What are the important events that happened on October 31? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 31: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 31 is the 304th day of the year 2017 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 18, 2017 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,509,408,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetragon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 111 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 1,775 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 31 Historical Events
- 475 –Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.
- 1863 –The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
- 1917 –World War I: Battle of Beersheba – “last successful cavalry charge in history”.
- 1926 –Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured.
- 1941 –A fire in a clothing factory in Huddersfield, England kills 49.
- 1943 –World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception.
- 1954 –Algerian War of Independence: The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
- 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.
- 1998 –Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
Who were born on October 31?
- 1737 –James Lovell, American educator (d. 1789)
- 1875 –Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian freedom fighter and statesman (d. 1950)
- 1941 –Werner Krieglstein, Czech-American philosopher
- 1943 –Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)
- 1947 –Deidre Hall, American actress
- 1950 –Jozef Stolorz, Polish art painter
- 1963 –Rob Schneider, American actor
- 1966 –Adam Horovitz (Adrock), American rapper (Beastie Boys)
- 1967 –Buddy Lazier, American race car driver
- 1970 –Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist
Who died on October 31?
- 1214 –Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (b. 1162)
- 1732 –Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (b. 1666)
- 1733 –Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676)
- 1744 –Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
- 1768 –Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (b. 1690)
- 1946 –Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (b. 1887)
- 1975 –SD Burman, Indian musician (b. 1906)
- 1984 –Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1993 –River Phoenix, American actor (b. 1970)
- 2011 –Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer (b. 1941)
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