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What Happened on October 31st This Day in History

Year	Name
2020	Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
2017	A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
2015	Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
2014	During a test flight, the VSS Enterprise, a Virgin Galactic experimental spaceflight test vehicle, suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes in the Mojave Desert, California,
2011	The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
2003	Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
2002	A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow on 78 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice related to the collapse of his ex-employer.
2000	Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
2000	Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
1999	Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
1999	EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
1998	Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
1996	TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
1994	American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board.
1984	Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and other cities and around 3,000 Sikhs are killed.
1979	Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
1973	Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
1968	Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam" effective November 1.
1963	Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion: A gas explosion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis kills 81 people and injures another 400 during an ice show.
1961	In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
1956	Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
1956	Hungarian Revolution of 1956: A Revolutionary Headquarters is established in Hungary. Following Imre Nagy's announcement of October 30, banned non-Communist political parties are reformed, and the MDP is replaced by the MSZMP. József Mindszenty is released from prison. The Soviet Politburo makes the decision to crush the Revolution.
1943	World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1941	After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
1941	World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
1940	World War II: The Battle of Britain ends: The United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
1938	Great Depression: In an effort to restore investor confidence, the New York Stock Exchange unveils a fifteen-point program aimed to upgrade protection for the investing public.
1924	World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
1923	The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
1922	Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy
1918	World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
1917	World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
1913	Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
1913	The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
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.[2]
1903	The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
1895	The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two.
1864	Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
1863	The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
1822	Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
1587	Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
1517	Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
932	Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir is killed while fighting against the forces of general Mu'nis al-Muzaffar. Al-Muqtadir's brother al-Qahir is chosen to succeed him.
802	Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
683	During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
475	Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.

Famous People Born on October 31

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Year	Name
1875	Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (d. 1954)
1943	Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
1956	Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
1963	Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
1933	Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1964	Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962	Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
1942	David Ogden Stiers, American actor (d. 2018)
1795	John Keats, English poet (d. 1821)
1947	Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium

Famous People Deaths On October 31

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Date	Name
1929	António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)
1995	Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (b. 1938)
1980	Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (b. 1905)
1147	Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
1448	John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1390)
1983	George Halas, American football player and coach (b. 1895)
1661	Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1575)
2002	Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (b. 1945)
2015	Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
2003	Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (b. 1919)