Also on November 1
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: All Saints' Day (AT,BE,CH,DE,FR,PH,PL,VE) · All Saints Day (CL,ES,HU,IT,PE,PT) · Allerheiligen (AT,BE) · Día de Todos los Santos (CL) · Dia de Todos os Santos (PT) · Giorno dell'unità nazionale; Ognissanti (IT) · Mindenszentek (HU) · National Youth Day (NG) · Todos Los Santos (PE) · Toussaint (FR) and 1 more
✡️ Religious Observances
- Christian: All Saints' Day major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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