October 31
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Art and culture
- 1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
- 1892 - Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Births
- 1795 - John Keats, British poet (d. 1821)
- 1831 - Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist (d. 1910)
- 1883 - Marie Laurencin, French painter (d. 1956)
- 1920 - Helmut Newton, German photographer (d. 2004)
- 1926 - Jimmy Saville, English entertainer
- 1928 - Cleo Moore, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1939 - Alui Farka Touré, Malian musician
- 1944 - Kinky Friedman, American musician and novelist
- 1950 - Zaha Hadid, British architect
- 1952 - Bernard Edwards, American bass guitarist (Chic) (d. 1996)
- 1959 - Neal Stephenson, American author
- 1961 - Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director
Deaths
- 1918 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
- 1926 - Harry Houdini, Hungarian-born magician (b. 1874)
- 1939 - Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (b. 1884)
- 1943 - Max Reinhardt, German film director (b. 1873)
- 1993 - Federico Fellini, Italian director (b. 1920)
- 1993 - River Phoenix, American actor (drug overdose) (b. 1970)
- 1996 - Marcel Carné, French film director (b. 1906)
Notes
- 1517 - Philippe Tubières (October 31, 1692–September 5, 1765), French archaeologist and man of letters, was born at Paris.
- 1517 - ANSWER Me! Issue No. 1 Released October 31, 1991.
- 1517 - Enrico Baj (October 31, 1924 - June 16, 2003) was an Italian avant-garde artist,
- 1517 - Charles Willard Moore (October 31, 1925 in Benton Harbor, Michigan – December 16, 1993 in Austin, Texas) was an American architect best known for designing one of the first postmodern structures, Piazza d'Italia (1979).
- 1517 - Eileen Gray (August 9, 1878 – October 31, 1976) was an Irish lacquer artist, furniture designer and architect
- 1517 - Andrew Sarris October 31, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, is a U.S. film critic
- 1517 - Marie-Laure de Noailles (31 October, 1902 - 29 January, 1970), was one of the 20th century's most daring and influential patrons of the arts,
- 1517 - Natalie Clifford Barney (31 October 1876 – 2 February 1972) was an American expatriate who lived, wrote, and hosted a literary salon in Paris.
- 1517 - Akarova (born Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 30 March 1904; died Ixelles, 24 June 1999) was a Belgian dancer, choreographer, and artist.
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