On This Day in History October 31, 2018

Historical Events 1517  Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating the Protestant Reformation 1541  Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting "The Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City 1876  Great Backerganj Cyclone of 1876 ravages British India (Modern-day Bangladesh), over 200,000 killed 1917  World War I: Battle of Beersheba in southern Palestine - "last successful cavalry charge in history" performed by the 4th Australian Light Horse 1918  Spanish flu-virus kills 21,000 in US in 1 week 2011  The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Chiang Kai-shek (1887 - 1975) Hobart "Hobie" Alter (1933 - 2014) John Candy (1950 - 1994) Vanilla Ice 51st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) Indira Gandhi (1917 - 1984) More Famous Deaths October 31st: Panic Over War of the Worlds When Orson Welles decided to present the War of the Worlds story in a radio newscast format, his broadcast on this day apparently caused panic across the US.