What Day of the Week

October 31, 2023 was the 304^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 61 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

• 1517

  Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
• 1863

  The Maori Wars resumes as British forces in New Zealand led by General Duncan Cameron begin their Invasion of the Waikato.
• 1876

  A monster cyclone ravages India, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.
• 1913

  The Indianapolis Street Car Strike and subsequent riot begins.
• 1918

  Banat Republic is founded
• 1924

  World Savings Day is announced in Milan, Italy by the Members of the Association at the 1st International Savings Bank Congress (World Society of Savings Banks).
• 1941

  World War II: The destroyer USS Reuben James is torpedoed by a German U-boat near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.
• 1961

  In the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from Lenin’s Tomb.
• 1998

  Iraq disarmament crisis begins: Iraq announces it would no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors.
• 1999

  Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.

• 1622

  Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (d. 1694)
• 1892

  Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (d. 1946)
• 1943

  Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician
• 1955

  Michalis Chrysohoidis, Greek politician
• 1958

  Jeannie Longo, French cyclist
• 1961

  Larry Mullen, Irish drummer (U2)
• 1972

  Matt Dawson, English rugby union footballer
• 1976

  Piper Perabo, American actress
• 1981

  Lollie Alexi Devereaux, French actress & writer
• 1992

  Vanessa Marano, American actress

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