Today in History
31 October
244 births · 108 deaths · 48 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1856
Charles Leroux
American balloonist and parachutist (1856–1889)
Notable Births
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Leonor, Princess of Asturias
b. 2005
Heir to the Spanish throne (born 2005)
Ansu Fati
b. 2002
Bissau-Guinean-born Spanish footballer (born 2002)
Willow Smith
b. 2000
American singer (born 2000)
Léa Serna
b. 1999
French figure skater (born 1999)
Siobhán Haughey
b. 1997
Hong Kong swimmer (born 1997)
Sydney Park (actress)
b. 1997
American actress, comedian (born 1997)
Marcus Rashford
b. 1997
English footballer (born 1997)
Charles Leroux
b. 1856
American balloonist and parachutist (1856–1889)
Notable Deaths
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Ken Mattingly
d. 2023
American astronaut (1936–2023)
Sean Connery
d. 2020
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
MF Doom
d. 2020
British and American rapper (1971–2020)
Willie McCovey
d. 2018
American baseball player (1938–2018)
Gus Savage
d. 2015
American politician
Ted Sorensen
d. 2010
American lawyer and presidential adviser (1928–2010)
Joseph Papp
d. 1991
American producer and director (1921–1991)
John Lynch (1740–1820)
d. 1820
American founder of Lynchburg (1740–1820)
On This Day in History
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2020
Berlin Brandenburg Airport opens its doors after nearly 10 years of delays due to construction issues and project corruption.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
2017
A truck drives into a crowd in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
2017 New York City truck attack
2015
Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.
Metrojet Flight 9268
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.
VSS Enterprise
2011
The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
World population
2003
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.
Mahathir Mohamad
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.
Houston
2000
Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been crewed continuously since then.
Soyuz TM-31