October 31

Events

 * - reads the  to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 9:1, NLTse).
 * - was proclaimed.
 * - : posts his  on the door of the Castle Church in.
 * - opens its doors after its founding in.
 * -  attempted to dissolve the.
 * - : Citing failing health, General  resigns as Commander of the.
 * - The resumed as  forces in  led by General  began their.
 * - is admitted as the 36th.
 * - A monster ravages, resulting in over 200,000 human deaths.
 * - publishes.
 * - , directed by, debuts as the first film.
 * 1912  -  becomes a signatory to the.
 * - : - "last successful cavalry charge in history"
 * - founded
 * - 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at, begins.
 * - was announced in / by the Members of the Association at the 1st International  Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
 * - Magician dies of  and  that developed after his  ruptured.
 * - The was formed.
 * - : In an effort to try restore investor confidence, the unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
 * - : ends - The  prevents  from invading.
 * - After 14 years of work, drilling is completed on.
 * 1941  - : The destroyer  is torpedoed by a   near, killing more than 100  sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
 * - : accomplishes the first successful radar guided interception.
 * - : The begins a revolt against  rule.
 * - : The and  begin bombing  to force the reopening of the.
 * - attempted to renounce his American citizenship at the US Embassy in Moscow, USSR.
 * - In the, 's body is removed from.
 * - Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now ) explosion in Indianapolis kills 74 people during an ice skating show. The mammoth explosion injured 400. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand was blamed.
 * - : Citing progress with the  peace talks, US President  announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of " effective.
 * - released their hit single, . It spent 9 weeks at number 1 on the UK charts.
 * - premieres on NBC
 * - n Prime Minister is assassinated by two  security guards (s soon broke out in  and nearly 2,000 innocent Sikhs were killed).
 * - The 5th congress of the is inaugurated. During the course of the congress the party name is changed to the Solidarity Party and the party ceases to be a communist party.
 * - A three day long snow and ice storm, dubbed the, begins over portions of the of the United States.
 * - An crashes in, after circling in icy weather, killing 68 passengers and crew.
 * - A Brazilian  crashes into several houses in  killing 98 including 2 on the ground.
 * 1996  -  becomes UN special envoy to the.
 * - 19-year-old British, convicted by a , jury of second-degree murder the day before, is sentenced to life in prison.
 * - begins:  announces it would no longer cooperate with  weapons inspectors.
 * - traveling from  to  crashes off the coast of, killing all 217 on-board.
 * 1999  -  and  leaders sign the, ending a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of  and.
 * 1999  -   returns to  after 11 months of  the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
 * - A  operating as  collides with construction equipment upon takeoff in  killing 79 passengers and 4 crew members
 * 2000  - A chartered  explodes after takeoff in Northern  killing 50
 * 2000  - The last  machine was shut down.
 * - A federal grand jury in formally indicted former  Corp. chief financial officer  on 78 counts of, ,  and  related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
 * - A bankruptcy court approves 's reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy.
 * 2003  -  resigns as  of  and is replaced by , marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
 * - Passenger airline service ends at in,.
 * - nominates Appeals court judge  to join the.

Births

 * -, French composer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Italian cardinal and historian (d. )
 * -, English statesman and writer (d. )
 * -, English diarist (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )
 * - (baptism), Flemish painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French archaeologist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian scholar (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, French cardinal (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * -, Italian neurologist (d. )
 * -, German chemist, (d. )
 * 1835  -, Latvian writer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, brother of (d. )
 * -, queen of Denmark (d. )
 * -, American founder of the Girl Scouts (d. )
 * -, American businessman and newspaper publisher (d. )
 * 1875  -, Indian freedom fighter and statesman (d. )
 * -, Irish actress (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, Nationalist Chinese leader, former (d. )
 * 1887  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Greek poet (d. )
 * -, Russian chess player (d. )
 * -, British military historian (d. )
 * -, American singer and actress (d. )
 * -, Hungarian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American singer and actress (d. )
 * 1912  -, American animator
 * -, American consumer advocate (d. )
 * 1914  -, Dutch race track designer (d. )
 * -, formerly Prince of Sweden
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American parapsychologist (d. )
 * –, American priest, author of Polyhedron models
 * -, Welsh novelist
 * 1920  -  French composer
 * 1920  -, Kenyan rebel leader (d. )
 * 1920  -, German photographer (d. )
 * 1920  -, German footballer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1922  -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * 1922  - King
 * -, English chemist, (d. )
 * -, English entertainer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Australian snooker player (d. )
 * 1929  -, Italian actor
 * -, American astronaut
 * -, American television journalist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American singer-songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * 1939  -, British comedian
 * 1939  -, Malian musician
 * -, British racing driver
 * 1941  –, American scientist
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1942  -, American actor
 * -, English physicist
 * -, American musician and novelist
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * 1945  -, English rock singer/songwriter, guitarist
 * -, Irish actor
 * 1946  -, British actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1947  -, American runner
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Canadian comedian and actor (d. )
 * 1950  -, American news anchor
 * 1950  -, British architect
 * -, US Army
 * -, American bass guitarist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, American basketball player and coach
 * -, American actor
 * -, American rocker
 * -, French cyclist
 * 1958  -, American singer and actor
 * -, American author
 * 1959  -, Swedish ice hockey player
 * -, Puerto Rican delegate to Congress
 * 1960  -, French film director
 * 1960  -, American baseball player
 * 1960  -, former crown prince of
 * -, New Zealand film director
 * 1961  -, Irish drummer
 * 1961  -, American runner
 * 1961  -, American musician
 * -, Swedish musician, drummer for
 * 1963  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1963  -, English guitarist and songwriter
 * 1963  -, American baseball player
 * 1963  -, American actor
 * 1963  -, American actor
 * -, Irish drummer
 * 1964  -, Dutch footballer
 * 1964  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1964  -, American country singer
 * -, British singer
 * -, American rapper
 * 1966  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1966  -, Canadian novelist
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1968  -, American rapper
 * -, American actor
 * 1969  -, American actor/voice actor
 * -, Taiwanese actor and martial arts expert
 * 1970  -, Swedish singer
 * 1970  -, American guitarist
 * 1970  -, American guitarist (, among others)
 * 1970  -, American blues guitarist
 * 1970  -, American baseball player
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * 1971  -, English footballer
 * 1971  -, British radio presenter
 * -, South African footballer
 * 1972  -, English rugby player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1973  -, Greek footballer
 * 1973  -, American erotic film actress
 * -, Turkish footballer
 * -, Swiss footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1976  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, French singer
 * 1977  -, French athlete
 * -, Nigerian boxer
 * 1978  -, Dutch tennis player
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * -, American reality tv figure
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American actor,
 * 1980  -, American actress
 * -, Russian writer
 * 1981  -, American musician (, , ; founder of )
 * 1981  -, member of Taiwanese girl-group
 * 1981  -, American songwriter
 * -, Czech ice hockey player
 * 1982  -, British-Romanian singers
 * -, Australian actress
 * 1986  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Swiss racing driver
 * -, American actress
 * -, daughter of and

Deaths

 * -, English politician (bc. )
 * -, queen of (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian artist (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral and privateer (b. )
 * -, English judge (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English military leader (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American General (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses (b. )
 * -, Austrian painter (b. )
 * -, founder of the (b. )
 * -, French actor, director and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born magician (b. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (b. )
 * -, German film director (b. )
 * -, Burmese politician (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, Indian musician (b. )
 * -, American football player, coach, and team owner (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1984  -, Italian actor and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, Danish actor (b. )
 * 1985  -, Greek painter and poet (b. )
 * 1985  -, Greek boxer (b. )
 * -, American physicist and chemist, (b. )
 * -, American author and expert on mythology (b. )
 * -, Romanian-born actor and director (b. )
 * 1988  -,  painter (b. )
 * -, American theatrical producer (b. )
 * 1991  -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Italian director (b. )
 * 1993  -, American actor (drug overdose) (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, Canadian race car driver (b. )
 * - Japanese musician  (b. )
 * 2000  -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, French skier (b. )
 * -, French baker and entrepreneur (b. )
 * 2002  -, Greek politician, former president of  (b. )
 * 2002  -, Italian actor (b. )
 * -, Indian singer (b. )
 * 2003  -, Indian guru (b. )
 * 2003  -, American political historian (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, American drummer  (b. )
 * 2005  -, American biophysicist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Welsh player (b. )

Holidays and observances

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