On This Day in History for October 31
Events in History
- 445 BC Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 9:1, NLTse).
- 802 Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out
- 1517 Martin Luther sends his 95 Theses to Albrecht von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, precipitating The Protestant Reformation
- 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting "The Last Judgement" in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
- 1552 Emperor Karel & Markgraaf Albecht strike siege of Metz
- 1587 Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575
- 1596 English, French & Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Triple Covenant"
- 1617 Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of Dutch East Indies
- More Events in History
Jan Vermeer
John Keats
Juliette Gordon Low
Sardar Patel
Chiang Kai-shek
Michael CollinsWeddings in History
- 1396 Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage
- 1791 King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (18) marries Frederica of Baden (16) at Drottningholm Palace for the second time (1st by proxy) (divorced 1812)
- 1913 Historian and philosopher Will Durant (27) weds researcher Ariel Kaufman (15) at New York's City Hall
More Weddings in History
Victor Amadeus II
Charles Taze Russell
Indira Gandhi
P. W. BothaOctober in History
'Splendid Achievement' becomes the 'Road To Hell'
London's orbital road, the M25 was hailed as a splendid achievement by PM Margaret Thatcher when she opened it on this day. But it soon developed another nickname...
October 29, 1986
A Salute to the Military Genius, Napoleon Bonaparte
A 15-year-old boy entered a soldiers’ training school in Paris on this day. He was to become the military genius and great commander known as Napoléon Bonaparte.
October 30, 1784
Opening of the Bosphorus Bridge
The Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul that connects the continents of Europe and Asia
October 30, 1973
Martin Luther Challenges the Money-Making Pope
Defiant monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door on this day, defying the Pope and changing the course of religious and cultural history.
October 31, 1517