About October 31
October 31, 2021 is the 304th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Scorpio is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 93 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On October 31
- 1587 –Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
- 1822 –Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Mexican Empire.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Citing failing health, Union General Winfield Scott resigns as Commander of the United States Army.
- 1863 –The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
- 1864 –Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
- 1876 –A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.
- 1913 –Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across United States.
- 1913 –The Indianapolis Street Car Strike and subsequent riot begins.
- 1918 –Banat Republic is founded
- 1923 –The first of 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Australia.
- 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).
- 1940 –World War II: The Battle of Britain ends – the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
- 1941 –After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
- 1943 –World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception.
- 1961 –In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from Lenin’s Tomb.
- 1973 –Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, Republic of Ireland aboard a hijacked helicopter that lands in the exercise yard.
- 1999 –EgyptAir Flight 990 traveling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board.
- 1999 –Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
- 2002 –A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron Corp. 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.
- 2003 –A bankruptcy court approves MCI’s reorganization plans, essentially clearing the telecommunications company to exit bankruptcy.
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