Deaths on 31 October
2000s
Ken Mattingly
2023
American astronaut (1936–2023)
Peter Philpott
2021
Australian cricketer (1934–2021)
Sean Connery
2020
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
MF Doom
2020
British and American rapper (1971–2020)
Willie McCovey
2018
American baseball player (1938–2018)
Gus Savage
2015
American politician
David Manker Abshire
2014
American diplomat and politician (1926-2014)
Michael Alsbury
2014
American test pilot (1975–2014)
Brad Halsey
2014
American baseball player (1981–2014)
Hitoshi Motoshima
2014
Japanese politician (1922–2014)
Chris Chase
2013
American actor and author (1924–2013)
Gérard de Villiers
2013
French writer and journalist (1929 - 2013)
Trevor Kletz
2013
British scientific writer and chemical engineer(1922-2013)
Johnny Kucks
2013
American baseball player (1932-2013)
Andres Narvasa
2013
Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1991 to 1998
Bobby Parker (guitarist)
2013
American musician and songwriter (1937–2013)
Gae Aulenti
2012
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012)
John Fitch (racing driver)
2012
American racing driver (1917–2012)
John H. Reed
2012
American politician (1921–2012)
Flórián Albert
2011
Hungarian footballer
Roberto Lippi
2011
Italian racing driver (1926–2011)
Ted Sorensen
2010
American lawyer and presidential adviser (1928–2010)
Mustafa Mahmoud
2009
Egyptian doctor and author
Tom Wheatcroft
2009
English businessman
Qian Xuesen
2009
Chinese rocket scientist (1911–2009)
Studs Terkel
2008
American author, historian and broadcaster (1912–2008)
Erdal İnönü
2007
Turkish politician
P. W. Botha
2006
South African politician (1916–2006)
Peter Fryer
2006
English writer and journalist (1927–2006)
Hal Anger
2005
American engineer and biophysicist
Amrita Pritam
2005
Indian writer (1919–2005)
Richard Neustadt
2003
American political scientist (1919–2003)
Lionel Poilâne
2002
French baker (1945–2002)
Michail Stasinopoulos
2002
Greek jurist and politician (1903–2002)
Raf Vallone
2002
Italian actor and footballer (1916–2002)
Régine Cavagnoud
2001
French alpine skier
Ring Lardner Jr.
2000
American screenwriter (1915–2000)
Kazuki Watanabe (musician)
2000
Japanese musician
1900s
Greg Moore (racing driver)
1999
Canadian racing driver (1975–1999)
Elmer Vasko
1998
Canadian ice hockey player
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero
1998
Spanish Roman Catholic nun
George Roth
1997
American gymnast
Marcel Carné
1996
French film director (1906–1996)
Rosalind Cash
1995
American actress (1938–1995)
Federico Fellini
1993
Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)
River Phoenix
1993
American actor (1970–1993)
Gary Rippingale
1992
English ice hockey player
Joseph Papp
1991
American producer and director (1921–1991)
John Houseman
1988
British-American theatre and film producer, actor, and teacher (1902–1988)
Alfred Pellan
1988
Canadian artist
Robert S. Mulliken
1986
American physicist and chemist (1896–1986)
Nikos Engonopoulos
1985
Greek painter and poet (1907–1985)
Poul Reichhardt
1985
Danish actor (1913–1985)
Eduardo De Filippo
1984
Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984)
Indira Gandhi
1984
Prime Minister of India (1966–1977; 1980–1984)
George Halas
1983
American football player and coach (1895–1983)
Lu Jiaxi (mathematician)
1983
Chinese mathematician
Sharof Rashidov
1983
Soviet Uzbek politician
Jan Werich
1980
Czech actor, playwright, and writer (1905–1980)
C. B. Colby
1977
American writer
S. D. Burman
1975
Indian singer and composer (1906–1975)
Malek Bennabi
1973
Algerian philosopher
Bill Durnan
1972
Canadian ice hockey player (1916–1972)
Tuomas Bryggari
1964
Finnish politician (1881–1964)
Mesut Cemil
1963
Musical artist
H. L. Davis
1960
American novelist
Jean Cabannes
1959
French physicist (1885–1959)
Chit Hlaing
1952
Burmese politician (1879–1952)
Joseph Hubert Priestley
1944
British botanist (1883–1944)
Otto Rank
1939
Austrian psychoanalyst (1884–1939)
Octave Uzanne
1931
French writer
António José de Almeida
1929
President of Portugal
Harry Houdini
1926
American escapologist and stuntman (1874–1926)
Max Linder
1925
French actor and director (1883–1925)
Mikhail Frunze
1925
Soviet army officer (1885–1925)
Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator)
1920
Canadian businessman
Egon Schiele
1918
Austrian painter (1890–1918)
Charles Taze Russell
1916
Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852–1916)
Huang Xing
1916
Chinese revolutionary
William Evans-Gordon
1913
British Army officer and politician (1857–1913)
Bryan O'Loghlen
1905
Australian politician
1800s
Marie Bashkirtseff
1884
Artist (1858–1884)
Jacob Abbott
1879
American writer of children's books (1803-1879)
Joseph Hooker
1879
American Union Army general (1814–1879)
Charles A. Wickliffe
1869
American politician (1788–1869)
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
1860
Royal Navy officer, politician and mercenary (1775–1860)
John Lynch (1740–1820)
1820
American founder of Lynchburg (1740–1820)
Utamaro
1806
Japanese artist (1753–1806)
Before 1800
Princess Amelia of Great Britain
1786
British princess (1711–1786)
Francesco Maria Veracini
1768
18th-century Italian composer
Leonardo Leo
1744
Italian Baroque composer (1694–1744)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg
1733
Duke of Württemberg from 1677 to 1733
Victor Amadeus II
1732
Ruler of the Savoyard state from 1675 to 1730
Cosimo III de' Medici
1723
Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
1661
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1656 to 1661
John Bradshaw (judge)
1659
17th-century English judge (c. 1602 - 1659)
Cornelis Jol
1641
Dutch admiral (1597–1641)
Peter Stumpp
1589
Possible German serial killer tried for allegedly being a werewolf
Fra Bartolomeo
1517
Italian Renaissance painter (1472–1517)
John VIII Palaiologos
1448
Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448
Marie of Évreux
1335
Riccoldo da Monte di Croce
1320
Italian Medieval friar, travel writer and missionary
Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile
1214
Queen of Castile and Toledo from 1170 to 1214
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
1147
Illegitimate son of Henry I of England (c.1090–1147)
Deokjong of Goryeo
1034
King of Goryeo from 1031 to 1034
Abe no Seimei
1005
Japanese mystic
Wolfgang of Regensburg
994
German saint
Al-Muqtadir
932
18th Abbasid Caliph (r. 908–932)