10-30-2013, 08:44 PM
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October 31st
1517 ~ Protestant Reformation got under way: Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church. For a unique insight to this happening, click here.
1795 ~ Birthday of John Keats, Poet.
1892 ~ Arthur Conan Doyle published "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes".
1930 ~ Birthday of Michael Collins, the 3rd astronaut of Apollo 11.
1956 ~ Suez Crisis: The UK and France began bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1973 ~ Birthday of Beverly Lynne, Porn Actress.
1984 ~ Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security guards (riots soon broke out in New Delhi and nearly 2,000 innocent Sikhs were killed).
1988 ~ Death of John Houseman, Romanian-born actor and director.
1993 ~ Death of Federico Fellini, Italian director.
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