What Day of the Week

October 31, 2021 is the 304^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 61 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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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.

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• 1517

  Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
• 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.
• 1963

  An explosion at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum (now Pepsi Coliseum) in Indianapolis kills 74 people during an ice skating show. The explosion also injures 400. A faulty propane tank connection in a concession stand is blamed.
• 1968

  Vietnam War October surprise: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President Lyndon B. Johnson announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of “all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam” effective November 1.
• 1984

  Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two security guards. Riots break out in New Delhi and nearly 10,000 Sikhs are killed.
• 1998

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

  EgyptAir Flight 990 traveling from New York City to Cairo crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on-board.
• 2002

  A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicts former Enron Corp. 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.
• 2003

  Mahathir bin 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.

• 1883

  Marie Laurencin, French painter (d. 1956)
• 1912

  Ollie Johnston, American animator (d. 2008)
• 1915

  Jane Jarvis, American jazz pianist (d. 2010)
• 1916

  Carl Johan Bernadotte, former Prince of Sweden
• 1934

  Fillie Lyckow, Swedish actress
• 1963

  Dermot Mulroney, American actor
• 1964

  Marco van Basten, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1969

  David Coburn, American actor/voice actor
• 1974

  Roger Manganelli, Brazilian musician (Less Than Jake)
• 1976

  Guti, Spanish footballer

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