October 31 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on October 31, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♏︎ Scorpio
Oct 23 – Nov 21
Birth stone
Opal
Birth flower
Marigold
How common
#356 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous October 31 birthdays
Karl Weierstrass · German mathematician1815
Adolf von Baeyer · German chemist1835
Vallabhbhai Patel · Indian barrister1875
Natalie Clifford Barney · American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris1876
Chiang Kai-shek · Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC1887
Norodom Sihanouk · Cambodian monarch and politician1922
Barbara Bel Geddes · American actress1922
Bud Spencer · Italian actor, lawyer, professional swimmer and water polo player1929
Michael Collins · American astronaut1930
David Ogden Stiers · American actor1942
Herman Van Rompuy · Belgian politician1947
Zaha Hadid · Iraqi British architect, designer and painter1950
Peter Jackson · New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor1961
Rob Schneider · American actor, comedian, and screenwriter1963
Dermot Mulroney · American actor1963
Dunga · Brazilian association football player and manager1963
Marco van Basten · Dutch association football player and manager1964
Piper Perabo · American actress1976
Marcus Rashford · English footballer1997
Willow Smith · American singer-songwriter and actress2000
On this day in history
1996TG4, the world's first Irish language television station, began broadcasting.
1999Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
2003After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
2005The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced.
1924World 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).
1938Great 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.
1943World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
1968Great Drought of 1968: Amidst a collapse of hydropower President of Chile Eduardo Frei Montalva decrees the establishment of daylight saving time.
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