October 31st in History

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October 31st in History

1485: Coronation of British king Henry VII
1922: Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and Dictator of Italy
1952: US detonate first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific

October 31st birthdays

1632: Jan Vermeer, Dutch painter
1795: John Keats, English poet; works include 'Ode to a Nightingale'
1945: Barrie Keefe, American writer