ad-Rock♪ ♫(Beastie Boys); 1967 – Vanilla Ice; 1967 – Adam Schlesinger(Fountains of Wayne); 1970 – Mitch Harris♪ ♫(Napalm Death); 1970 – Johnny Moeller(The Fabulous Thunderbirds); 1970 – Rogers Stevens(Blind Melon); 1980 – Eddie Kaye Thomas ('Finch' in American Pie movies); 1981 – Frank Iero(My Chemical Romance) Deaths 1879 – Joseph Hooker; 1926 – Harry Houdini; 1984 – Indira Gandhi; 1988 – John Houseman ("They make money the old-fashioned way. They earn it."); 1993 – Federico Fellini; 1993 - River Phoenix; 1995 – Rosalind Cash♪ ♫; 2000 – Ring Lardner, Jr.; 2002 – Raf Vallone; 2003 – Richard Neustadt; 2006 – P. W. Botha; 2008 – Studs Terkel; 2014 – Jim Sauter __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off. Last edited by Gravdigr; 10-31-2016 at 03:05 PM.