What are the important events that happened on October 31, 1972? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 31, 1972: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 31, 1972 is the 305^th day of the year 1972 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, 1972 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,488,960 minutes 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.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $17,409.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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.

Rat is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

Who were born on October 31, 1972?

• 1972 –
  Grigoris Georgatos, Greek footballer
• 1972 –
  Matt Dawson, English rugby union footballer
• 1972 –
  Shaun Bartlett, South African footballer

Who died on October 31, 1972?

• 1972 –
  Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)