The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced.
After 22 years in power, Tun Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
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.
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison's exercise yard.
A gas explosion at the
UTV, the first indigenous television broadcaster in Ireland, between broadcasting.
Approximately 400 workers completed the 60-foot (18 m) busts of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
100 crew members of the USS Reuben James (pictured) 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.
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.
Public-transportation workers in Indianapolis went on strike (pictured), shutting down mass transit in the city.
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.
Romulus Augustulus took the throne as the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
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.
The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
Mahathir 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.
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.
Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes on takeoff from Taipei, killing 83.
Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantucket, killing all 217 people on board.
Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
American Eagle Flight 4184 crashes near Roselawn, Indiana killing all 68 people on board.
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.
Western Airlines Flight 2605 crashes on landing in Mexico City, killing 73 people.
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.
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.
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.
In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin's body is removed from Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as the Lenin Tomb.
Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal.
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.
World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed.
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.
World War II: The Battle of Britain ends, causing Germany to abandon Operation Sea Lion.
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.
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).
The first of 160 consecutive days of 100° Fahrenheit at Marble Bar, Western Australia.
Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy.
World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
The Indianapolis Streetcar Strike and subsequent riot begins.
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.
The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.
The strongest earthquake in the Midwestern United States since 1812 strikes near Charleston, Missouri, causing damage and killing at least two.
Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
The New Zealand Wars resume as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
Approximately 300 Muscogee die in the steamboat Monmouth disaster on the Trail of Tears in the United States.
Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.
Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
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.
Empress Irene is deposed and banished to Lesbos. Conspirators place Nikephoros, the minister of finance, on the Byzantine throne.
During the Siege of Mecca, the Kaaba catches fire and is burned down.
Romulus Augustulus is proclaimed Western Roman Emperor.
Leonor, Princess of Asturias
Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
Danielle Rose Russell, American actress
Léa Serna, French figure skater
Siobhán Bernadette Haughey, Hong Kong-Irish swimmer
Sydney Park, American actress and comedian
Marcus Rashford, English footballer
Holly Taylor, Canadian-American actress
Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
Mercedes Arn-Horn, Canadian musician
Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
Letitia Wright, Guyanese-British actress
Vanessa Marano, American actress
JID, American rapper
Scott McGough, American baseball player
Cole Aldrich, American basketball player
Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
Jack Riewoldt, Australian footballer
Lizzy Yarnold, British skeleton racer
Nick Foligno, Canadian ice hockey player
Jean-Karl Vernay, French race car driver
Chris Alajajian, Australian race car driver
Christie Hayes, Australian actress and producer
Fanny Chmelar, German alpine skier
Kerron Clement, American hurdler and sprinter
Pat Murray, American football player
Amanda Pascoe, Australian swimmer
Adam Bouska, American photographer and activist, founded the NOH8 Campaign
Jordan Bannister, Australian footballer and umpire
Justin Chatwin, Canadian actor
Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player
Irina Denezhkina, Russian author
Steven Hunter, American basketball player
Frank Iero, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Selina Jen, Taiwanese singer and actress
Mike Napoli, American baseball player
Samaire Armstrong, American model, actress, and fashion designer
Alondra de la Parra, Mexican-American pianist and conductor
Marcel Meeuwis, Dutch footballer
Eddie Kaye Thomas, American actor and voice artist
Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer
Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer
Inka Grings, German footballer and manager
Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
Marek Saganowski, Polish footballer
Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player
Guti, Spanish footballer
Piper Perabo, American actress and producer
Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player
Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer and manager
Keith Jardine, American mixed martial artist and actor
Johnny Whitworth, American actor and producer
Muzzy Izzet, English-Turkish footballer
Roger Manganelli, Brazilian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
Paul Abrahams, English footballer and coach
Christopher Bevins, American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Tim Byrdak, American baseball player
David Dellucci, American baseball player and sportscaster
Beverly Lynne, American actress
Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (died 2004)
Linn Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter
Antonio Davis, American basketball player and sportscaster
Vanilla Ice, American rapper, television personality, and real estate investor
Buddy Lazier, American race car driver
Irina Pantaeva, Russian model and actress
Adam Schlesinger, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)
Ad-Rock, American rapper, producer, and actor
Koji Kanemoto, Japanese wrestler
Annabella Lwin, Anglo-Burmese singer-songwriter and record producer
Mike O'Malley, American actor and comedian
Paul du Toit, South African painter and sculptor (died 2014)
Blue Edwards, American basketball player
Ruud Hesp, Dutch footballer
Denis Irwin, Irish footballer and journalist
Rob Rackstraw, English voice actor
Frank Bruni, American journalist and critic
Colm Ó Cíosóig, Irish musician
Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
Darryl Worley, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mikkey Dee, Swedish hard rock drummer and musician
Dunga, Brazilian footballer and manager
Johnny Marr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Fred McGriff, American baseball player
Dermot Mulroney, American actor
Rob Schneider, American actor and comedian
Jonathan Borden, American neurosurgeon and academic
Anna Geifman, American historian, author, and academic
John Giannini, American basketball player and coach
Mari Jungstedt, Swedish journalist and author
Raphael Rabello, Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 1995)
Dan Wood, Canadian ice hockey player
Alonzo Babers, American runner and pilot
Kate Campbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Peter Jackson, New Zealand actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Larry Mullen, Jr., Irish musician, songwriter, and actor
Arnaud Desplechin, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Puerto Rico
Mike Gallego, American baseball player and coach
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
Mats Näslund, Swedish ice hockey player
Neal Stephenson, American author
Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor
Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bruce Bawer, American poet and critic
Christopher de Leon, Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician
Anders Lago, Swedish lawyer and politician
Charles Moore, English journalist and author
Michalis Chrisochoidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Public Order
Susan Orlean, American journalist and author
Mari Okamoto, Japanese actress
Ken Wahl, American actor and screenwriter
John Lucas II, American basketball player and coach
Bernard Edwards, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1996)
Joe West, American baseball umpire
Nick Saban, American football player and coach
Dave Trembley, American baseball player, coach, and manager
John Candy, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)
Zaha Hadid, Iraqi-English architect and academic, designed the Bridge Pavilion (died 2016)
Jane Pauley, American journalist
Antonio Taguba, Filipino-American general
Mart Helme, Estonian journalist and diplomat
Bob Siebenberg, American drummer
Alison Wolf, English economist and academic
Franco Gasparri, Italian actor (died 1999)
Michael Kitchen, English actor and producer
Deidre Hall, American actress
Frank Shorter, American runner and sportscaster
Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian academic and politician, 66th Prime Minister of Belgium
Stephen Rea, Irish actor
Russ Ballard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Brian Doyle-Murray, American actor and comedian
Barrie Keeffe, English playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2019)
Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician, 13th Greek Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (died 2022)
Brian Piccolo, American football player (died 1970)
David Ogden Stiers, American actor (died 2018)
Dan Alderson, American scientist (died 1989)
Derek Bell, English race car driver
Lucious Jackson, American basketball player (died 2022)
Sally Kirkland, American actress
Craig Rodwell, American businessman and activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (died 1993)
Judith Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox, English businesswoman and politician
Tom O'Connor, English actor and game show host (died 2021)
Ron Rifkin, American actor
Ali Farka Touré, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)
Tom Paxton, American folk music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael Landon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)
Dale Brown, American basketball player and coach
Ronald Graham, American mathematician and theorist (died 2020)
David Harvey, English-American geographer and academic
Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess
Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Iemasa Kayumi, Japanese voice actor (died 2014)
Dan Rather, American journalist
Michael Collins, American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)
Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (died 1970)
William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (died 2014)
Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)
Andrew Sarris, American critic and educator (died 2012)
Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (died 2011)
Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (died 1990)
John Pople, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
Robert B. Rheault, American colonel (died 2013)
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (died 2005)
Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist and composer (died 2004)
Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 2012)
Dick Francis, Welsh-Caymanian jockey and author (died 2010)
Joseph Gelineau, French priest and composer (died 2008)
Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (died 2004)
Fritz Walter, German footballer (died 2002)
Daphne Oxenford, English actress (died 2012)
Magnus Wenninger, American mathematician and author (died 2017)
Ian Stevenson, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)
William H. McNeill, Canadian-American historian and author (died 2016)
Gordon Steege, Australian soldier and pilot (died 2013)
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (died 2012)
Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer (died 2010)
John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer (died 1995)
Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2001)
Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor (died 2008)
Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist (died 2009)
Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer (died 1973)
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet (died 1987)
Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1958)
Abraham Wald, Jewish-Hungarian mathematician and economist (died 1950)
Asbjørg Borgfelt, Norwegian sculptor (died 1976)
Constance Savery, English author (died 1999)
Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (died 1977)
B. H. Liddell Hart, English soldier, historian, and theorist (died 1970)
Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player and author (died 1946)
Napoleon Lapathiotis, Greek poet and author (died 1944)
Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1975)
Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (died 1970)
Marie Laurencin, French painter and illustrator (died 1956)
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player, cricketer, and soldier (died 1915)
Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (died 1960)
Julia Peterkin, American author (died 1961)
Mikhail Tomsky, Soviet politician, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1936)
Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, and composer (died 1941)
Natalie Clifford Barney, American poet and playwright (died 1972)
Eugene Meyer, American businessman and publisher (died 1954)
Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer, freedom fighter and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1950)
John Weir Troy, American journalist, and politician, 5th Governor of the Territory of Alaska (died 1942)
Juliette Gordon Low, American scout leader, founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (died 1927)
Andrew Volstead, American politician (died 1947)
Saint Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Orthodox Saint (died 1934)
Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (died 1889)
Louise of Sweden (died 1926)
Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (died 1891)
Boston Custer, American soldier (died 1876)
Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (died 1897)
Luís I of Portugal (died 1889)
Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 27th Governor of Mississippi (died 1933)
Krišjānis Barons, Latvian linguist and author (died 1923)
Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917)
Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1910)
Charles Lavigerie, French-Algerian cardinal and academic (died 1892)
Thomas Chapman, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Tasmania (died 1884)
Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (died 1897)
Edmund Sharpe, English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer (died 1877)
John Keats, English poet (died 1821)
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist and printmaker (died 1849)
James Lovell, American educator and politician (died 1789)
Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta, Spanish cleric, Archbishop of Mexico, Viceroy of New Spain (died 1800)
Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (died 1805)
Hedvig Taube, Swedish courtier (died 1744)
Laura Bassi, Italian physician, physicist, and academic (died 1778)
Pope Clement XIV (died 1774)
Yeongjo of Joseon (died 1776)
Anne Claude de Caylus, French archaeologist and author (died 1765)
Senesino, Italian singer and actor (died 1758)
Meindert Hobbema, Dutch painter (died 1709)
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (died 1679)
Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (died 1675)
John Evelyn, English gardener and author (died 1706)
Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (died 1680)
Henriette of Cleves, Duchess of Nevers, Countess of Rethel (died 1601)
Wang Yangming, Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar (died 1529)
Hedwig, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (died 1511)
Władysław III, king of Poland (died 1444)
Edward, King of Portugal (died 1438)
Ferdinand I, king of Portugal (died 1383)
Ken Mattingly, American astronaut (born 1936)
Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (born 1934)
Sean Connery, Scottish actor (born 1930)
MF Doom, British-American rapper and record producer (born 1971)
Willie McCovey, American baseball player (born 1938)
Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (born 1925)
David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (born 1926)
Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (born 1975)
Brad Halsey, American baseball player (born 1981)
Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (born 1922)
Chris Chase (aka Irene Kane), American actress and author (born 1924)
Gérard de Villiers, French journalist and author (born 1929)
Trevor Kletz, English chemist and author (born 1922)
Johnny Kucks, American baseball player (born 1933)
Andres Narvasa, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1928)
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
Gae Aulenti, Italian architect and designer (born 1927)
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (born 1917)
John H. Reed, American soldier and politician, 67th Governor of Maine (born 1921)
Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1941)
Roberto Lippi, Italian race car driver (born 1926)
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (born 1928)
Mustafa Mahmud, Egyptian physician and author (born 1921)
Tom Wheatcroft, English businessman, founded the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition (born 1922)
Qian Xuesen, Chinese aerodynamicist and academic (born 1911)
Studs Terkel, American historian and author (born 1912)
Erdal İnönü, Turkish physicist and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1926)
P. W. Botha, South African soldier and politician, State President of South Africa (born 1916)
Peter Fryer, English journalist and author (born 1927)
Hal Anger, American biophysicist and engineer (born 1920)
Amrita Pritam, Indian author and poet (born 1919)
Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and historian (born 1919)
Lionel Poilâne, French banker and businessman (born 1945)
Michail Stasinopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, President of Greece (born 1903)
Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (born 1916)
Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (born 1970)
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (born 1915)
Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (born 1981)
Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (born 1975)
Elmer Vasko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1935)
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish nun and saint (Roman Catholic Church) (born 1926)
George Roth, American gymnast (born 1911)
Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (born 1906)
Rosalind Cash, American actress and singer (born 1938)
Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1920)
River Phoenix, American actor and singer (born 1970)
Gary Rippingale, English ice hockey player (born 1974)
Joseph Papp, American stage director and producer (born 1921)
John Houseman, Romanian-born American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902)
Alfred Pellan, Canadian painter and academic (born 1906)
Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)
Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (born 1907)
Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor and singer (born 1913)
Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900)
Indira Gandhi, Indian politician, Prime Minister of India (born 1917)
George Halas, American football player and coach (born 1895)
Lu Jiaxi, Chinese self-taught mathematician (born 1935)
Sharof Rashidov, Uzbek politician, CPSU Politburo candidate member (born 1917)
Jan Werich, Czech actor and playwright (born 1905)
C. B. Colby, American author and illustrator (born 1904)
Sachin Dev Burman, Indian composer and singer (born 1906)
Malek Bennabi, Algerian philosopher and author (born 1905)
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1916)
Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (born 1881)
Mesut Cemil, Turkish cellist and composer (born 1902)
Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion, French astronomer (born 1877)
H. L. Davis, American author and poet (born 1894)
Jean Cabannes, French physicist and academic (born 1885)
Chit Hlaing, Burmese lawyer and politician (born 1879)
Joseph Hubert Priestley, British botanist (born 1883)
Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist, author, and educator (born 1884)
Octave Uzanne, French journalist and author (born 1851)
António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (born 1866)
Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (born 1874)
Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1883)
Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (born 1885)
Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (born 1854)
Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (born 1890)
Charles Taze Russell, American minister (born 1852)
Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (born 1874)
William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (born 1857)
Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (born 1828)
Marie Bashkirtseff, Ukrainian-Russian painter and sculptor (born 1858)
Jacob Abbott, American author and academic (born 1803)
Joseph Hooker, American general (born 1814)
Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky (born 1788)
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1775)
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist and printmaker (born ca. 1753)
Princess Amelia of Great Britain (born 1711)
Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1690)
Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (born 1694)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (born 1676)
Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (born 1666)
Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1642)
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 109th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1575)
John Bradshaw, English lawyer and judge, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1602)
Cornelis Jol, Dutch admiral (born 1597)
Peter Stumpp, German farmer and alleged serial killer (born 1535)
Fra Bartolomeo, Italian artist (born 1472)
John VIII Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1390)
Marie of Évreux, Duchess Consort of Brabant (born 1303)
Ricold of Monte Croce, Italian Dominican missionary (born 1242)
Eleanor of England, queen consort of Castile (born 1163)
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (born 1100)
Deokjong, Korean ruler (born 1016)
Abe no Seimei, Japanese astrologer (born 921)
Wolfgang of Regensburg, German bishop and saint (born 934)
Al-Muqtadir, Abbasid caliph (born 895)
Christian feast day: Alphonsus Rodriguez
Christian feast day: Ampliatus
Christian feast day: Begu
Christian feast day: Erc of Slane (in Cornwall)
Christian feast day: Foillan (in Namur)
Christian feast day: Martin Luther (Anglican Communion)
Christian feast day: Paul Shinji Sasaki and Philip Lindel Tsen (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast day: Quentin
Christian feast day: Blessed Theodore Romzha (Ruthenian Catholic Church)
Christian feast day: Wolfgang of Regensburg
Christian feast day: October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Día de la Canción Criolla (Peru)
Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden)
Halloween and related celebrations: Allantide (Cornwall)
Halloween and related celebrations: Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)
Halloween and related celebrations: Hop-tu-Naa (Isle of Man)
Halloween and related celebrations: Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
Halloween and related celebrations: The first day of the Day of the Dead, celebrated until November 2 (Mexico)
Girl Scouts Founders Day (United States)
King Father's Birthday (Cambodia)
National Unity Day (India)
Reformation Day (Slovenia, parts of Germany, Chile, various Protestant churches with a particular emphasis in Lutheran and Reformed ones)
Saci Day (Brazil)