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What happend on 31. October in History
In our data base we found 343 events happened on 31. October:
• 475: Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor. [category: Events]
• 683: During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down. [category: Events]
• 1147: Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English son of Henry I of England (b. 1090) [category: Deaths]
• 1214: Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (b. 1162) [category: Deaths]
• 1291: Philippe de Vitry, French composer and poet (d. 1361) [category: Births]
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• 1345: Ferdinand I of Portugal (d. 1383) [category: Births]
• 1391: Edward, King of Portugal (d. 1438) [category: Births]
• 1424: Władysław III of Poland (d. 1444) [category: Births]
• 1448: John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390) [category: Deaths]
• 1517: Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. [category: Events]
• 1587: Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. [category: Events]
• 1599: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (d. 1680) [category: Births]
• 1620: John Evelyn, English author (d. 1706) [category: Births]
• 1632: Johannes Vermeer, Flemish painter (d. 1675) [category: Births]
• 1636: Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1679) [category: Births]
• 1641: Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (b. 1597) [category: Deaths]
• 1659: John Bradshaw, English judge (b. 1602) [category: Deaths]
• 1686: Senesino, Italian singer (d. 1758) [category: Births]
• 1692: Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) [category: Births]
• 1705: Pope Clement XIV (d. 1774) [category: Births]
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• 1723: Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642) [category: Deaths]
• 1724: Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (d. 1805) [category: Births]
• 1732: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (b. 1666) [category: Deaths]
• 1733: Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) [category: Deaths]
• 1737: James Lovell, American educator and politician (d. 1789) [category: Births]
• 1744: Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694) [category: Deaths]
• 1765: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (b. 1721) [category: Deaths]
• 1768: Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (b. 1690) [category: Deaths]
• 1795: John Keats, English poet (d. 1821) [category: Births]
• 1815: Karl Weierstraß, German mathematician (d. 1897) [category: Births]
• 1822: Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Mexican Empire. [category: Events]
• 1825: Charles Lavigerie, French archbishop (d. 1892) [category: Births]
• 1827: Richard Morris Hunt, American architect, designed the New York Tribune Building (d. 1895) [category: Births]
• 1831: Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910) [category: Births]
• 1835: Adelbert Ames, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (d. 1933) [category: Births]
• 1835: Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917) [category: Births]
• 1835: Krišjānis Barons, Latvian author (d. 1923) [category: Births]
• 1838: Luís I of Portugal (d. 1889) [category: Births]
• 1848: Boston Custer, American solder (d. 1876) [category: Births]
• 1851: Louise of Sweden (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1856: Charles Leroux, American balloonist and parachutist (d. 1889) [category: Births]
• 1860: Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1860: Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish admiral (b. 1775) [category: Deaths]
• 1861: American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army. [category: Events]
• 1863: The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato. [category: Events]
• 1864: Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state. [category: Events]
• 1875: Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1875: Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian activist and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1876: Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1876: A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths. [category: Events]
• 1879: Sara Allgood, Irish actress (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1879: Jacob Abbott, American author (b. 1803) [category: Deaths]
• 1879: Joseph Hooker, American general (b. 1814) [category: Deaths]
• 1883: Marie Laurencin, French painter (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1884: Marie Bashkirtseff, Russian painter (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1887: Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese military leader and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1887: Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1888: Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1890: Susie Gibson, American super-centenarian (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1892: Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (d. 1946) [category: Births]
• 1895: B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier and historian (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1896: Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1897: Delma Kollar, American super-centenarian (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1902: Abraham Wald, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1950) [category: Births]
• 1908: Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1912: Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1912: Ollie Johnston, American animator (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1913: William Evans-Gordon, English politician (b. 1857) [category: Deaths]
• 1913: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across United States. [category: Events]
• 1913: The Indianapolis Street Car Strike and subsequent riot begins. [category: Events]
• 1914: Joe Carcione, American activist and author (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1914: John Hugenholtz, Dutch designer (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1915: Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1916: Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1916: Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852) [category: Deaths]
• 1917: William Hardy McNeill, Canadian historian [category: Births]
• 1917: World War I: Battle of Beersheba – "last successful cavalry charge in history". [category: Events]
• 1918: Ian Stevenson, American biochemist (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1918: Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890) [category: Deaths]
• 1919: Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician [category: Births]
• 1920: Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1920: Dick Francis, Welsh jockey and author (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1920: Fritz Walter, German footballer (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1920: Helmut Newton, German photographer (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1920: Joseph Gelineau French priest and composer (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1920: Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist (b. 1854) [category: Deaths]
• 1922: Anatoli Papanov, Soviet actor (d. 1987) [category: Births]
• 1922: Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress and author (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1922: Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1922: Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian king and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1923: The first of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia. [category: Events]
• 1924: World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks). [category: Events]
• 1925: John Pople, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1925: Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1926: Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1926: Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1926: Philip Schuster, American gymnast (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1926: Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured. [category: Events]
• 1927: Lee Grant, American actress and director [category: Births]
• 1927: Thomas Hill, Canadian actor (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1928: Andrew Sarris, American critic (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1928: Cleo Moore, American actress (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1929: Bud Spencer, Italian actor [category: Births]
• 1929: Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1929: Olga Zubarry, Argentinian actress (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1929: António José de Almeida, Portuguese politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Ilm-ud-din, Islamic murderer (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1929: Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (b. 1877) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Booker Ervin American saxophonist (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1930: Michael Collins, American astronaut [category: Births]
• 1931: Dan Rather, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1932: Jacques Pic, French chef (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1932: Katherine Paterson, American author [category: Births]
• 1933: Narriman Sadek, Egyptian wife of Farouk of Egypt (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1933: Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1934: Fillie Lyckow, Swedish actress [category: Births]
• 1935: David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic [category: Births]
• 1935: Ronald Graham, American mathematician [category: Births]
• 1936: Michael Landon, American actor (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1937: Tom Paxton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1938: Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. [category: Events]
• 1939: Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1939: Ron Rifkin, American actor [category: Births]
• 1939: Tom O'Connor, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1939: Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: World War II: The Battle of Britain ends – the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion. [category: Events]
• 1941: Dan Alderson, American scientist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1941: Derek Bell, English race car driver [category: Births]
• 1941: Spilios Spiliotopoulos, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1941: Werner Krieglstein, Czech-American philosopher [category: Births]
• 1941: After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed. [category: Events]
• 1941: World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII. [category: Events]
• 1942: Dave McNally, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1942: David Ogden Stiers, American actor [category: Births]
• 1943: Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1943: Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970) [category: Births]
• 1943: Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1943: Paul Frampton, English physicist [category: Births]
• 1943: World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a USN or USMC aircraft. [category: Events]
• 1944: Otto Wiesheu, Bavarian politician [category: Births]
• 1944: Sally Kirkland, American actress [category: Births]
• 1944: Dr. jur. Erich Göstl, a member of the Waffen SS, is awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognise extreme battlefield bravery, after losing his face and eyes during the Battle of Normandy. [category: Events]
• 1945: Brian Doyle-Murray, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1945: Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Argent) [category: Births]
• 1946: Norman Lovett, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1946: Stephen Rea, Irish actor [category: Births]
• 1946: Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Deidre Hall, American actress [category: Births]
• 1947: Frank Shorter, American runner [category: Births]
• 1947: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian politician, Prime Minister of Belgium [category: Births]
• 1948: Michael Kitchen, English actor and politician [category: Births]
• 1949: Bob Siebenberg, American drummer (Supertramp and Bees Make Honey) [category: Births]
• 1950: Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general [category: Births]
• 1950: Jane Pauley, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1950: John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1950: Jozef Stolorz, Polish painter [category: Births]
• 1950: Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect, designed the Bridge Pavilion [category: Births]
• 1951: Dave Trembley, American baseball coach and manager [category: Births]
• 1951: Nick Saban, American football coach [category: Births]
• 1952: Bernard Edwards, American bass player and producer (Chic and The Power Station) (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1952: Chit Hlaing, Burmese politician (b. 1879) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach [category: Births]
• 1953: Michael J. Anderson, American actor [category: Births]
• 1954: Ken Wahl, American actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1955: Susan Orlean, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1956: Anders Lago, Swedish politician [category: Births]
• 1956: Bruce Bawer, American critic and poet [category: Births]
• 1956: Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. [category: Events]
• 1957: Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor [category: Births]
• 1957: Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Guided by Voices) [category: Births]
• 1957: Shirley Phelps-Roper, American lawyer and activist [category: Births]
• 1958: Jeannie Longo, French cyclist [category: Births]
• 1959: Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1959: Michael DeLorenzo, American actor, singer, and director [category: Births]
• 1959: Neal Stephenson, American author [category: Births]
• 1959: Jean Cabannes, French physicist (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1960: Arnaud Desplechin, French director [category: Births]
• 1960: Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico [category: Births]
• 1960: Mike Gallego, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1960: Reza Pahlavi, Iranian prince [category: Births]
• 1961: Alonzo Babers, American runner [category: Births]
• 1961: Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1961: Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish drummer, songwriter, and actor (U2 and Automatic Baby) [category: Births]
• 1961: Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, screenwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1961: In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Tomb. [category: Events]
• 1963: Dermot Mulroney, American actor [category: Births]
• 1963: Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1963: Fred McGriff, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1963: Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Smiths, Modest Mouse, Electronic, and The Cribs) [category: Births]
• 1963: Mikkey Dee, Swedish drummer and songwriter (Motörhead and King Diamond) [category: Births]
• 1963: Rob Schneider, American actor, screenwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1963: An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people during an ice skating show. The explosion also injures 400. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed. [category: Events]
• 1964: Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish drummer and songwriter (My Bloody Valentine and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) [category: Births]
• 1964: Darryl Worley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist [category: Births]
• 1964: Frank Bruni, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1964: Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1964: Marty Wright, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1965: Blue Edwards, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1965: Denis Irwin, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1965: Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor [category: Births]
• 1966: Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor (Beastie Boys) [category: Births]
• 1966: Annabella Lwin, Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow) [category: Births]
• 1966: Jon Wurster, American comic and drummer (Superchunk, The Mountain Goats) [category: Births]
• 1966: Joseph Boyden, Canadian author [category: Births]
• 1966: Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler [category: Births]
• 1966: Mike O'Malley, American actor [category: Births]
• 1967: Buddy Lazier, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1967: Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress [category: Births]
• 1967: Vanilla Ice, American rapper and actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Antonio Davis, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1968: Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1. [category: Events]
• 1969: David Coburn, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1970: Johnny Moeller, American guitarist (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) [category: Births]
• 1970: Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter (Ace of Base) [category: Births]
• 1970: Mitch Harris, American guitarist and songwriter (Napalm Death, Defecation, and Meathook Seed) [category: Births]
• 1970: Nicky Wu, Taiwanese actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1970: Nolan North, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Rogers Stevens, American guitarist (Blind Melon) [category: Births]
• 1970: Steve Trachsel, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1971: Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1971: Ian Walker, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: Tom Smith, Scottish rugby player [category: Births]
• 1972: Grigoris Georgatos, Greek footballer [category: Births]
• 1972: Matt Dawson, English rugby player [category: Births]
• 1972: Shaun Bartlett, South African footballer [category: Births]
• 1972: Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Beverly Lynne, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, scriptwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1973: David Dellucci, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Paul Abrahams, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Tim Byrdak, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard. [category: Events]
• 1974: Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Natasja Saad, Danish rapper (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1974: Roger Manganelli, Brazilian singer-songwriter and bass player (Less Than Jake and Rehasher) [category: Births]
• 1975: Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: Johnny Whitworth, American actor [category: Births]
• 1975: Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1975: [[Sachin Dev Burman], Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Guti, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Piper Perabo, American actress [category: Births]
• 1977: Sylviane Félix, French sprinter [category: Births]
• 1977: Séverine Ferrer, French singer [category: Births]
• 1978: Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer [category: Births]
• 1978: Inka Grings, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1978: Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player [category: Births]
• 1979: Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Saaphyri Windsor, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American conductor [category: Births]
• 1980: Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor [category: Births]
• 1980: Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Samaire Armstrong, American actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1981: Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Chemical Romance, Pencey Prep, and Leathermouth) [category: Births]
• 1981: Irina Denezhkina, Russian author [category: Births]
• 1981: Lollie Alexi Devereaux, French actress, singer, and dancer [category: Births]
• 1981: Mike Napoli, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1981: Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress (S.H.E) [category: Births]
• 1981: Steven Hunter, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1982: Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1983: Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign [category: Births]
• 1983: Katy French, Irish model (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1983: George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Pat Murray, American football player [category: Births]
• 1984: Scott Clifton, American actor and singer [category: Births]
• 1984: Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (b. 1900) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed. [category: Events]
• 1985: Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1986: Christie Hayes, Australian actress [category: Births]
• 1986: Sean Paul Lockhart, American actor, producer, also known as Brent Corrigan in his gay adult pornographic roles [category: Births]
• 1986: Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1988: Cole Aldrich, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1988: Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver [category: Births]
• 1988: Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and director (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Warren Weir, Jamaican sprinter [category: Births]
• 1990: Lil' JJ, American comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1991: Gene Anderson, American wrestler (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Joseph Papp, American director and producer (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Vanessa Marano, American actress [category: Births]
• 1992: Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (b.1974) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Federico Fellini, Italian director (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: River Phoenix, American actor and singer (b. 1970) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Marcel Carné, French director (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. [category: Events]
• 1999: Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975) [category: Deaths]
• 1999: EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 217 people on board. [category: Events]
• 1999: Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. [category: Events]
• 2000: Willow Smith, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 2000: Ring Lardner, Jr., American screenwriter (b. 1915) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since. [category: Events]
• 2001: Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Lionel Poilâne, French businessman (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek politician (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Raf Vallone, Italian actor (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron Corp. chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer. [category: Events]
• 2003: Richard Neustadt, American historian (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian singer (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power. [category: Events]
• 2005: Infanta Leonor of Spain [category: Births]
• 2005: Hal Anger, American biophysicist (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Mary Wimbush, English actress (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: P. W. Botha, South African politician, State President of South Africa (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Peter Fryer, English journalist (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Studs Terkel, American author and actor (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Qian Xuesen, Chinese scientist (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Maurice Lucas, American basketball player (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Theodore Sorensen, American lawyer (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer (b. 1941) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Alexander Kibrik, Russian linguist (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Alfons Demming, German bishop (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Brian Cobby, English actor (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: John Fitch, American race car driver (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: John H. Reed, American politician, 67th Governor of Maine (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: June Blundell, New Zealand wife of Denis Blundell (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Konstantin Vyrupayev, Soviet wrestler (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Teri Shields, American actress and producer (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• _: Abaidas (Coptic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Allantide (Cornwall) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: King Father's Birthday (Cambodia) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Quentin [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Reformation Day (Slovenia, Germany and Protestant Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Wolfgang of Regensburg [category: Holidays and observances]