October 31st was the day that Martin Luther (the monk) burned indulgences to show that he did not support the pope in selling indulgences to lessen one's time in purgatory.
It can also be a festival, Celtic in origin, October 31st is the ending of the lighter half of the year and the beginning of the Celtic New Year the darker half, November 1.
What hapend on October 31 1965
On October 31, 2003, about 7:00 in the morning.
The Protestant Reformation was launched
Hurricane Sandy happened on October 22, 2012 and dissipated October 31 2012.
An event in history for October 18th was the first black quarterback in the NFL in 1953. Another happened in 1898 when the U.S. flag was raised in Puerto Rico.
One noteworthy event that happened on October 4, 1824 was Mexico finally became a republic.
A noteworthy even that happened today, October 6 was that Stalin proclaimed Russia had an atom bomb.
One noteworthy event that happened on October 1, 1955 was the television show The Honeymooners premiered.
As the question was asked in 2012 and is being answered in 2014, these are the days for the 31st of October from 2012 to 2024: Wednesday 31 October 2012 Thursday 31 October 2013 Friday 31 October 2014 Saturday 31 October 2015 Monday 31 October 2016 Tuesday 31 October 2017 Wednesday 31 October 2018 Thursday 31 October 2019 Saturday 31 October 2020 Sunday 31 October 2021 Monday 31 October 2022 Tuesday 31 October 2023 Thursday 31 October 2024
On October 13, 1943 Italy declared war on Germany.
Bethany Hamilton was 13 years old when the attack happened
Nothing Important Happened Today - 2013 was released on: USA: 31 October 2013