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Historical Events on October 31

19 significant historical events occurred on October 31. October 31 is marked by several historical events. In 1918, the Aster Revolution began in Hungary. In 1952, the United States conducted its first full-scale hydrogen bomb test, known as Ivy Mike. The date is also known for the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. Additionally, on October 31, 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 tragically crashed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Total Events
19
Time Span
-3322021
Categories
4
Top Category
general
9 events

16 famous birthdays on October 31

Including Adolf von Baeyer, John Pople, Norodom Sihanouk

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
-3th C.21st C.

-3th Century

1 event
war

Second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia

19th Century

2 events
politics

Part of the 1831 reform riots in England

war

Largest battle of the Rogue River Wars, in the US

20th Century

9 events
war

Battle between EEF and Turkish forces, notable for successful cavalry charge

general

Aster Revolution — revolution in Hungary

general

Terrorist attack by Zionist militia Irgun

war

Ivy Mike — 1952 U.S. nuclear test; first full-scale test of a hydrogen bomb

general

Assassination of Indira Gandhi — 1984 murder in New Delhi, India

politics

Environmental treaty

general

1992 IRA action in Belfast

general

EgyptAir Flight 990 — 1999 plane crash of an EgyptAir Boeing 767 in the Atlantic Ocean

general

1999 Japanese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1999

21st Century

7 events
disaster

Earthquakes in Italy

politics

2004 Ukrainian presidential election — election

general

Terrorist attack that happened 31th October 2007 in Tolyatti, Russia

war

Metrojet Flight 9268 — 2015 airliner bombing

war

2017 Lower Manhattan attack — vehicle-ramming attack in New York City on October 31, 2017

general

2018 terrorist attack against the Russian security service

general

2021 stabbing attacks committed on a train in Tokyo

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