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 305th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 18, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,730,332,800 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 ‘trihectapentagon’ day.
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 90 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 4,332 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 31 Historical Events
- 1587 –Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 1822 –Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Mexican Empire.
- 1864 –Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
- 1913 –The Indianapolis Street Car Strike and subsequent riot begins.
- 1923 –The first of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia.
- 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).
- 1926 –Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured.
- 1940 –World War II: The Battle of Britain ends – the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
- 1999 –EgyptAir Flight 990 traveling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board.
- 2000 –Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously crewed since.
Who were born on October 31?
- 1692 –Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765)
- 1838 –King Louis of Portugal (d. 1889)
- 1887 –Chiang Kai-shek, Nationalist Chinese leader, former Republic of China president (d. 1975)
- 1926 –Jimmy Savile, English entertainer (d. 2011)
- 1954 –Ken Wahl, American actor
- 1965 –Denis Irwin, Irish footballer
- 1966 –Mike O'Malley, American actor
- 1981 –Frank Iero, American musician (My Chemical Romance, Pencey Prep)
- 1986 –Brent Corrigan, American pornographic actor
- 1990 –Lil' JJ, American comedian and actor
Who died on October 31?
- 1147 –Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician (b. c.1090)
- 1723 –Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
- 1879 –Jacob Abbott, American author (b. 1803)
- 1973 –Malek Bennabi, Algerian thinker (b. 1905)
- 1985 –Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (b. 1918)
- 1986 –Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1896)
- 1996 –Marcel Carné, French film director (b. 1906)
- 2001 –Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (b. 1970)
- 2006 –Peter Fryer, English writer and journalist (b. 1927)
- 2009 –Qian Xuesen, Chinese scientist (b. 1911)
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