October 31st, 1521

Born on October 31st, 1521

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 471 days, exactly on August 9th, 2025, people who were born on October 31st, 1521 will be 184,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 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.

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

86

Bud Spencer

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

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

71

Andrea Palladio

Italian architect (1508–1580)

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

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

25

John Keats

British romantic poet (1795–1821)

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

76

Herman Van Rompuy

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

*October 31st, 1947, Etterbeek

37

Christie Hayes

Australian actress

*October 31st, 1986, South Coast

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Born in 1521

69

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

31

John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

German duke

*May 10th, 1521, Coburg †February 8th, 1553, Coburg

53

Sebastian Ochsenkhun

German composer and luth player

*February 6th, 1521, Nuremberg †August 20th, 1574, Heidelberg

72

Xu Wei

Ming Dynasty painter (1521-1593)

*January 1st, 1521, Shaoxing †January 1st, 1593

51

Takeda Shingen

Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period

*December 1st, 1521, Yogaisan Castle †May 13th, 1573, Ina district

76

Peter Canisius

Dutch, Jesuit priest, Doctor of the Church, Roman Catholic saint

*May 8th, 1521, Nijmegen †December 21st, 1597, Fribourg

48

François de Coligny d'Andelot

French general (1521-1569)

*April 18th, 1521, Châtillon-Coligny †May 27th, 1569, Saintes

32

Thomas Wyatt

English rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary I (1521-1554)

*September 20th, 1521, Chatham †April 21st, 1554, London

77

Paul von Eitzen

German theologian (1521-1598)

*January 25th, 1521, Hamburg †February 25th, 1598, Schleswig

55

Simon Musaeus

German theologian

*March 25th, 1521, Vetschau/Spreewald †July 11th, 1576, Mansfeld

56

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu

Portuguese infanta (1521-1577)

*June 8th, 1521, Lisbon †October 10th, 1577, Lisbon

67

Lodovico Guicciardini

Italian historian (1521-1589)

*August 19th, 1521, Florence †March 22nd, 1589, Antwerp

76

Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern

Count Palatine of Simmern

*July 25th, 1521, Simmern †January 13th, 1598, Ravengiersburg

60

Daniel Brendel von Homburg

Roman Catholic archbishop

*November 30th, 1521, Aschaffenburg †January 1st, 1582, Aschaffenburg

32

Maurice of Saxony

Duke of Saxony and later Elector of Saxony (1521-1553)

*March 21st, 1521, Freiberg †July 9th, 1553, Sievershausen

64

Johannes Trautenbul

German jurist

*March 25th, 1521, Halberstadt †November 2nd, 1585, Halle (Saale)

59

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

*June 29th, 1521, Haderslev †October 1st, 1580, Haderslev

59

Johann Marbach

German theologian

*April 14th, 1521, Lindau †March 17th, 1581, Strasbourg

49

Francesco Laparelli

Italian military engineer (1521-1570)

*April 5th, 1521, Cortona †October 20th, 1570, Heraklion

78

Jacob Heerbrand

German theologian (1521-1600)

*August 12th, 1521, Giengen an der Brenz †May 22nd, 1600, Tübingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1521 is a normal year and no leap year.

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