On this day: October 31
Events
Founding of Procter & GambleOctober 31, 1837 · Companies- Release of Dodes'ka-denOctober 31, 1970 · Film
Release of MaskOctober 31, 1985 · Film- Release of Ultramega OKOctober 31, 1988 · Music
Release of The NeverhoodOctober 31, 1996 · Gaming- Release of Tomb Raider IIOctober 31, 1997 · Gaming
Release of The Curse of Monkey IslandOctober 31, 1997 · Gaming- Release of Sonic ROctober 31, 1997 · Gaming
- Release of Crash Bandicoot: WarpedOctober 31, 1998 · Gaming
Release of Medal of Honor (1999 video game)October 31, 1999 · Gaming
Release of BritneyOctober 31, 2001 · Music- Release of Get HeavyOctober 31, 2002 · Music
- Release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingOctober 31, 2003 · Gaming
Release of Star Wars: Battlefront IIOctober 31, 2005 · Gaming
Release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesOctober 31, 2006 · Gaming- Launch of LiveLeakOctober 31, 2006 · Internet
- Release of Neverwinter Nights 2October 31, 2006 · Gaming
- Release of DeadacheOctober 31, 2008 · Music
- Release of LuluOctober 31, 2011 · Music
- Release of Scare Force OneOctober 31, 2014 · Music
- Release of Rec 4: ApocalypseOctober 31, 2014 · Film
Release of Luigi's Mansion 3October 31, 2019 · Gaming
2021 Japanese general electionOctober 31, 2021 · Politics
Born on this day
Philippe de VitryOctober 31, 1291 – June 9, 1361 · Science
Wang YangmingOctober 31, 1472 – January 9, 1529 · Culture
John EvelynOctober 31, 1620 – February 27, 1706 · Culture
Meindert HobbemaOctober 31, 1638 – December 7, 1709 · Art
Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de CaylusOctober 31, 1692 – September 5, 1765 · Art- John BevisOctober 31, 1693 – November 6, 1771 · Science
Clement XIVOctober 31, 1705 – September 22, 1774 · World History
Katsushika HokusaiOctober 31, 1760 – May 10, 1849 · Art
James DunlopOctober 31, 1793 – September 22, 1848 · Science
Charlotte Napoléone BonaparteOctober 31, 1802 – March 2, 1839 · Art
Karl WeierstraßOctober 31, 1815 – February 19, 1897 · Science
Joseph SwanOctober 31, 1828 – May 27, 1914 · Technology
Alexander BorodinOctober 31, 1833 – February 15, 1887 · Science
Adolf von BaeyerOctober 31, 1835 – August 20, 1917 · Science
Wilfrid VoynichOctober 31, 1865 – March 19, 1930 · Science
Marie LaurencinOctober 31, 1883 – June 8, 1956 · Art
Hubert WilkinsOctober 31, 1888 – November 30, 1958 · Exploration
Ethel WatersOctober 31, 1896 – September 1, 1977 · Music
Abraham WaldOctober 31, 1902 – December 13, 1950 · Science- Bertrand de JouvenelOctober 31, 1903 – March 1, 1987 · Culture
Jean AméryOctober 31, 1912 – October 17, 1978 · Culture
Ollie JohnstonOctober 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008 · Film
Norodom SihanoukOctober 31, 1922 – October 15, 2012 · Film
John PopleOctober 31, 1925 – March 15, 2004 · Science
Lee GrantOctober 31, 1925 – present · Film
Edmund GettierOctober 31, 1927 – March 23, 2021 · Culture
Bud SpencerOctober 31, 1929 – June 27, 2016 · Film
Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021 · Space
Ronald GrahamOctober 31, 1935 – July 6, 2020 · Science
Michael LandonOctober 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991 · Film
Tom PaxtonOctober 31, 1937 – present · Music
Ron RifkinOctober 31, 1939 – present · Film
Sally KirklandOctober 31, 1941 – November 11, 2025 · Film
Zahra RahnavardOctober 31, 1945 – present · Art
Zaha HadidOctober 31, 1950 – March 31, 2016 · Culture
John CandyOctober 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994 · Film
Arnaud DesplechinOctober 31, 1960 – present · Film
Peter JacksonOctober 31, 1961 – present · Film
Rob SchneiderOctober 31, 1963 – present · Film
Dermot MulroneyOctober 31, 1963 – present · Film
Johnny MarrOctober 31, 1963 – present · Music
Mikkey DeeOctober 31, 1963 – present · Music
Marco van BastenOctober 31, 1964 – present · Sports
Adam SchlesingerOctober 31, 1967 – April 1, 2020 · Music
Kim Rossi StuartOctober 31, 1969 – present · Film
Ruben FleischerOctober 31, 1974 – present · Film
Frank IeroOctober 31, 1981 – present · Music
Brent CorriganOctober 31, 1986 – present · Film
Nadine LustreOctober 31, 1993 – present · Film
Willow SmithOctober 31, 2000 – present · Music