October 31st, 1915

Born on October 31st, 1915

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

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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

Born on October 31st, 1915

94

Jane Jarvis

American jazz pianist

*October 31st, 1915, Vincennes †January 25th, 2010, Lillian Booth Actors Home

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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

86

Bud Spencer

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

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

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

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

89

Norodom Sihanouk

Cambodian statesman (1922–2012)

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

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

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

78

Olly Holzmann

Austrian actress and figure skater (1916-1995)

*October 31st, 1916, Vienna †August 1st, 1995, London

82

Adolf Erman

German Egyptologist and lexicographer (1854-1937)

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

75

David Ogden Stiers

American actor (1942–2018)

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

77

Stephen Rea

Irish actor

*October 31st, 1946, Belfast

90

Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

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

26

Marcus Rashford

English association football player (born 1997)

*October 31st, 1997, Manchester

65

Zaha Hadid

Iraqi British architect, designer and painter

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

76

Herman Van Rompuy

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

*October 31st, 1947, Etterbeek

38

Paul Cram

Actor

*October 31st, 1985, Augusta

62

Peter Jackson

New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*October 31st, 1961, Pukerua Bay

83

Helmut Newton

German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)

*October 31st, 1920, Berlin †January 23rd, 2004, Los Angeles

96

Lee Grant

American actress

*October 31st, 1927, Manhattan

53

Alexander Alekhine

Russian-French chess player (1892–1946)

*October 31st, 1892, Moscow †March 24th, 1946, Estoril

30

Letitia Wright

British actress

*October 31st, 1993, Georgetown

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96

Harry Morgan

American actor (1915–2011)

*April 10th, 1915, Detroit †December 7th, 2011, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

90

Jean Parker

American actress

*August 11th, 1915, Deer Lodge †November 30th, 2005, Woodland Hills

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

82

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

91

Augusto Pinochet

Dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990

*November 25th, 1915, Valparaíso †December 10th, 2006, Santiago

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

98

Eli Wallach

American actor (1915–2014)

*December 7th, 1915, Brooklyn †June 24th, 2014, New York City

80

Jo Van Fleet

American actress (1915-1996)

*December 29th, 1915, Oakland †June 10th, 1996, Queens

85

Jacques Chaban-Delmas

82nd Prime Minister of France

*March 7th, 1915, 13th arrondissement of Paris †November 10th, 2000, 7th arrondissement of Paris

44

Billie Holiday

American jazz singer (1915–1959)

*April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia †July 17th, 1959, New York City

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

101

Ren Xinmin

Chinese scientist

*December 5th, 1915, Ningguo †February 12th, 2017, Beijing

86

Anthony Quinn

Mexican and American actor (1915–2001)

*April 21st, 1915, Chihuahua City †June 3rd, 2001, Boston

94

Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

90

Barnard Hughes

American actor (1915–2006)

*July 16th, 1915, Westchester County †July 11th, 2006, New York City

99

Charles Hard Townes

20th-century American physicist

*July 28th, 1915, Greenville †January 27th, 2015, Oakland

89

Saul Bellow

Canadian-American writer

*June 10th, 1915, Lachine †April 5th, 2005, Brookline

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1915 is a normal year and no leap year.

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