Public Holidays on October 31

• 🌍 All Saints' Day (Finland, Sweden)
• 🌍 Reformation Day (Chile, Germany)
• 🌍 All Saints' Day Eve (Philippines)
• 🌍 Alla helgons dag (Sweden)
• 🌍 Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes (Chile)
• 🌍 Pyhäinpäivä (Finland)

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On This Day in History — October 31

• 2017 — A truck drives in a crowd of people in Lower Manhattan, killing at least 8 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.

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Notable Births on October 31

• 2000 — Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
• 1999 — Léa Serna, French figure skater
• 1997 — Marcus Rashford, English footballer
• 1995 — Joana Valle Costa, Portuguese tennis player
• 1993 — Nadine Lustre, Filipino actress and singer
• 1989 — Josh Hodgson, English rugby league player

Notable Deaths on October 31

• 2015 — Gus Savage, American businessman and politician (b. 1925)
• 2014 — David Manker Abshire, American commander and diplomat, United States Permanent Representative to NATO (b. 1926)
• 2014 — Michael Alsbury, American engineer and pilot (b. 1975)
• 2014 — John Forzani, Canadian football player and businessman (b. 1947)
• 2014 — Brad Halsey, American baseball player (b. 1981)
• 2014 — Hitoshi Motoshima, Japanese educator and politician (b. 1922)

Sports on October 31

• NHL: Seattle Kraken @ Calgary Flames — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Indiana Pacers @ Miami Heat — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: LA Clippers @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Los Angeles Lakers @ Golden State Warriors — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 1

• 🌍 All Saints' Day (Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Philippines, Poland, Venezuela)
• 🌍 All Saints Day (Chile, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Peru, Portugal)
• 🌍 Allerheiligen (Austria, Belgium)
• 🌍 Día de Todos los Santos (Chile)
• 🌍 Dia de Todos os Santos (Portugal)
• 🌍 Giorno dell'unità nazionale; Ognissanti (Italy)
• 🌍 Mindenszentek (Hungary)
• 🌍 National Youth Day (Nigeria)
• 🌍 Todos Los Santos (Peru)
• 🌍 Toussaint (France)
• 🌍 Uroczystość Wszystkich Świętych (Poland)

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Religious Observances on November 1

• Christian: All Saints' Day

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On This Day in History — November 1

• 2012 — A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, killing 26 people and injuring 135.
• 2000 — The Republic of Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations.
• 1993 — The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union.
• 1987 — British Rail Class 43 (HST) hits the record speed of 238 km/h for rail vehicles with on-board fuel to generate electricity for traction motors.
• 1984 — After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupts.
• 1982 — Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.

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Notable Births on November 1

• 1995 — Margarita Mamun, Russian gymnast
• 1994 — James Ward-Prowse, English footballer
• 1991 — Eyþór Arnarson, Icelandic skier
• 1991 — Reece Brown, English footballer
• 1991 — Jiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnast
• 1988 — Masahiro Tanaka, Japanese baseball player

Notable Deaths on November 1

• 2015 — Thomas R. Fitzgerald, American lawyer and judge (b. 1941)
• 2015 — Houston McTear, American sprinter (b. 1957)
• 2015 — Charles Duncan Michener, American entomologist and academic (b. 1918)
• 2015 — Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (b. 1942)
• 2014 — Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, English accountant and politician, Chief Secretary to the Treasury (b. 1923)

Sports on November 1

• College Football: Washington Huskies @ Nebraska Cornhuskers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Army Black Knights @ Memphis Tigers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Dallas Stars — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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