This Day in History October 31: Notable Historical Events on October 31
This day in history October 31st. The most prominent events that took place on October 31st range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on October 31
October 31, 1951:The Ly Thuong Kiet Campaign ended. The Ly Thuong Kiet Campaign was an offensive campaign by the Vietnamese People's Armed Forces against the French army in the Nghia Lo area (Yen Bai province) to destroy a part of the enemy's forces, build bases, promote guerrilla warfare, and destroy the Thai puppet army.
October 31, 2020:The Military Medical Academy announced that it had successfully performed the first intestinal transplant from a living donor in Vietnam at Military Hospital 103 (Ha Dong District, Hanoi). This is a milestone marking the progress of science in the Vietnamese medical industry.
International events taking place on October 31
October 31, 1517:According to ancient literature, Martin Luther hung the Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, now in Germany, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
October 31, 1984:India's first and only female prime minister, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by two bodyguards at her residence in New Delhi. She was the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977, and from 1980 to 1984, an outstanding leader of the Non-Aligned Movement, and a close friend of the Vietnamese people.
October 31, 1986:Phoumi Vongvichit began serving as Acting President of Laos, representing Souphanouvong.
October 31, 2003:The United Nations (UN) Convention against Corruption was adopted by the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York.
October 31, 2003:Mahathir Mohamad resigned as Prime Minister of Malaysia after 22 years in power, replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi.
October 31, 2015:The A321-200 aircraft numbered 7K9268 of the Russian airline Kogalymavia was flying from Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) to Saint Petersburg (Russia) when it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula. The plane was completely destroyed and all 217 passengers and 7 crew members on board were killed.
October 31:Halloween. Halloween is an abbreviation of the phrase All Hallows' Eve. "Hallow" is an old English word meaning "holy" and over time it changed to Halloween as we know it today. Popular activities during Halloween are dressing up as your favorite characters and knocking on your neighbors' doors to ask for candy, lighting bonfires, carving pumpkins, watching movies and telling horror stories...
