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On This Day In History for October 31, 2018
This is the 304th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining in 2018.
- It was on this date in 1517, Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
- Also today in 1587, Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 105 years ago today, Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
- October 31, 1941, After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
- It was also this date in 1943 that An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
- That same date in 1961, In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from the Lenin’s Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
- 45 years ago today, Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
- October 31, 1999, Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
- Also today in 2000, Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
- 7 years ago today, The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
- It was also this date in 2014 that During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California,.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- French archaeologist and author, Anne Claude de Caylus, born on this date in 1692.
- Italian physician, physicist, and academic, Laura Bassi was born 307 years ago today.
- Karl Weierstrass, the German mathematician and academic was born 203 years ago today.
- Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1835.
- Born October 31, 1912, American animator and voice actor Ollie Johnston.
- American singer-songwriter and actress, Dale Evans, born on this date in 1912.
- John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer was born on that same date in 1914.
- Born October 31, 1919, American mathematician and author Magnus Wenninger.
- Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress was born on that same date in 1922.
- Also born on that same date in 1930, American general, pilot, and astronaut, Michael Collins.
- Also turning 83 today is American mathematician and theorist Ronald Graham.
- Michael Landon, the American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born 82 years ago today.
- American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop, Craig Rodwell was born 78 years ago today.
- David Ogden Stiers, American actor was born on that same date in 1942.
- New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Peter Jackson, born on this date in 1961.
- Also turning 55 today is American actor and comedian Rob Schneider.
Listener Birthdays
November Birthdays
- 01 – Amber Elstad
- 02 – Mark McCoy
- 03 – Ken Pace
- 03 – Craig Glassner (aka Ranger Craig)
- 04 – Avner (OMG, its 2014 – I’m 40 already)
- 05 – Michael Corlett (from New Zealand)
October Birthdays
- 06 – John Deurholt (Jo Dho)
- 09 – Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT – SUE – KOE)
- 09 – Mario (New Jersey)
- 10 – Victor Cajiao
- 10 – Garrett Riffal
- 11 – Bruce Barr
- 13 – Jason Schwanz
- 19 – Russell Pearson (Ninereeds)
- 20- Mike from near Des Moines, Iowa
- 21 – Daniel Ebdrup Jensen (D. Ebdrup)
- 21 – Justin Diehl (nulloperations)
- 22 – Zach – zml2008
- 22 – Cassandra Therrien (Canada)
- 25 – Mad Marv – spelled “K – Y – L – E” but pronounced “Marv”. Hope that helps.
- 25 – HMNSHLD
- 25 – BritOnTour (Jason)
- 25 – Scott (Minneapolis)
- 28 – Dylan Licata (San Antonio)
- 29 – Big Jim Clark, MegaPodTastic
- 30 – WolfGeek (Indiana)
- If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 31, 2018
News
- Robocallers “evolved” to sidestep new call blocking rules, AGs tell FCC | Ars Technica
- Portrait Painted by AI Sells For $432,500
- Tim Berners-Lee Announces Solid, an Open Source Project Which Would Aim To Decentralize the Web – Slashdot
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Woman Left with Paralyzed Fingers After Playing on Her Phone for a Week Straight « Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities
- Shop Owner Asks Robbers to Come Back Later if They Want More Money, They Listen, Get Arrested « Oddity Central – Collecting Oddities
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