What are the important events that happened on October 31, 2003? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 31, 2003: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 31, 2003 is the 304th day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 18, 2003 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 17,792,640 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 ‘trihectatetragon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $2,475.50. (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.
Sheep is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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October 31, 2003 Historical Events
- 2003 –A bankruptcy court approves MCI’s reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy.
- 2003 –Bethany Hamilton is attacked by a tiger shark and loses her left arm and three liters of blood.
- 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.
Who died on October 31, 2003?
- 2003 –Richard Neustadt, American political historian (b. 1919)
- 2003 –Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Indian singer (b. 1908)
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