October 31st, 1932

Born on October 31st, 1932

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 593 days, exactly on December 2nd, 2025, people who were born on October 31st, 1932 will be 34,000 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

Born on October 31st, 1932

91

Katherine Paterson

American children's writer born and mainly raised in China

*October 31st, 1932, Huai'an District

83

Johan van Minnen

Dutch television presenter, journalist, politician, writer and presenter (1932-2016)

*October 31st, 1932, Noordwolde †April 18th, 2016, Zeist

79

Godofredo Garabito

Spanish journalist (1932-2012)

*October 31st, 1932, La Mudarra †February 8th, 2012, Valladolid

82

N. Ganesan

Singaporean football administrator (1932-2015)

*October 31st, 1932, Singapore †July 1st, 2015, Singapore

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Who's birthday is on October 31st?

86

Bud Spencer

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

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

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

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

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

90

Michael Collins

American astronaut (1930–2021)

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

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

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

82

Eddie Braben

English comedy writer

*October 31st, 1930, Dingle †May 21st, 2013

76

Herman Van Rompuy

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

*October 31st, 1947, Etterbeek

65

Zaha Hadid

Iraqi British architect, designer and painter

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

96

Lee Grant

American actress

*October 31st, 1927, Manhattan

92

Dan Rather

American broadcast journalist

*October 31st, 1931, Wharton

82

Adolf Erman

German Egyptologist and lexicographer (1854-1937)

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

62

Peter Jackson

New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*October 31st, 1961, Pukerua Bay

26

Marcus Rashford

English association football player (born 1997)

*October 31st, 1997, Manchester

38

Paul Cram

Actor

*October 31st, 1985, Augusta

91

František Reich

Czechoslovak rower

*October 31st, 1929, Žilina †May 27th, 2021, Bratislava

88

Eric Nesterenko

Ice hockey player from Canada

*October 31st, 1933, Flin Flon †June 6th, 2022, Grand Junction

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Born in 1932

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Leap year

Yes: 1932 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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