October 31 - Hooded

Hooded

This Day In History

1517

Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.

1913

Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across United States.

1941

After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.

1999

Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

2000

Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.

Famous Birthdays

1622

Pierre Paul Puget, French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer (d. 1694)

1632

Johannes Vermeer, Flemish painter (d. 1675)

1711

Laura Bassi, Italian scholar (d. 1778)

1795

John Keats, British poet (d. 1821)

1856

Charles Leroux, American balloonist and parachutist (d. 1889)

1860

Juliette Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts (d. 1927)

1912

Dale Evans, American singer and actress (d. 2001)

1920

Dick Francis, British jockey-turned-novelist (d. 2010)

1936

Michael Landon, American actor (d. 1991)

1942

David Ogden Stiers, American actor

1946

Stephen Rea, Irish actor

1959

Neal Stephenson, American author
1961
Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director
1963
Dermot Mulroney, American actor
1964
Darryl Worley, American country singer
1966
Annabella Lwin, British singer (Bow Wow Wow)
1976
Piper Perabo, American actress