Tuesday, October 31, 2023

On This Day in History

October 31, 2023

Historical Events

1517  Martin Luther sends his Ninety-five Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, 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

1918  Spanish Flu kills 21,000 people in the US in a single week

2011  The world population reaches 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations

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Famous Birthdays


John Candy

1950 - 1994


Michael Landon

1936 - 1991

Peter Jackson

62nd Birthday


Willow Smith

22nd Birthday
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Famous Deaths


Federico Fellini

1920 - 1993

Harry Houdini

1874 - 1926
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