October 31st, 1920

Born on October 31st, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

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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, 1920

83

Helmut Newton

German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)

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

71

Gunnar Gren

Swedish footballer

*October 31st, 1920, Gothenburg †November 10th, 1991, Gothenburg

36

Dedan Kimathi

Kenyan hero (1920-1957)

*October 31st, 1920, Nyeri County †February 18th, 1957, Nairobi

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79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

89

James von Brunn

American murderer

*July 11th, 1920, St. Louis †January 6th, 2010, Butner

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American singer (1920–2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

84

Tony Randall

American actor (1920-2004)

*February 26th, 1920, Tulsa †May 17th, 2004, New York City

80

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 31st

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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