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October 31st - what happened, who was born, and who died on this day in history
Find out what major events happened on this day in history, who was born and who died on October 31st. If you celebrate your birthday on October 31st, discover which famous people in history you share your birthday with.
Some of the famous people who were born on this day
October 31st 1795
The English poet John Keats was born.
October 31st 1888
The composer Harold Vincent was born.
October 31st 1937
The folk singer and songwriter Tom Paxton was born in Chicago, USA.
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Some of the famous people who died on this day
October 31st 1634
The composer Erasmus Widmann died, age 62.
October 31st 1768
The Italian opera composer Francesco Maria Veracini died age 78.
October 31st 1815
The composer Daniel Belknap died, age 44.
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Some of the famous events that happend on this day
October 31st 1864
Nevada became the 36th state of the USA.
October 31st 1902
An undersea telephone cable linking Canada with Australia and New Zeland was completed. It could only carry one telephone call at a time.
October 31st 1908
The 4th Olympic games ends in London.
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