| October 31, 1731 |
Archbishop Anton Leopold Eleutherius signs the Edict of Expulsion forcing all Protestants to leave in three months, climaxing the 300-year battle between the Catholic Church and Austrian Protestants |
| October 31, 1754 |
John Reynolds takes his oath of office, becoming the first royal governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| October 31, 1760 |
James Wright becomes royal governor of Georgia
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James Wright |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| October 31, 1780 |
Major General Benjamin Lincoln is replaced by Major General Nathanael Greene as commander of the Southern Department
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Nathanael Greene |
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Southern Department of the Continental Army |
| October 31, 1848 |
First opening of tunnel through Chetoogetta Mountain (Tunnel Hill, GA)
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| October 31, 1860 |
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon (Low), founder of the Girl Scouts, born, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| October 31, 1863 |
Jeff Davis begins a short stay in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Jefferson Davis |
| October 31, 1931 |
Blind Willie McTell records Georgia Rag
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William Samuel 'Blind Willie' McTell |
| October 31, 1946 |
The home of Minnie Sibley on Ashby Street was bombed by the Colombians. Sibley was black.
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The Colombians |
| October 31, 1948 |
Railroad accident in Edison, Georgia (Calhoun County) claims the lives of three workers on the Seaboard Air Line railroad, on the old Georgia, Florida and Alabama Line track
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Calhoun County, Georgia |
| October 31, 1952 |
United State Air Force Lieutenant in Fayetteville spots a UFO at tree-top level travelling at tremendous speeds
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| October 31, 1954 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes the pastor at the Dexter Street Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Martin Luther King
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| October 31, 1963 |
Just before Halloween festivities were scheduled to begin in downtown Marietta, Georgia, Atherton's Drug Store exploded in a ball of flames, killing 7 and injuring 34 |
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Marietta, GA |
| October 31, 1972 |
Actor Chris Tucker born, Atlanta |
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Chris Tucker |
| October 31, 2000 |
OutKast releases Stankonia, their last album for LaFace Records |
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OutKast |
| October 31, 2006 |
George Bush campaigns in Perry for Republican U. S. House candidate Mac Collins |
