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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_30" title="October 30">October 30</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_Night" title="Mischief Night">Mischief Night</a></b>
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938" title="1938">1938</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a> broadcast the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama" title="Radio drama">radio drama</a> <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)" title="The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)">The War of the Worlds</a></b></i>,  causing panic among some listeners who believed that an actual Martian invasion was in progress.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948" title="1948">1948</a> – A.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991" title="1991">1991</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Conference_of_1991" title="Madrid Conference of 1991">Madrid Conference</a></b>, an attempt by the international community to revive the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_process" title="Israeli–Palestinian peace process">Israeli–Palestinian peace process</a> through negotiations, convened.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993" title="1993">1993</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles" title="The Troubles">The Troubles</a>: Three members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Defence_Association" title="Ulster Defence Association">Ulster Defence Association</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greysteel_massacre" title="Greysteel massacre">opened fire</a></b> in a crowded pub during a Halloween party, killing eight people and wounding nineteen others.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" title="2002">2002</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Zevon" title="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a> made his <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Zevon_on_the_Late_Show_with_David_Letterman_in_2002" title="Warren Zevon on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2002">last public appearance</a></b> on the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Show_with_David_Letterman" title="Late Show with David Letterman">Late Show with David Letterman</a></i>, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich".</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Trifunovi%C4%87_(politician)" title="Miloš Trifunović (politician)">Miloš Trifunović</a></b>   (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1871); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Gallaher" title="Dave Gallaher">Dave Gallaher</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1873); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Ludwig_Hertz" title="Gustav Ludwig Hertz">Gustav Ludwig Hertz</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1975); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_Master_Jay" title="Jam Master Jay">Jam Master Jay</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 2002)</p>