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This day in Halloween history
In 1872, Oliver Mowat assumed office as premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party; he remained premier until 1896. In 1950, the 1770 km oil pipeline from Edmonton to the Great Lakes was completed, linking Canada's gas fields with the markets of central Canada. In 1958 Alberta gas finally reached Toronto and imports of Texas gas ended. In 1982, Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation de Notre-Dame de Montreal, was canonized (the first Canadian woman made a saint). In 1995, Jacques Parizeau resigned as Quebec premier and leader of the Parti Quebecois, later to be succeeded by Lucien Bouchard. HALLOWEEN HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD IT HAPPENED ON HALLOWEEN... In 1517, Luther posts 95 theses on Wittenberg church setting off the Protestant Reformation In 1714, Georg Ludwig van Hannover crowned as English King George I In 1876, Cyclone hits Bengal, about 200,000 die In 1914, Great Britain & France declare war on Turkey In 1922, Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) becomes premier of Italy In 1992, Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years PEOPLE BORN ON HALLOWEEN In 1912, Dale Evans, [Frances Butts] cowgirl, actor, singer (Roy Rogers Show) In 1920, Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) In 1922, Barbara Bel Geddes actor (Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught) In 1922, Norodom Sihanouk, president of Cambodia In 1931, Dan Rather, news anchor CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes In 1937, Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Highway to Heaven) In 1937, Tom Paxton folk singer/songwriter (Forest Lawn) In 1942, David Ogden Stiers actor (Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc) In 1944, Kinky Friedman country rocker (Ride 'em Jewboy) In 1947, Russ Ballard, rocker (Argent) In 1949, Bob Selbenberg, rocker (Supertramp) In 1950, Jane Pauley newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend) In 1950, John Candy actor/comedian In 1959, Val Kilmer, actor (Top Secret, Batman Forever) In 1961, Larry Mullen Jr, rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) In 1963, Rob Schneider, actor (SNL, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly) In 1968, Antonio Davis, NBA forward with Toronto Raptors In 1968, Vanilla Ice, [Robert Van Winkle], rapper (Ice Ice Baby) PEOPLE WHO DIED ON HALLOWEEN In 1926, magician Harry Houdini died after a blow to his abdomen. In 1939, Otto Rank, Austrian psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), In 1983, George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears) at 88 In 1984, Eduardo De Filippo, director (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud) at 84 In 1984, Indira Gandhi, PM of India, assassinated by 2 of her bodyguards at 66 In 1988, John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase, Fog) at 86 In 1993, Federico Fellini, director (La Dolce Vita) at 73 In 1993, River Phoenix, actor (Stand By Me), dies of drug overdose at 23 In 1995, Rosalind Cash, actress (Emma-Go Tell It on the Mountain) at 56 TOPS IN MUSIC, OCTOBER 31 1960 Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own - Connie Francis You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones Alabama - Cowboy Copas 1968 Hey Jude - The Beatles Little Green Apples - O.C. Smith Those were the Days - Mary Hopkin Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - Eddy Arnold 1976 If You Leave Me Now - Chicago Rock'n Me - Steve Miller The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Among My Souvenirs - Marty Robbins 1984 I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder Purple Rain - Prince and The Revolution Wake Me Up before You Go-Go - Wham! If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) - Alabama |
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