Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 31
October 31, 2024 is the 305th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 31
- 1587 –Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.
- 1923 –The first of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia.
- 1926 –Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured.
- 1941 –A fire in a clothing factory in Huddersfield, England kills 49.
- 1941 –World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
- 1954 –Algerian War of Independence: The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
- 1961 –In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from Lenin’s Tomb.
- 2000 –A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 operating as Flight 006 collides with construction equipment upon takeoff in Taipei, Taiwan killing 79 passengers and four crew members.
- 2000 –A chartered Antonov An-26 explodes after takeoff in Northern Angola killing 50.
Who were born on October 31?
- 1827 –Richard Morris Hunt, American educator (d. 1895)
- 1888 –Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet (d. 1944)
- 1917 –William Hardy McNeill, Canadian-born historian
- 1926 –Jimmy Savile, English entertainer (d. 2011)
- 1957 –Robert Pollard, American rocker
- 1961 –Larry Mullen, Irish drummer (U2)
- 1968 –Antonio Davis, American basketball player
- 1969 –David Coburn, American actor/voice actor
- 1977 –Sylviane Félix, French athlete
- 1979 –Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
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