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{{pp-move}} {{Redirect-multi|2|31st October|10/31|the films|31st October (film){{!}}''31st October'' (film)|and|10/31 (film){{!}}''10/31'' (film)}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[475]] – [[Romulus Augustulus]] is proclaimed [[Western Roman Emperor]]. * [[683]] – During the [[Siege of Mecca (683)|Siege of Mecca]], the [[Kaaba]] catches fire and is burned down. * [[802]] – Empress [[Irene of Athens|Irene]] is deposed and banished to [[Lesbos]]. Conspirators place [[Nikephoros I|Nikephoros]], the minister of finance, on the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] throne. * [[932]] – [[Abbasid caliph]] [[al-Muqtadir]] is killed while fighting against the forces of general [[Mu'nis al-Muzaffar]]. Al-Muqtadir's brother [[al-Qahir]] is chosen to succeed him. *[[1517]] – [[Protestant Reformation]]: [[Martin Luther]] posts his [[95 Theses]] on the door of the [[All Saints' Church, Wittenberg|Castle Church]] in [[Wittenberg]]. *[[1587]] – [[Leiden University Library]] opens its doors after its founding in [[1575]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1822]] – Emperor [[Agustín de Iturbide]] attempts to dissolve the Congress of the [[First Mexican Empire|Mexican Empire]]. *[[1837]] – Approximately 300 [[Muscogee]] die in the [[Steamboat Monmouth disaster|steamboat ''Monmouth'' disaster]] on the [[Trail of Tears]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Howland |first=S. A. |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011212872 |title=Steamboat disasters and railroad accidents in the United States. |date=1846 |publisher=W. Lazell |location=Worcester |pages=97–98 |language=en-us}}</ref> *[[1863]] – The [[New Zealand Wars]] resume as [[British Empire|British]] forces in New Zealand led by General [[Duncan Cameron (British Army officer)|Duncan Cameron]] begin their [[Invasion of the Waikato]]. *[[1864]] – [[Nevada]] is admitted as the 36th [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rocha |first1=Guy |title=Did the Union need Nevada's votes and silver to win the war? Separating fact from fiction |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/life/2021/10/18/nevadas-push-statehood-fact-vs-fiction-civil-war/8507333002/ |work=Reno Gazette Journal |date=18 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1895]] – The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 [[1895 Charleston earthquake|strikes near Charleston, Missouri]], causing damage and killing at least two.<ref name="Martin19">{{cite journal |last1=Martin |first1=Stacey S. |last2=Hough |first2=Susan E. |title=Where was the 31 October 1895 Charleston, Missouri, Earthquake? |journal=[[Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America]] |date=2019 |volume=109 |issue=4 |pages=1479–1497|doi=10.1785/0120180328 |bibcode=2019BuSSA.109.1479M |s2cid=182215021 }}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – The [[Purdue Wreck]], a railroad train collision in [[Indianapolis]], kills 17 people, including 14 players of the [[Purdue University]] football team. *[[1907]] – The [[Parliament of Finland]] approved the [[Prohibition#Nordic countries|Prohibition Act]], but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia]].<ref>{{cite book| author=Vihtori Karpio| title=Raittiuden ystävät 1883–1933|pages=154, 157, 400, 403|publisher=Gummerus| location=Jyväskylä| year=1938|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author=Viljo Hytönen| title=Suomen raittiusliikkeen historia|pages=266–267 |publisher=WSOY| location=Porvoo| year=1930| language=fi}}</ref> *[[1913]] – Dedication of the [[Lincoln Highway]], the first automobile highway across United States. * 1913 – The [[Indianapolis streetcar strike of 1913|Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot]] begins. *[[1917]] – [[World War I]]: [[Battle of Beersheba (1917)|Battle of Beersheba]]: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Preston |first1=Richard Martin Peter |title=The Desert mounted corps; an account of the cavalry operations in Palestine and Syria, 1917-1918 |date=1921 |publisher=Constable and company ltd. |location=London |page=18 |url=https://archive.org/details/desertmountedco00presgoog/page/n48/mode/2up}}</ref> *[[1918]] – World War I: The [[Aster Revolution]] terminates the [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867]], and Hungary achieves full sovereignty. *[[1922]] – [[Benito Mussolini]] is made [[Prime Minister of Italy]]. *[[1923]] – The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° [[Fahrenheit]] at [[Marble Bar, Western Australia]]. *[[1924]] – [[World Savings Day]] is announced in [[Milan]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] by the Members of the Association at the 1st International [[Savings Bank]] Congress (World Society of Savings Banks). *[[1938]] – [[Great Depression]]: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the [[New York Stock Exchange]] unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Battle of Britain]] ends, causing Germany to abandon [[Operation Sea Lion]]. *[[1941]] – After 14 years of work, [[Mount Rushmore]] is completed. * 1941 – World War II: The destroyer {{USS|Reuben James|DD-245|6}} is torpedoed by a [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] near [[Iceland]], killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII. *[[1943]] – World War II: An [[F4U Corsair]] accomplishes the first successful [[radar]]-guided interception by a [[United States Navy]] or [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] aircraft. *[[1956]] – [[Suez Crisis]]: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing [[Republic of Egypt (1953–58)|Egypt]] to force the reopening of the [[Suez Canal]]. * 1956 – [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956]]: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following [[Imre Nagy]]'s announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the [[Hungarian Working People's Party|MDP]] is replaced by the [[MSZMP]]. [[József Mindszenty]] is released from prison. The [[Soviet Politburo]] makes the decision to crush the Revolution. *[[1961]] – In the [[Soviet Union]], [[Joseph Stalin]]'s body is removed from [[Lenin's Mausoleum]], also known as the Lenin Tomb. *[[1963]] – [[1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion|Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion]]: A [[gas explosion]] at the [[Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum]] in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show. *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]] [[October surprise]]: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of [[North Vietnam]]" effective [[November 1]]. *[[1973]] – [[Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape]]. Three [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] members escape from [[Mountjoy Prison]], [[Dublin]] aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard. *[[1979]] – [[Western Airlines Flight 2605]] crashes on landing in [[Mexico City]], killing 73 people. *[[1984]] – Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] is [[assassination of Indira Gandhi|assassinated]] by two Sikh security guards. [[1984 anti-Sikh riots|Riots break out]] in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed. *[[1994]] – [[American Eagle Flight 4184]] crashes near [[Roselawn, Indiana]] killing all 68 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941031-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 72-212 N401AM Roselawn, IN|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402]] crashes in [[São Paulo, Brazil]], killing 99 people. *[[1998]] – [[Iraq disarmament crisis]] begins: [[Iraq]] announces it would no longer cooperate with [[United Nations]] weapons inspectors. *[[1999]] – [[Yachtsman]] [[Jesse Martin]] returns to [[Melbourne]] after 11 months of [[circumnavigation|circumnavigating]] the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted. * 1999 – [[EgyptAir Flight 990]] crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board. *[[2000]] – [[Soyuz TM-31]] launches, carrying the first resident crew to the [[International Space Station]]. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then. * 2000 – [[Singapore Airlines Flight 006]] crashes on takeoff from [[Taipei]], killing 83. *[[2002]] – A federal grand jury in [[Houston, Texas]] indicts former [[Enron]] chief financial officer [[Andrew Fastow]] on 78 counts of [[wire fraud]], [[money laundering]], [[Conspiracy (criminal)|conspiracy]] and [[obstruction of justice]] related to the collapse of his ex-employer. *[[2003]] – [[Mahathir 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. *[[2011]] – The [[global population]] of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the [[United Nations]] as the [[Day of Seven Billion]]. *[[2014]] – During a test flight, the [[VSS Enterprise|VSS ''Enterprise'']], a [[Virgin Galactic]] experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a [[Catastrophic failure|catastrophic in-flight breakup]] and [[VSS Enterprise crash|crashes]] in the [[Mojave Desert]], [[California]]. *[[2015]] – [[Metrojet Flight 9268]] is bombed over the northern [[Sinai Peninsula]], killing all 224 people on board. *[[2017]] – [[2017 New York City truck attack|A truck drives into a crowd]] in [[Lower Manhattan]], New York City, killing eight people. *[[2020]] – [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]] opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/berlin-brandenburg-airport-open-passengers-b1478119.html|title=Berlin's new airport welcomes its first passengers – nine years late|date=October 31, 2020|website=The Independent}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1345]] – [[Ferdinand I of Portugal|Ferdinand I]], king of [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]] (d. 1383) *[[1391]] – [[Edward, King of Portugal]] (d. 1438) *[[1424]] – [[Władysław III of Poland|Władysław III]], king of [[Poland]] (d. 1444) *[[1445]] – [[Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg]], Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (d. 1511) *[[1472]] – [[Wang Yangming]], Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (d. 1529) *[[1542]] – [[Henriette of Cleves]], Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (d. 1601) *[[1599]] – [[Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles]], English politician (d. 1680) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[John Evelyn]], English gardener and author (d. 1706) *[[1632]] – [[Johannes Vermeer]], Dutch painter (d. 1675) *[[1636]] – [[Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria]] (d. 1679) *[[1638]] – [[Meindert Hobbema]], Dutch painter (d. 1709) *[[1686]] – [[Senesino]], Italian singer and actor (d. 1758) *[[1692]] – [[Anne Claude de Caylus]], French archaeologist and author (d. 1765) *[[1694]] – [[Yeongjo of Joseon]] (d. 1776) *[[1705]] – [[Pope Clement XIV]] (d. 1774)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clement XIV {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clement-XIV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1711]] – [[Laura Bassi]], Italian physician, physicist, and academic (d. 1778)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Laura-Bassi|title=Laura Bassi {{!}} Italian scientist|last=Gregersen|first=Erik|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> *[[1714]] – [[Hedvig Taube]], Swedish courtier (d. 1744) *[[1724]] – [[Christopher Anstey]], English author and poet (d. 1805) *[[1729]] – [[Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta]], Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, [[Viceroy of New Spain]] (d. 1800) *[[1737]] – [[James Lovell (Continental Congress)|James Lovell]], American educator and politician (d. 1789) *[[1760]] – [[Hokusai|Katsushika Hokusai]], Japanese artist and printmaker (d. 1849) *[[1795]] – [[John Keats]], English poet (d. 1821) *[[1809]] – [[Edmund Sharpe]], English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (d. 1877)<ref>{{Citation | last = O'Donoghue| first = Freeman Marius |title= Sharpe, Edmund (1809–1877), architect |publisher= Oxford University Press | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/olddnb/25228| access-date =18 March 2012}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Thomas Chapman (Australian politician)|Thomas Chapman]], English-Australian politician, 5th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 1884) * 1815 – [[Karl Weierstrass]], German mathematician and academic (d. 1897) *[[1825]] – [[Charles Lavigerie]], French-Algerian cardinal and academic (d. 1892) *[[1831]] – [[Paolo Mantegazza]], Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (d. 1910) *[[1835]] – [[Adelbert Ames]], American general and politician, 27th [[Governor of Mississippi]] (d. 1933) * 1835 – [[Krišjānis Barons]], Latvian linguist and author (d. 1923) * 1835 – [[Adolf von Baeyer]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1917) *[[1838]] – [[Luís I of Portugal]] (d. 1889) *[[1847]] – [[Galileo Ferraris]], Italian physicist and engineer (d. 1897) *[[1848]] – [[Boston Custer]], American soldier (d. 1876) *[[1849]] – [[Marie Louise Andrews]], American story writer and journalist (d. 1891) *[[1851]] – [[Louise of Sweden]] (d. 1926) *[[1856]] – [[Charles Leroux]], American balloonist and skydiver (d. 1889) *[[1858]] – [[Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril]], Indian Orthodox Saint (d. 1934) *[[1860]] – [[Juliette Gordon Low]], American scout leader, founded the [[Girl Scouts of the United States of America]] (d. 1927) * 1860 – [[Andrew Volstead]], American politician (d. 1947) *[[1868]] – [[John Weir Troy]], American journalist, and politician, 5th [[List of Governors of Alaska|Governor]] of the [[Territory of Alaska]] (d. 1942) *[[1875]] – [[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]], American businessman and publisher (d. 1954) * 1875 – [[Vallabhbhai Patel]], Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] (d. 1950) *[[1876]] – [[Natalie Clifford Barney]], American poet and playwright (d. 1972) *[[1879]] – [[Karel Hašler]], Czech actor, director, and composer (d. 1941) *[[1880]] – [[Julia Peterkin]], American author (d. 1961) * 1880 – [[Mikhail Tomsky]], Soviet politician, member of the [[Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (d. 1936) *[[1881]] – [[Toshizō Nishio]], Japanese general (d. 1960) *[[1883]] – [[Marie Laurencin]], French painter and illustrator (d. 1956) * 1883 – [[Anthony Wilding]], New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (d. 1915) *[[1887]] – [[Chiang Kai-shek]], Chinese general and politician, 1st [[List of Presidents of the Republic of China|President of the Republic of China]] (d. 1975) * 1887 – [[Newsy Lalonde]], Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970) *[[1888]] – [[Napoleon Lapathiotis]], Greek poet and author (d. 1944) *[[1892]] – [[Alexander Alekhine]], Russian chess player and author (d. 1946) *[[1895]] – [[B. H. Liddell Hart]], English soldier, historian, and theorist (d. 1970) *[[1896]] – [[Ethel Waters]], American singer and actress (d. 1977) *[[1897]] – [[Constance Savery]], English author (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Constance Savery |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-constance-savery-1081314.html |website=The Independent |date=18 March 1999 |publisher=independent.uk |access-date=August 24, 2018}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Asbjørg Borgfelt]], Norwegian sculptor (d. 1976) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Carlos Drummond de Andrade]], Brazilian poet (d. 1987) * 1902 – [[Julia Lee (musician)|Julia Lee]], American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958) * 1902 – [[Abraham Wald]], Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (d. 1950)<ref>{{MacTutor Biography|id=Wald|title=Abraham Wald}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Edgar Sampson]], American musician and composer (d. 1973) *[[1908]] – [[Muriel Duckworth]], Canadian activist (d. 2009) *[[1912]] – [[Dale Evans]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001) * 1912 – [[Ollie Johnston]], American animator and voice actor (d. 2008) *[[1914]] – [[John Hugenholtz]], Dutch engineer and designer (d. 1995) *[[1915]] – [[Jane Jarvis]], American pianist and composer (d. 2010) *[[1916]] – [[Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg]] (d. 2012) *[[1917]] – [[William H. McNeill (historian)|William H. McNeill]], Canadian-American historian and author (d. 2016) * 1917 – [[Gordon Steege]], Australian soldier and pilot (d. 2013) *[[1918]] – [[Ian Stevenson]], American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2007) *[[1919]] – [[Daphne Oxenford]], English actress (d. 2012) * 1919 – [[Magnus Wenninger]], American mathematician and author (d. 2017) *[[1920]] – [[Dick Francis]], Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (d. 2010) * 1920 – [[Joseph Gelineau]], French priest and composer (d. 2008) * 1920 – [[Helmut Newton]], German-Australian photographer (d. 2004) * 1920 – [[Fritz Walter]], German footballer (d. 2002) *[[1922]] – [[Barbara Bel Geddes]], American actress (d. 2005) * 1922 – [[Illinois Jacquet]], American saxophonist and composer (d. 2004) * 1922 – [[Norodom Sihanouk]], Cambodian politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] (d. 2012) *[[1925]] – [[Lawrence A. Cremin]], American historian and author (d. 1990) * 1925 – [[John Pople]], English-American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2004) * 1925 – [[Robert B. Rheault]], American colonel (d. 2013) *[[1926]] – [[Jimmy Savile]], English radio and television host (d. 2011) *[[1928]] – [[Andrew Sarris]], American critic and educator (d. 2012) *[[1929]] – [[William Orchard (water polo)|William Orchard]], Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (d. 2014) * 1929 – [[Bud Spencer]], Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2016) *[[1930]] – [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]], American general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html|title = Michael Collins, 'Third Man' of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90|work = [[The New York Times]]|last = Goldstein|first = Richard|date = April 28, 2021|access-date = April 29, 2021}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Booker Ervin]], American saxophonist (d. 1970) *[[1931]] – [[Dan Rather]], American journalist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1933]] – [[Phil Goyette]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1933 – [[Iemasa Kayumi]], Japanese voice actor (d. 2014) *[[1934]] – [[Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler]], Swedish princess<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paxton |first1=J. |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 |date=16 December 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27116-6 |page=1138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Li8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1138 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1935]] – [[Dale Brown (basketball)|Dale Brown]], American basketball player and coach * 1935 – [[Ronald Graham]], American mathematician and theorist (d. 2020) * 1935 – [[David Harvey]], English-American geographer and academic *[[1936]] – [[Michael Landon]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 31: Deidre Hall, Vanessa Marano |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/31/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-31-Deidre-Hall-Vanessa-Marano/7811667070750/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Oct.,%2C%20Vanessa%20Marano%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=31 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Tom Paxton]], American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1939]] – [[Tom O'Connor (comedian)|Tom O'Connor]], English actor and game show host (d. 2021) * 1939 – [[Ron Rifkin]], American actor * 1939 – [[Ali Farka Touré]], Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) *[[1940]] – [[Craig Rodwell]], American businessman and activist, founded the [[Oscar Wilde Bookshop]] (d. 1993) * 1940 – [[Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox]], English businesswoman and politician *[[1941]] – [[Dan Alderson]], American scientist (d. 1989) * 1941 – [[Derek Bell (racing driver)|Derek Bell]], English race car driver * 1941 – [[Lucious Jackson]], American basketball player (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucious Jackson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77103/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Sally Kirkland]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1942]] – [[David Ogden Stiers]], American actor (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1943]] – [[Elliott Forbes-Robinson]], American race car driver * 1943 – [[Paul Frampton]], English-American physicist and academic * 1943 – [[Aristotelis Pavlidis]], Greek politician, 13th [[Ministry for the Aegean|Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy]] (d. 2022) * 1943 – [[Brian Piccolo]], American football player (d. 1970) *[[1945]] – [[Russ Ballard]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1945 – [[Brian Doyle-Murray]], American actor and comedian<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1945 – [[Barrie Keeffe]], English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2019) *[[1946]] – [[Stephen Rea]], Irish actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1947]] – [[Deidre Hall]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 31, 2022 includes celebrities Vanilla Ice, Willow Smith |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-31-2022-includes-celebrities-vanilla-ice-willow-smith.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=30 October 2023 |date=31 October 2022}}</ref> * 1947 – [[Frank Shorter]], American runner and sportscaster<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1947 – [[Herman Van Rompuy]], Belgian academic and politician, 66th [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] *[[1948]] – [[Franco Gasparri]], Italian actor (d. 1999) * 1948 – [[Michael Kitchen]], English actor and producer *[[1949]] – [[Mart Helme]], Estonian journalist and diplomat * 1949 – [[Bob Siebenberg]], American drummer * 1949 – [[Alison Wolf]], English economist and academic *[[1950]] – [[John Candy]], Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1950 – [[Zaha Hadid]], Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the [[Bridge Pavilion]] (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |work=The Guardian |title=Dame Zaha Hadid obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/apr/01/zaha-hadid-obituary |date=1 April 2016 |access-date=18 July 2024 |first1=Deyan |last1=Sudjic}}</ref> * 1950 – [[Jane Pauley]], American journalist<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1950 – [[Antonio Taguba]], Filipino-American general *[[1951]] – [[Nick Saban]], American football player and coach<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1951 – [[Dave Trembley]], American baseball player, coach, and manager *[[1952]] – [[Bernard Edwards]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 1996) * 1952 – [[Joe West (umpire)|Joe West]], American baseball umpire *[[1953]] – [[John Lucas II]], American basketball player and coach *[[1954]] – [[Mari Okamoto]], Japanese actress * 1954 – [[Ken Wahl]], American actor and screenwriter *[[1955]] – [[Michalis Chrisochoidis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection|Greek Minister of Public Order]] * 1955 – [[Susan Orlean]], American journalist and author *[[1956]] – [[Bruce Bawer]], American poet and critic * 1956 – [[Christopher de Leon]], Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician * 1956 – [[Anders Lago]], Swedish lawyer and politician * 1956 – [[Charles Moore (journalist)|Charles Moore]], English journalist and author *[[1957]] – [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]], American singer and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1957 – [[Robert Pollard]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1959]] – [[Mats Näslund]], Swedish ice hockey player * 1959 – [[Neal Stephenson]], American author *[[1960]] – [[Arnaud Desplechin]], French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter * 1960 – [[Luis Fortuño]], Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th [[Governor of Puerto Rico]] * 1960 – [[Mike Gallego]], American baseball player and coach * 1960 – [[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran]] *[[1961]] – [[Alonzo Babers]], American runner and pilot * 1961 – [[Kate Campbell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1961 – [[Peter Jackson]], New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1961 – [[Larry Mullen, Jr.]], Irish musician, songwriter, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1962]] – [[Jonathan Borden]], American neurosurgeon and academic * 1962 – [[Anna Geifman]], American historian, author, and academic * 1962 – [[John Giannini]], American basketball player and coach * 1962 – [[Mari Jungstedt]], Swedish journalist and author * 1962 – [[Raphael Rabello]], Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1995) * 1962 – [[Dan Wood (ice hockey)|Dan Wood]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1963]] – [[Mikkey Dee]], Swedish hard rock drummer and musician<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1963 – [[Dunga]], Brazilian footballer and manager * 1963 – [[Johnny Marr]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1963 – [[Fred McGriff]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred McGriff |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/fred-mcgriff-118730 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Dermot Mulroney]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1963 – [[Rob Schneider]], American actor and comedian *[[1964]] – [[Frank Bruni]], American journalist and critic * 1964 – [[Colm Ó Cíosóig]], Irish musician * 1964 – [[Marco van Basten]], Dutch footballer and manager * 1964 – [[Darryl Worley]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1965]] – [[Paul du Toit]], South African painter and sculptor (d. 2014) * 1965 – [[Blue Edwards]], American basketball player * 1965 – [[Ruud Hesp]], Dutch footballer * 1965 – [[Denis Irwin]], Irish footballer and journalist * 1965 – [[Rob Rackstraw]], English voice actor *[[1966]] – [[Ad-Rock]], American rapper, producer, and actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1966 – [[Koji Kanemoto]], Japanese wrestler * 1966 – [[Annabella Lwin]], Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer * 1966 – [[Mike O'Malley]], American actor and comedian *[[1967]] – [[Vanilla Ice]], American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1967 – [[Buddy Lazier]], American race car driver * 1967 – [[Irina Pantaeva]], Russian model and actress<ref name="newbur">{{cite web|url=https://newbur.ru/n/33563/|title=Ирина Пантаева: "Я не мечтала о карьере топ-модели"|website=newbur.ru|language=ru|date=26 October 2012}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Adam Schlesinger]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020) *[[1968]] – [[Antonio Davis]], American basketball player and sportscaster *[[1970]] – [[Linn Berggren]], Swedish singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1971]] – [[Alphonso Ford]], American basketball player (d. 2004) *[[1973]] – [[Paul Abrahams (footballer)|Paul Abrahams]], English footballer and coach * 1973 – [[Christopher Bevins]], American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1973 – [[Tim Byrdak]], American baseball player * 1973 – [[David Dellucci]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1973 – [[Beverly Lynne]], American actress *[[1974]] – [[Muzzy Izzet]], English-Turkish footballer * 1974 – [[Roger Manganelli]], Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1975]] – [[Carla Boyd]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carla Boyd |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100269/carla-boyd |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Fabio Celestini]], Swiss footballer and manager * 1975 – [[Keith Jardine]], American mixed martial artist and actor * 1975 – [[Johnny Whitworth]], American actor and producer *[[1976]] – [[Guti (Spanish footballer)|Guti]], Spanish footballer * 1976 – [[Piper Perabo]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1978]] – [[Inka Grings]], German footballer and manager * 1978 – [[Emmanuel Izonritei]], Nigerian boxer * 1978 – [[Marek Saganowski]], Polish footballer * 1978 – [[Martin Verkerk]], Dutch tennis player *[[1979]] – [[Ricardo Fuller]], Jamaican footballer * 1979 – [[Simão Sabrosa]], Portuguese footballer *[[1980]] – [[Samaire Armstrong]], American model, actress, and fashion designer<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1980 – [[Alondra de la Parra]], Mexican-American pianist and conductor * 1980 – [[Marcel Meeuwis]], Dutch footballer * 1980 – [[Eddie Kaye Thomas]], American actor and voice artist<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1981]] – [[Irina Denezhkina]], Russian author * 1981 – [[Steven Hunter]], American basketball player * 1981 – [[Frank Iero]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1981 – [[Selina Jen]], Taiwanese singer and actress * 1981 – [[Mike Napoli]], American baseball player *[[1982]] – [[Jordan Bannister]], Australian footballer and umpire * 1982 – [[Justin Chatwin]], Canadian actor<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1982 – [[Tomáš Plekanec]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1983]] – [[Adam Bouska]], American photographer and activist, founded the [[NOH8 Campaign]] *[[1984]] – [[Pat Murray (American football)|Pat Murray]], American football player * 1984 – [[Amanda Pascoe]], Australian swimmer *[[1985]] – [[Fanny Chmelar]], German alpine skier * 1985 – [[Kerron Clement]], American hurdler and sprinter<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerron Clement|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/kerron-clement-191727|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=7 February 2020}}</ref> *[[1986]] – [[Chris Alajajian]], Australian race car driver * 1986 – [[Christie Hayes]], Australian actress and producer *[[1987]] – [[Nick Foligno]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – [[Jean-Karl Vernay]], French race car driver *[[1988]] – [[Cole Aldrich]], American basketball player * 1988 – [[Sébastien Buemi]], Swiss race car driver * 1988 – [[Jack Riewoldt]], Australian footballer * 1988 – [[Lizzy Yarnold]], British skeleton racer *[[1989]] – [[Scott McGough]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott McGough |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/scott-mcgough-543518 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[JID]], American rapper *[[1992]] – [[Vanessa Marano]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1993]] – [[Mercedes Arn-Horn]], Canadian musician * 1993 – [[Nadine Lustre]], Filipino actress and singer * 1993 – [[Letitia Wright]], Guyanese-British actress<ref name="UPI"></ref> *[[1995]] – [[Joana Valle Costa]], Portuguese tennis player *[[1997]] – [[Siobhán Bernadette Haughey]], Hong Kong-Irish swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Swimming HAUGHEY Siobhan Bernadette |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1419400-haughey-siobhan-bernadette.htm |work=[[Tokyo 2020 Olympics]] |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728095907/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1419400-haughey-siobhan-bernadette.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1997 – [[Sydney Park (actress)|Sydney Park]], American actress and comedian<ref name="UPI"></ref> * 1997 – [[Marcus Rashford]], English footballer * 1997 – [[Holly Taylor]], Canadian-American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[1999]] – [[Danielle Rose Russell]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> * 1999 – [[Léa Serna]], French figure skater *[[2000]] – [[Willow Smith]], American singer, actress, and dancer<ref name="AP"></ref> *[[2005]] – [[Leonor, Princess of Asturias]] <!-- Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. --> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[932]] – [[Al-Muqtadir]], Abbasid caliph (b. 895) * [[994]] – [[Wolfgang of Regensburg]], German bishop and saint (b. 934) *[[1005]] – [[Abe no Seimei]], Japanese astrologer (b. 921) *[[1034]] – [[Deokjong of Goryeo|Deokjong]], Korean ruler (b. 1016) *[[1147]] – [[Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester]], son of [[Henry I of England]] (b. 1100) *[[1214]] – [[Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile|Eleanor of England]], queen consort of Castile (b. 1163) *[[1320]] – [[Ricold of Monte Croce]], Italian Dominican missionary (b. 1242) *[[1335]] – [[Marie of Évreux]], Duchess Consort of Brabant (b. 1303) *[[1448]] – [[John VIII Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1390) *[[1517]] – [[Fra Bartolomeo]], Italian artist (b. 1472)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fra Bartolommeo {{!}} Italian painter {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fra-Bartolommeo |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=3 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1589]] – [[Peter Stumpp]], German farmer and alleged serial killer (b. 1535)<ref>Orenstein, Catherine (2002) ''Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale''. New York: Basic Books. p. 91, {{ISBN|0-465-04125-6}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated97">Fairfax, Edward (1882) ''Daemonologica: A Discourse on Witchcraft''. Harrogate:[[Robert Ackrill]]. p.97</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1641]] – [[Cornelis Jol]], Dutch admiral (b. 1597) *[[1659]] – [[John Bradshaw (judge)|John Bradshaw]], English lawyer and judge, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (b. 1602) *[[1661]] – [[Köprülü Mehmed Pasha]], Ottoman politician, 109th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1575) *[[1723]] – [[Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Cosimo III de' Medici]], Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642) *[[1732]] – [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia|Victor Amadeus II]], Duke of Savoy (b. 1666) *[[1733]] – [[Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg|Eberhard Louis]], Duke of Württemberg (b. 1676) *[[1744]] – [[Leonardo Leo]], Italian composer (b. 1694) *[[1768]] – [[Francesco Maria Veracini]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1690) *[[1786]] – [[Princess Amelia of Great Britain]] (b. 1711)<ref>{{cite news |title=Princess Amelia |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/princess-amelia |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=8 October 2022 |language=en|last1=Pixeltocode. Uk |first1=Pixeltocode }}</ref> *[[1806]] – [[Utamaro|Kitagawa Utamaro]], Japanese artist and printmaker (b. ca. 1753) *[[1860]] – [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald]], Scottish-English admiral and politician (b. 1775) *[[1869]] – [[Charles A. Wickliffe]], American politician, 14th [[Governor of Kentucky]] (b. 1788) *[[1879]] – [[Jacob Abbott]], American author and academic (b. 1803) * 1879 – [[Joseph Hooker]], American general (b. 1814) *[[1884]] – [[Marie Bashkirtseff]], Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1858) ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[Bryan O'Loghlen]], Irish-Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1828) *[[1913]] – [[William Evans-Gordon]], English soldier and politician (b. 1857) *[[1916]] – [[Charles Taze Russell]], American minister (b. 1852) * 1916 – [[Huang Xing]], Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874) *[[1918]] – [[Egon Schiele]], Austrian painter (b. 1890) *[[1920]] – [[Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)|Alphonse Desjardins]], Canadian businessman (b. 1854) *[[1925]] – [[Max Linder]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883) * 1925 – [[Mikhail Frunze]], [[Bolshevik]] leader during and just prior to the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]] (b. 1885) *[[1926]] – [[Harry Houdini]], American magician and stuntman (b. 1874) *[[1929]] – [[António José de Almeida]], Portuguese physician and politician, 6th [[List of Presidents of Portugal|President of Portugal]] (b. 1866) *[[1931]] – [[Octave Uzanne]], French journalist and author (b. 1851) *[[1939]] – [[Otto Rank]], Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (b. 1884) *[[1944]] – [[Joseph Hubert Priestley]], British botanist (b. 1883)<ref name="Pearsall 1944">{{Cite journal|last1=Pearsall |first1=William Harold |author1-link=William Pearsall |last2=Scott |first2=Lorna Iris |date=December 2, 1944 |title=Obituary. Professor J. H. Priestley |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |publisher=[[Nature Portfolio]] |volume=154 |issue=3918 |pages=694{{Ndash}}695 |location=London |language=en |doi=10.1038/154694a0 |doi-access=free |issn=1476-4687 |bibcode=1944Natur.154..694P |s2cid=3998725 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.26770/page/n736 |access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Chit Hlaing]], Burmese lawyer and politician (b. 1879) *[[1959]] – [[Jean Cabannes]], French physicist and academic (b. 1885) *[[1960]] – [[H. L. Davis]], American author and poet (b. 1894) *[[1962]] – [[Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion]], French astronomer (b. 1877) *[[1963]] – [[Mesut Cemil]], Turkish cellist and composer (b. 1902) *[[1964]] – [[Tuomas Bryggari]], Finnish politician (b. 1881)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Tuomas Bryggari |url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910315&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611171008/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hx5000.sh?{hnro}=910315&{kieli}=su&{haku}=kaikki |archive-date=11 June 2011 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Bill Durnan]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1916) *[[1973]] – [[Malek Bennabi]], Algerian philosopher and author (b. 1905) *[[1975]] – [[Sachin Dev Burman]], Indian composer and singer (b. 1906) *[[1977]] – [[C. B. Colby]], American author and illustrator (b. 1904) *[[1980]] – [[Jan Werich]], Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905) *[[1983]] – [[George Halas]], American football player and coach (b. 1895) * 1983 – [[Lu Jiaxi (mathematician)|Lu Jiaxi]], Chinese self-taught mathematician (b. 1935) * 1983 – [[Sharof Rashidov]], Uzbek politician, [[Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|CPSU Politburo]] candidate member (b. 1917) *[[1984]] – [[Eduardo De Filippo]], Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1900) * 1984 – [[Indira Gandhi]], Indian politician, [[Prime Minister of India]] (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite web |title=Indira Gandhi |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/indira-gandhi |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=July 28, 2021 |language=en |date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Nikos Engonopoulos]], Greek painter and poet (b. 1907) * 1985 – [[Poul Reichhardt]], Danish actor and singer (b. 1913) *[[1986]] – [[Robert S. Mulliken]], American physicist and chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1896) *[[1988]] – [[John Houseman]], Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902) * 1988 – [[Alfred Pellan]], Canadian painter and academic (b. 1906) *[[1991]] – [[Joseph Papp]], American stage director and producer (b. 1921) *[[1992]] – [[Gary Rippingale]], English ice hockey player (b. 1974) *[[1993]] – [[Federico Fellini]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1920) * 1993 – [[River Phoenix]], American actor and singer (b. 1970) *[[1995]] – [[Rosalind Cash]], American actress and singer (b. 1938) *[[1996]] – [[Marcel Carné]], French director and screenwriter (b. 1906) *[[1997]] – [[George Roth]], American gymnast (b. 1911)<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Roth |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31418 |website=Olympedia |access-date=15 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Elmer Vasko]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1935) * 1998 – [[María de la Purísima Salvat Romero]], Spanish nun and saint ([[Roman Catholic Church]]) (b. 1926) *[[1999]] – [[Greg Moore (racing driver)|Greg Moore]], Canadian race car driver (b. 1975) *[[2000]] – [[Ring Lardner, Jr.]], American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1915) * 2000 – [[Kazuki Watanabe (musician)|Kazuki Watanabe]], Japanese songwriter and guitarist (b. 1981) *[[2001]] – [[Régine Cavagnoud]], French skier (b. 1970) *[[2002]] – [[Lionel Poilâne]], French banker and businessman (b. 1945) * 2002 – [[Michail Stasinopoulos]], Greek jurist and politician, [[List of heads of state of Greece|President of Greece]] (b. 1903) * 2002 – [[Raf Vallone]], Italian footballer and actor (b. 1916) *[[2003]] – [[Richard Neustadt]], American political scientist and historian (b. 1919) *[[2005]] – [[Hal Anger]], American biophysicist and engineer (b. 1920) * 2005 – [[Amrita Pritam]], Indian author and poet (b. 1919) *[[2006]] – [[P. W. Botha]], South African soldier and politician, [[State President of South Africa]] (b. 1916) * 2006 – [[Peter Fryer]], English journalist and author (b. 1927) *[[2007]] – [[Erdal İnönü]], Turkish physicist and politician, [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Studs Terkel]], American historian and author (b. 1912) *[[2009]] – [[Mustafa Mahmud]], Egyptian physician and author (b. 1921) * 2009 – [[Tom Wheatcroft]], English businessman, founded the [[Donington Grand Prix Exhibition]] (b. 1922) * 2009 – [[Qian Xuesen]], Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (b. 1911) *[[2010]] – [[Ted Sorensen]], American lawyer, 8th [[White House Counsel]] (b. 1928) *[[2011]] – [[Flórián Albert]], Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1941) * 2011 – [[Roberto Lippi]], Italian race car driver (b. 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Gae Aulenti]], Italian architect and designer (b. 1927) * 2012 – [[John Fitch (racing driver)|John Fitch]], American race car driver and engineer (b. 1917) * 2012 – [[John H. Reed]], American soldier and politician, 67th [[Governor of Maine]] (b. 1921) *[[2013]] – [[Chris Chase]] (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24802212 |title=Irene Kane, star of Stanley Kubrick film Killer's Kiss, dies |work=[[BBC News]] |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516163253/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-24802212 |archive-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Gérard de Villiers]], French journalist and author (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/gerard-de-villiers-pulp-fiction-writer-whose-intelligence-contacts-gave-his-books-the-semblance-of-being-true-to-life-8929899.html |title=Gérard de Villiers: Pulp fiction writer whose intelligence contacts gave his books the semblance of being true to life |last=Perrone |first=Pierre |work=[[The Independent]] |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129005748/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/gerard-de-villiers-pulp-fiction-writer-whose-intelligence-contacts-gave-his-books-the-semblance-of-being-true-to-life-8929899.html |archive-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Trevor Kletz]], English chemist and author (b. 1922) * 2013 – [[Johnny Kucks]], American baseball player (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/sports/baseball/johnny-kucks-who-pitched-yanks-to-title-dies-at-81.html |title=Johnny Kucks, Who Pitched Yanks to Title, Dies at 81 |last=Weber |first=Bruce |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 1, 2013 <!--article states "died on Thursday" which was Oct 31--> |access-date=July 10, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325073249/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/02/sports/baseball/johnny-kucks-who-pitched-yanks-to-title-dies-at-81.html |archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Andres Narvasa]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] (b. 1928) * 2013 – [[Bobby Parker (guitarist)|Bobby Parker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/bobby-parker-influential-blues-singer-guitarist-and-showman/2013/11/04/0a898618-435f-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html |title=Bobby Parker, influential blues singer-guitarist and showman |last=McArdle |first=Terence |date=November 4, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=July 10, 2023 |url-access=subscription <!--you can read the archive for free--> |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202033813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/bobby-parker-influential-blues-singer-guitarist-and-showman/2013/11/04/0a898618-435f-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html |archive-date=February 2, 2016 }}</ref> *[[2014]] – [[David Manker Abshire]], American commander and diplomat, [[United States Permanent Representative to NATO]] (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/04/us/david-m-abshire-who-helped-reagan-through-iran-contra-scandal-dies-at-88.html |title=David M. Abshire, Who Helped Reagan Through Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies at 88 |last=Martin |first=Douglas |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 3, 2014 <!--previous Friday referred to in article was Oct 31--> |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108173050/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/04/us/david-m-abshire-who-helped-reagan-through-iran-contra-scandal-dies-at-88.html |archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Michael Alsbury]], American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/michael-alsbury-experienced-and-respected-pilot-who-died-during-a-test-flight-for-richard-branson-s-spaceshiptwo-vessel-9842224.html |title=Michael Alsbury: Experienced and respected pilot who died during a test flight for Richard Branson's 'SpaceShipTwo' vessel |date=November 6, 2014 |last=Williamson |first=Marcus |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416015702/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/michael-alsbury-experienced-and-respected-pilot-who-died-during-a-test-flight-for-richard-branson-s-spaceshiptwo-vessel-9842224.html |archive-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Brad Halsey]], American baseball player (b. 1981)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/sports/baseball/brad-halsey-former-major-league-pitcher-dies-at-33.html |title=Brad Halsey, Former Major League Pitcher, Dies at 33 |date=November 6, 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=The Associated Press |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111152600/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/sports/baseball/brad-halsey-former-major-league-pitcher-dies-at-33.html |archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Hitoshi Motoshima]], Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410310163 |title=Former Nagasaki Mayor Motoshima, once wounded by a rightist for emperor comment, dies at 92 |date=October 31, 2014 |work=[[The Asahi Shimbun]] |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204150011/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201410310163 |archive-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Gus Savage]], American businessman and politician (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gus-savage-congressman-dies-obituary-20151031-story.html |title=Gus Savage, controversial former congressman, dies at 90 |last1=Pearson |first1=Rick |last2=Pratt |first2=Gregory |date=October 31, 2015 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516032926/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gus-savage-congressman-dies-obituary-20151031-story.html |archive-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> *[[2018]] – [[Willie McCovey]], American baseball player (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Willie-McCovey-Giants-legend-dead-at-80-13352886.php |title=Willie McCovey: Giants legend dead at 80 |last1=Kroner |first1=Steve |last2=Shea |first2=John |date=October 31, 2018 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=July 9, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111095042/https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Willie-McCovey-Giants-legend-dead-at-80-13352886.php |archive-date=November 11, 2018 }}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Sean Connery]], Scottish actor (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |title=Sean Connery, Who Embodied James Bond and More, Dies at 90 - To legions of fans who have watched a parade of actors play Agent 007, none played the part as magnetically or as indelibly as Mr. Connery. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/movies/sean-connery-dead.html |date=October 31, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=October 31, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=T. Rees |title=Sean Connery, first James Bond of film, dies at 90 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sean-connery-first-james-bond-of-film-dies-at-90/2020/10/31/6cbff0a6-1b75-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html |date=October 31, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 31, 2020 }}</ref> * 2020 – [[MF Doom]], British-American rapper and record producer (b. 1971)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=December 31, 2020|title=Masked Rapper MF Doom Dies at 49|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9506021/mf-doom-dead/|access-date=May 2, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126232926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9506021/mf-doom-dead|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Peter Philpott]], Australian cricketer (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Australian Test cricketer Peter Philpott dies, aged 86 - ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-31/australian-test-cricketer-peter-philpott-has-died-aged-86/100583944|access-date=31 October 2021|website=|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Ken Mattingly]], American astronaut (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Bumped From Apollo 13, Is Dead at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/science/space/ken-mattingly-dead.html |access-date=8 November 2023 |work=New York Times|date=2 November 2023 |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard }}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Alphonsus Rodriguez]] **[[Ampliatus]] **[[Begu (nun)|Begu]] **[[Erc of Slane]] (in [[Cornwall]]) **[[Foillan]] (in [[Namur]]) **[[Martin Luther]] ([[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Anglican Communion]]) **[[Paul Shinji Sasaki]] and [[Philip Lindel Tsen]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]]) **[[Saint Quentin|Quentin]] **Blessed [[Theodore Romzha]] ([[Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church|Ruthenian Catholic Church]]) **[[Wolfgang of Regensburg]] **[[October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Día de la Canción Criolla]] ([[Peru]]) *Earliest day on which [[All Saints Day]] can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden) *Halloween and related celebrations: **[[Allantide]] ([[Cornwall]]) **[[Halloween]] ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], Canada, United Kingdom, United States and [[Halloween around the world|other places]]) **[[Hop-tu-Naa]] ([[Isle of Man]]) **[[Samhain]] in the Northern Hemisphere, [[Beltane]] in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 ([[Gaelic calendar|Gaels]], [[Welsh people]] and [[Neopagan]] [[Wheel of the Year]]) **The first day of the [[Day of the Dead]], celebrated until November 2 (Mexico) *[[Scouts' Day#Founders.27 Days|Girl Scouts Founders Day]] ([[United States]]) *[[King Father's Birthday]] ([[Cambodia]]) *[[Rashtriya Ekta Diwas|National Unity Day]] ([[India]]) *[[Reformation Day]] ([[Slovenia]], parts of [[Germany]], [[Chile]], various [[Protestant churches]] with a particular emphasis in [[Lutheran]] and [[Reformed tradition|Reformed]] ones) *[[Saci day|Saci Day]] ([[Brazil]]) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=31}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/31 |title=Historical Events on October 31 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 31}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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