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100 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 1925 | Max Linder: Actor (Man in the Silk Hat), dies at 41 | |||
31 Oct 1925 | Cossack officer Reza Chan replaces Sultan Ahmad Shah in Persia | |||
31 Oct 1925 | Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (d. 1990) | |||
31 Oct 1925 | John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) | |||
31 Oct 1925 | Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (d. 2013) | |||
31 Oct 1925 | Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883) | |||
31 Oct 1925 |
birth John A. Pople Born 31 Oct 1925; died 15 Mar 2004 at age 78. British mathematician and chemist who shared (with Walter Kohn) the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational methodology to study the quantum mechanics of molecules, their properties and how they act together in chemical reactions. Using Schrödinger's fundamental laws of quantum mechanics, he developed a computer program which, when provided with particulars of a molecule or a chemical reaction, outputs a description of the properties of that molecule or how a chemical reaction may take place - often used to illustrate or explain the results of different kinds of experiment. Pople provided his GAUSSIAN computer program to researchers (first published in 1970). Further developed, it is now used by thousands of chemists the world over. |
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31 Oct 1925
John Pople |
birth John Pople John Pople (died 2004), British theoretical chemist; winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. |
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31 Oct 1925
José Ingenieros |
death José Ingenieros José Ingenieros (born 1877), polymath. |
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75 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 1950 | Carel T Scharten: Dutch Poet / writer (Lost Paradise), dies at 72 | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Jozef C Bittremieux: Flemish theologist, dies at 72 | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC | |||
31 Oct 1950 | John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994) | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect, designed the Bridge Pavilion | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Jane Pauley, American journalist | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Jane Pauley Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend) | |||
31 Oct 1950 | John Candy Ontario Canada, comedian (SCTV, Uncle Buck) | |||
31 Oct 1950 | Collazo & Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, DC | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 1975 | Carla Boyd: Wynyard, Tasmania -- Basketball player (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist) | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Jagan Hames: Australian decathlete (1996 Olympics) | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Joseph Calleia: Actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Bob Geldof 1st appearance with Boomtown Rats | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Johnny Whitworth, American actor | |||
31 Oct 1975 | S. D. Burman, Bangladeshi-Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1906) | |||
31 Oct 1975 | Joseph Calleia actor (Jungle Book, Gilda), dies at 78 | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 2000 | Willow Smith, American actress and singer | |||
31 Oct 2000 | Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915) | |||
31 Oct 2000 | Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then. | |||
31 Oct 2000 | Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff in Taipei killing 83 people. | |||
31 Oct 2000 | Winners at this years Q Awards included, David Gray, best single for 'Babylon', Oasis won best live act, Coldplay won best album for 'Parachutes', best act in the world went to Travis, Badly Drawn Boy won best new act and former Clash member Joe Strummer won the Q Inspiration award. | |||
31 Oct 2000 | Britney Spears paid £6,000 to hire a private bar in Leipzig, Germany during a night off on her 'Oops!... I did It Again Tour.' Britney who at 18 was banned from drinking in the US was reported to be knocking back vodka laced White Russians and Pina Coladas. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 2005 | Leonor, Princess of Asturias | |||
31 Oct 2005 | Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920) | |||
31 Oct 2005 | Mary Wimbush, English actress (b. 1924) | |||
31 Oct 2005 | The white suit worn by John Lennon on the cover of the Beatles' Abbey Road album sold for $118,000 (£66,385) at an auction in Las Vegas. And an Austin Princess hearse driven by the late star in the documentary Imagine sold for $150,000 (£84,388). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the items went to Amnesty International. | |||
15 years anniversary | ||||
31 Oct 2010 | Maurice Lucas, American basketball player and coach (b. 1952) | |||
31 Oct 2010 | Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (b. 1928) |