October 31st, 1768

Born on October 31st, 1768

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 94,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 31st?

October 31st, 1959

UTV, the first indigenous television broadcaster in Ireland, between broadcasting.

October 31st, 1996

TG4, the world's first Irish language television station, began broadcasting.

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, 2003

After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.

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 was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking riots that killed 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, 1963

A gas explosion at the

October 31st, 1941

Approximately 400 workers completed the 60-foot (18 m) busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

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

Martin Luther (pictured) posted his Ninety-five Theses onto the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, 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, 2017

An Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck into cyclists and runners in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.

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

Born on October 31st, 1768

67

Juan Egaña

Chilean author (1768-1836)

*October 31st, 1768, Viceroyalty of Peru †April 29th, 1836, Santiago

58

Simon Moritz von Bethmann

German diplomat

*October 31st, 1768, Frankfurt †December 18th, 1826, Frankfurt

Same year
Born in 1768

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, place de la Concorde

64

Kaʻahumanu

Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832)

*March 17th, 1768, Maui †June 5th, 1832, Manoa

53

Caroline of Brunswick

Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom (1768-1821)

*May 17th, 1768, Schloss Richmond †August 7th, 1821, Hammersmith

56

Buddha Loetla Nabhalai

King of Siam

*February 24th, 1768, Ratchaburi †July 21st, 1824, Bangkok

43

Joseph Dennie

American writer and editor (1768-1812)

*August 30th, 1768, Boston †January 7th, 1812

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

70

Nicolas-Jean Rouppe

Belgian politician

*April 17th, 1768, Rotterdam †August 3rd, 1838, Brussels

44

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Marshal of France (1768-1813)

*August 6th, 1768, Prayssac †May 1st, 1813, Rippach

69

Juliane Wilhelmine Bause

German artist, 1768-1837

*January 1st, 1768, Leipzig †January 1st, 1837, Leipzig

35

Pauline de Beaumont

French salon-holder

*July 31st, 1768, Mussy-sur-Seine †November 4th, 1803, Rome

63

John Hayes

Commodore of Bombay Marine and explorer for the British East India Company

*February 11th, 1768, Cumberland †July 3rd, 1831, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

62

Johann Georg Heinrich Backofen

German clarinetist, composer and painter

*July 6th, 1768, Durlach †July 10th, 1830, Darmstadt

71

Christopher Grant Champlin

American politician (1768–1840)

*April 12th, 1768, Newport †March 18th, 1840, Newport

54

Zacharias Werner

German poet, dramatist and priest

*November 18th, 1768, Königsberg †January 17th, 1823, Vienna

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Halloween and related celebrations) which are celebrated on October 31st.

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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