October 31st, 1517

Born on October 31st, 1517

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 31st, 1517?

October 31st, 1517

According to one account, Martin Luther(depicted) posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, present-day Germany, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

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What else happened on October 31st?

October 31st, 2015

Shortly after takeoff, Metrojet Flight 9268 (pictured) exploded and then crashed into the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.

October 31st, 2005

The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced.

October 31st, 1999

Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.

October 31st, 1984

Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (pictured) was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking riots that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Sikhs.

October 31st, 1973

Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison's exercise yard.

October 31st, 1941

More than 101 crew members of the USS Reuben James perished when their vessel became the first U.S. Navy ship sunk by hostile action during World War II after it was torpedoed by the German submarine U-552.

October 31st, 1917

World War I: Allied forces defeated Turkish troops in Beersheba in Southern Palestine at the Battle of Beersheba, with the battle involving one of the last successful cavalry charges.

October 31st, 1913

Public-transportation workers in Indianapolis went on strike (pictured), shutting down mass transit in the city.

October 31st, 0475

Romulus Augustulus took the throne as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

October 31st, 1913

The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.

October 31st, 1907

The Parliament of Finland approved the Prohibition Act, but the law was not implemented because it was not ratified by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

October 31st, 1903

The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

October 31st, 1864

Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.

October 31st, 1863

The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 31st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 31st?

28

Emiliano Sala

Argentine association football player (1990-2019)

*October 31st, 1990, Cululú †January 21st, 2019, English Channel

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

82

Adolf Erman

German Egyptologist and lexicographer (1854-1937)

*October 31st, 1854, Berlin †June 26th, 1937, Berlin

71

Andrea Palladio

Italian architect (1508–1580)

*October 31st, 1508, Padua †August 19th, 1580, Vicenza

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

26

Marcus Rashford

English association football player (born 1997)

*October 31st, 1997, Manchester

77

Stephen Rea

Irish actor

*October 31st, 1946, Belfast

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

*October 31st, 1930, Wörth an der Donau †April 22nd, 2016, Nittenau

75

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

*October 31st, 1942, Peoria †March 3rd, 2018, Newport

38

Paul Cram

Actor

*October 31st, 1985, Augusta

88

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese artist (1760-1849)

*October 31st, 1760, Honjo †May 10th, 1849, Asakusa

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

30

Letitia Wright

British actress

*October 31st, 1993, Georgetown

62

Peter Jackson

New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*October 31st, 1961, Pukerua Bay

65

Zaha Hadid

Iraqi British architect, designer and painter

*October 31st, 1950, Baghdad †March 31st, 2016, Miami

89

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian statesman (1922–2012)

*October 31st, 1922, Phnom Penh †October 15th, 2012, Beijing

90

Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

*October 31st, 1930, Rome †April 28th, 2021, Naples

76

Herman Van Rompuy

Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the European Council (born 1947)

*October 31st, 1947, Etterbeek

25

John Keats

British romantic poet (1795–1821)

*October 31st, 1795, Moorgate †February 23rd, 1821, Rome

37

Christie Hayes

Australian actress

*October 31st, 1986, South Coast

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50

Svante Stensson Sture

Swedish count (1517–1567)

*May 1st, 1517, Stockholm †May 24th, 1567, Uppsala

89

Matthäus Luidke

German theologian

*September 21st, 1517, Bad Wilsnack †November 12th, 1606, Havelberg

53

Odet de Coligny

Catholic cardinal

*July 10th, 1517, Châtillon-Coligny †February 14th, 1571, Canterbury

63

Antonio Scandello

Italian composer (1517-1580)

*January 17th, 1517, Bergamo †January 18th, 1580, Dresden

51

Ludwig Kasimir von Hohenlohe

(1517-1568)

*January 12th, 1517, Öhringen †August 24th, 1568, Neuenstein

51

Georg Aemilius

German theologian and botanist (1517-1569)

*June 25th, 1517, Mansfeld †May 22nd, 1569, Stolberg

69

Antonio Agustín y Albanell

Canon law historian (1517-1586)

*February 26th, 1517, Zaragoza †May 31st, 1586, Tarragona

86

Peter Ernest I of Mansfeld-Vorderort

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1517-1604)

*August 12th, 1517, Heldrungen †May 25th, 1604, Luxembourg

69

Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle

Burgundian advisor to Margaret of Parma, later cardinal, and minister of the Spanish Habsburgs

*August 20th, 1517, Besançon †September 21st, 1586, Madrid

43

Carlo Carafa

Italian cardinal

*April 8th, 1517, Naples †March 14th, 1561, Rome

68

Amalia of Cleves

Sister to Anne of Cleves

*October 17th, 1517, Düsseldorf †March 1st, 1586, Düsseldorf

70

Gotthard Kettler

Duke of Courland and Semigallia (1517-1587)

*February 2nd, 1517, Eggeringhausen Castle †May 17th, 1587, Jelgava

51

Johannes Aurifaber

German theologian

*January 30th, 1517, Wrocław †October 19th, 1568, Wrocław

42

Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk

English duchess

*July 16th, 1517, Hertfordshire †November 30th, 1559, Surrey

27

Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Duke of Lorraine and Bar (1517-1545)

*August 23rd, 1517, Nancy †June 12th, 1545, Remiremont

84

Johannes Streitberger

German theologian

*November 5th, 1517, Hof †April 20th, 1602, Kulmbach

66

Jacques Pelletier du Mans

Humanist, Poet, Mathematician

*July 25th, 1517, Le Mans †September 28th, 1583, France

67

Rembert Dodoens

Flemish physician and botanist (1517–1585)

*June 29th, 1517, Mechelen †March 10th, 1585, Leiden

66

Francisco de Holanda

Portuguese artist (1517-1584)

*September 6th, 1517, Lisbon †June 19th, 1584, Lisbon

80

Giacomo Gaggini

Italian artist (1517-1598)

*December 15th, 1517, Palermo †June 25th, 1598, Palermo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1517 is a normal year and no leap year.

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